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Next accounts made up to 31 December due by 30 September Last accounts made up to 31 December Next statement date 31 July due by 14 August Cookies on Companies House services We use some essential cookies to make our services work. Accept analytics cookies Reject analytics cookies View cookies. Flamborough Head Lighthouse was built in to guide deep sea vessels and coastal traffic and mark the headland for vessels heading for Scarborough and Bridlington. Flatholm Lighthouse was built in in the busy shipping lanes where the Bristol Channel meets the Severn Estuary; the tower was re-engineered in and Foxtrot 3 Lightvessel marks a busy navigation channel off the East Coast of England, one of the busiest waterways in the world.

Godrevy Lighthouse was built by Trinity House in marking a dangerous reef off St. Ives called the Stones; the light was moved to an adjacent steel structure in Heugh Hill Lighthouse—along with nearby Guile Point Lighthouse—is a framework tower with a red daymark providing a lead for vessels entering Holy Island Harbour. Hilbre Island Lighthouse is a white steel tower surmounted by a red lantern, built in to provide a port land mark for the Hilbre Swash in the River Dee Estuary.

Hurst Point Lighthouse was built by Trinity House in to guide vessels through the hazardous western approaches to the Solent. Instow Front Lighthouse was established in conjunction with Instow Rear Lighthouse to provide a leading line for vessels travelling into theTaw and Torridge Estuary.

Instow Rear Lighthouse was established in conjunction with Instow Front Lighthouse to provide a leading line for vessels travelling into the Taw and Torridge Estuary. Les Hanois Lighthouse—built by Trinity House in —marks the shoals and reefs off Guernsey and gives a position fix for ships entering the Channel Traffic Separation Scheme.

Lizard Lighthouse was built by private entrepreneur Thomas Fonnereau in , marking the most southerly point of mainland Britain. Longstone Lighthouse was built by Trinity House in on the Longstone Rock for the welfare of shipping off the Northumberland coast.

Lowestoft Lighthouse was built by Trinity House in , the latest in a series of towers established in to safeguard vessels along this dangerous stretch of the East coast. Monkstone Lighthouse was built by Trinity House in in the Bristol Channel, replacing a cast iron unlighted beacon established in Nab Tower Lighthouse was built in as part of a series of unfinished First World War defences, and then used from to replace the Nab Lightvessel.

Nash Point Lighthouse was one of two lighthouses built by Trinity House in to successfully assist mariners clear of the Nash Sands. Needles Lighthouse was built by Trinity House in , replacing the cliff-top lighthouse established in to guide ships making their way up the Solent. North Foreland Lighthouse was built in upon a promontory of the nearly perpendicular cliffs of the Isle of Thanet, first lit by fire in Pendeen Lighthouse was built by Trinity House in to guide vessels around the inhospitable shoreline from Pendeen to Gurnards Head.

Peninnis Lighthouse was built by Trinity House in on St. Agnes established in Portland Bill Lighthouse was built by Trinity House in to guide vessels heading for Portland and Weymouth as well as acting as a waymark for ships navigating the English Channel. Round Island Lighthouse was built by Trinity House in atop a 40m mass of granite, marking the most northerly outpost of the Isles of Scilly.

Royal Sovereign Lighthouse was built by Trinity House in , replacing the lightvessel position which had marked the shoal since Sark Lighthouse was built by Trinity House in to guide vessels passing through the Channel Islands away from the pinnacle of Blanchard Rock. Marking the Sevenstones rocks, a dangerous reef to the northeast of the Isles of Scilly. Skerries Lighthouse was built by Trinity House in to guide shipping past the low tract of submerged land north east of Holyhead.

Skokholm Lighthouse was built by Trinity House in , safeguarding ships along this stretch of coastline into Milford Haven or up the Bristol Channel. Our mission as a General Lighthouse Authority is to deliver in the most sustainable way practicable, a reliable, efficient and cost-effective Aids to Navigation service for the benefit and safety of all Mariners. Utilise the expertise, innovation, commitment and pride of our people to identify, develop and deploy AtoN services that meet the future requirements of vessels and their crews, to ensure the continued protection of lives, trade and the environment.

There is no direct United Kingdom tax-payer funding. The Secretary of State for Transport has a duty to ensure the effective management of the GLF and enable the adequate provision of aids to navigation at the minimum cost. Light dues are levied on vessels other than tugs, fishing vessels and pleasure vessels subject to periodical charges when they enter UK and Republic of Ireland ports, and are paid into the General Lighthouse Fund.

Non-periodical Light Dues are currently charged at a rate of