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Lightning Social Ventures
Techstars '21London, GB · Founded 2020 · 24 employees on LinkedIn · 3 known investors
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Lightning Reach operates a platform that helps individuals in financial hardship access unclaimed benefits, grants, and support in the UK, while enabling support organizations to deliver assistance more efficiently. The company connects people to multiple forms of financial support through a centralized portal designed to reduce complexity and increase accessibility.
Investors · 3
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Companies House · registry record
View on Companies House ↗- Registered name
- LIGHTNING SOCIAL VENTURES LTD
- Company number
- 12670000
- Status
- Active
- Company type
- Private limited company
- Incorporated
- 13 Jun 2020
- Registered office
- Unit 2, Pondtail Farm Coolham Road, West Grinstead, Horsham, West Sussex, RH13 8LN
- Nature of business (SIC)
- 62012 — Business and domestic software development
- Accounts
- last made up to 30 Nov 2025 · next due 31 Aug 2027
- Confirmation statement
- last made up to 12 Jun 2026 · next due 26 Jun 2027
Current officers · 5
- Lars Becker — director, appointed 1 Jul 2026
- Ren Yi Hooi — director, appointed 13 Jun 2020
- Margaret Mary Mckenna — director, appointed 24 Aug 2023
- Gareth David Oakley — director, appointed 24 Aug 2023
- Sjoerd Hermanus Cornelis Smaal — director, appointed 1 Jul 2026
Source: Companies House public register · retrieved 3 Aug 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Lightning Social Ventures do?
- Lightning Reach operates a platform that helps individuals in financial hardship access unclaimed benefits, grants, and support in the UK, while enabling support organizations to deliver assistance more efficiently. The company connects people to multiple forms of financial support through a centralized portal designed to reduce complexity and increase accessibility.
- Who are Lightning Social Ventures's investors?
- Lightning Social Ventures's investors include Big Issue Invest, Techstars, Angel Invest.
- Where is Lightning Social Ventures headquartered?
- Lightning Social Ventures is headquartered in London, GB.