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British life coaching organisation and cult

Lighthouse, also known as Lighthouse International Group, was a British cult, 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. 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.

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.

The group was the subject of a BBC Three documentary first broadcast in April 2023, titled A Very British Cult, as well as a BBC podcast of the same name. 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.

It was reported that Lighthouse now trades as "Lighthouse Global".

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

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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