Lighthouse (British organisation)

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Lighthouse, also known as Lighthouse International Group, was a British cult, [1] [2] founded in 2012 by Paul Waugh.

Lighthouse International Group's business operations were wound up in the UK High Court following intervention by the Secretary of State on 28 March 2023. [3] Section 124A of the Insolvency Act 1986 permits the Secretary of State, where he believes it is expedient in the public interest that a company should be wound up, to present a petition for it to be wound up if the court thinks it just and equitable for it to be so. [4]

The chief investigator at the Insolvency Service stated this was on the grounds of lack of cooperation with authorities and Waugh's deliberate obstruction. The Insolvency Service released a statement naming Waugh, Christopher Nash, Shaun Cooper and Warren Vaughan as the members of the Limited liability partnership that was wound up. [5]

The group was the subject of a BBC Three documentary first broadcast in April 2023, titled A Very British Cult, [6] as well as a BBC podcast of the same name. [7] The documentary reported that member Tom Hasker would loiter outside the bedroom of a member charged with harassing ex-members on social-media, leading to their increased anxiety such that they had to flee and seek assistance from the Police. [8]

It was reported that Lighthouse now trades as "Lighthouse Global". [9]

Companies House states the Lighthouse Holding company is in the process of being liquidated as of March 2024. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ Nye, Catrin; Truswell, Natalie; Bartlett, Jamie (4 April 2023). "Inside the life coaching cult that takes over lives". BBC News.
  2. ↑ Wace, Charlotte (5 April 2023). "Inside Lighthouse, the 'business cult' that cost members thousands" . The Times.
  3. ↑ "LIGHTHOUSE INTERNATIONAL GROUP HOLDINGS TRADING LLP | Petitions to Wind Up (Companies) | The Gazette". www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "Insolvency Act 1986". Legislation.gov. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "Mentoring and coaching company shut down for financial irregularities". Government of the United Kingdom . 6 April 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  6. ↑ Mangan, Lucy (5 April 2023). "A Very British Cult review – an unrelenting investigation into the worst of humanity". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  7. ↑ Cunliffe, Rachel (19 April 2023). "The BBC podcast series A Very British Cult is dark and gripping". New Statesman. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  8. ↑ Paul Waugh,Warren Vaughan,Chris Nash,Shaun Cooper,Tom Hasker (5 April 2023). A Very British Cult. BBC . Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  9. ↑ "A Very British Cult: Inside Lighthouse, the life coaching cult that takes over lives". BBC News. 4 April 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  10. ↑ "Lighthouse International Group Holdings Trading LLP". Government of the United Kingdom . Retrieved 8 March 2024.


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