Over £5 million of charitable support and helped provide a lifeline to 5695 families.
The Lighthouse Charity has published its 2024 Impact Report which highlights record breaking milestones and support to our construction community in the UK and Ireland.
In 2024 it delivered over £5 million of charitable support and provided a lifeline to 5695 families, a 29% increase on the previous year. More than 55% of these cases were managed by the charity’s caseworkers, who navigated complex needs, ensured individuals accessed their statutory entitlements, and secured third-party funding before allocating charity resources.
The charity has shown resilience and growth in the face of uncertainty. taking bold measures to raise awareness of the support available while continuing to extend their message of support beyond the workplace.
The report reveals that for every £1 of charitable spend, the Lighthouse Charity generated £12.19 of social value, demonstrating its far reaching impact on wellbeing, communities, and society. Beyond the headline figures, the report highlights the meaningful life changing and life saving work through the powerful personal stories of just some of the individuals and families they have supported.
Once again in 2024, the largest share of grant expenditure (48%), was dedicated to providing counselling sessions, ensuring people were able to access vital expert support when they needed it most.
The ‘MakeItVisible on site initiative continues to have a profound impact, serving as a critical touch point for the industry’s front line trades and site operatives. In 2024 the #MakeItVisible team visited 572 sites across the UK and Ireland, engaged with 28,070 site operatives and managed 88 active rescues. Active rescues refer to people who have approached the charity’s team expressing suicidal thoughts and who have been directed to immediate support and safeguarding.
Commenting on the report’s findings Sarah Bolton, CEO of the Lighthouse Charity, said: “Last year was another challenging one for our industry, so knowing that we have been able to respond to the demand for more support and deliver so many impactful and positive changes to both individuals and organisations is incredibly rewarding. But we’re not content with ‘doing the same’ and this is our opportunity to reflect on what has worked well and to identify where we need to improve our services. We are constantly exploring new pathways to amplify and extend our message of support to meet the needs of our diverse community.
"Ensuring our #MakeItVisible on Site initiative delivers every aspect of wellbeing support is just one of the ways that we will achieve this, along with engaging with new communities to bridge the industry’s skills gap and ensuring our workforce are equipped with the soft skills to navigate today’s challenges.
"No one should ever feel alone and support is just a step away. Whether you’re navigating an illness or injury, ensuring there’s a meal for the family or simply need to talk to someone, the message is simple, if you’re struggling, help is here.”
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