Health & Wellbeing Poverty & Inclusion 2024
Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity

Impact Report 2024

The Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity provides 24/7 holistic emotional, physical and financial wellbeing support to UK and Ireland construction workers and their families. Their 2024 impact report shows 5,695 families supported, £12.19 social value per £1 spent, 28,000+ workers reached on site, and 88 active rescues of people expressing suicidal intent through the #MakeItVisible programme.

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24/7 helpline, casework, counselling and mentoring, critical incident response, #MakeItVisible on-site wellbeing visits, Lighthouse Beacons, Wellbeing Academy (MHFA training, eLearning, specialist courses), financial and legal support Custom geography from upload: UK / Ireland

📊Key Metrics

5,695 families supported; 11,242 helpline calls; £5,050,902 total charitable support delivered Key Metric 1
£12.19 social value created for every £1 of charitable spend (up 21% on 2023); 29% increase in people reaching out for help Key Metric 2
5,761 counselling and mentoring sessions delivered to 1,110 people; 572 sites visited reaching 28,070 workers; 88 active rescues from suicidal ideation via #MakeItVisible Key Metric 3

✅Key Outcomes

  • 34% increase in total income in 2024; 25% increase in charitable expenditure to £2,823,772; 282% increase in eLearning modules completed; 38% increase in MHFA England accredited training completions
  • 3,134 complex cases handled by caseworkers; 5,684 emergency meals delivered; £2,227,130 in financial support from external sources unlocked for families
  • 67 critical incident interventions supporting 1,007 people; 4,783 people trained through Wellbeing Academy across 474 courses; 492 Lighthouse Beacons established

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