1. Organization, Description of Business, and Basis of Accounting

3 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2011

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Text Block]

1.Organization, Description of Business, and Basis of Accounting

Business Organization

Lightlake Therapeutics, Inc., (formerly known as Madrona Ventures, Inc.) (the Company) was originally incorporated in the State of Nevada on June 21, 2005.  On September 16, 2009, the Company changed its’ name to Lightlake Therapeutics, Inc.  The Company’s fiscal year end is July 31. The company is currently in the development stage and to date its’ activities have been limited to capital formation. The Company is currently in the development stage and has limited assets and no revenue. In accordance with the FASB ASC 915, it is considered a Development Stage Company.

Accounting Basis

These financial statements have been prepared on the accrual basis of accounting following generally accepted accounting principles of the United States of America consistently applied.

Income Taxes

The Company uses the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes. At September 30th and July 31, 2011 respectively, the deferred tax asset and deferred tax liability accounts, as recorded when material to the financial statements, are entirely the result of temporary differences.  Temporary differences represent differences in the recognition of assets and liabilities for tax and financial reporting purposes, primarily share based compensation and loss on settlement of debt.

As of October 31, and July 31, 2011, the deferred tax asset related to the Company's net operating loss (NOL) carryforward is fully reserved.  Due to the provisions of Internal Revenue Code Section 338, the Company may have no net operating loss carryforwards available to offset financial statement or tax return taxable income in future periods as a result of a change in control involving 50 percentage points or more of the issued and outstanding securities of the Company.

Dividends

The Company is a Development Stage Company and has not yet adopted a policy regarding the payment of dividends.

Earnings (Loss) per Share

Basic earnings (loss) per share is computed by dividing the net income (loss) available to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the respective  period presented in our accompanying financial statements.

Fully diluted earnings (loss) per share is computed similar to basic income (loss) per share except that the denominator is increased to include the number of common stock equivalents (primarily outstanding options and warrants).

Common stock equivalents represent the dilutive effect of the assumed exercise of outstanding stock options and warrants, using the treasury stock method, at either the beginning of the respective period presented or the date of issuance, whichever is later, and only if the common stock equivalents are considered dilutive based upon the Company’s net income (loss) position at the calculation date.

Research and Development Costs

The Company expenses all research and development costs as incurred for which there is no alternative future use. These costs also include the expensing of employee compensation and employee stock based compensation.

Stock-Based Compensation

In December 2004, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) No. 718, Accounting for Stock Options and Other Stock Based Compensation.  Under FASB ASC 718, companies are required to measure the compensation costs of share-based compensation arrangements based on the grant-date fair value and recognize the costs in the financial statements over the period during which employees are required to provide services. Share-based compensation arrangements include stock options, restricted share plans, performance-based awards, share appreciation rights and employee share purchase plans.  As such, compensation cost is measured on the date of grant at their fair value.  Such compensation amounts, if any, are amortized over the respective vesting periods of the option grant.  The Company applies this statement prospectively.

Foreign Currency Translation

The Company’s functional currency is the United States Dollars. In accordance with ASC Topic 830, “Foreign Currency Translation”, foreign denominated monetary assets and liabilities are translated into their United States dollar equivalents using foreign exchange rates which prevailed at the balance sheet date. Non monetary assets and liabilities are translated at the exchange rates prevailing on the transaction date. Revenue and expenses are translated at average rates of exchange during the year. Gains or losses resulting from foreign currency transactions are included in results of operations.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

Except for rules and interpretive releases of the SEC under authority of federal securities laws and a limited number of grandfathered standards, the FASB Accounting Standards Codification™ (“ASC”) is the sole source of authoritative GAAP literature recognized by the FASB and applicable to the Company.  Management has reviewed the aforementioned rules and releases and believes any effect will not have a material impact on the Company's present or future consolidated financial statements.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.