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Activities & Mission

To provide supported accommodation and meaningful work activities to residents with a Learning Disability who hold their own tenancy in the charity's property. To provide meaningful work activities to non-residents with a learning disability.

Fundraising

See where The Lantern Community is active and find local fundraising opportunities.

Local Authority

Financial Information

Latest Income
£3,869,489
Latest Expenditure
£3,639,788

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 89.6%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 95.2%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 0.5%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £18,794
Charitable Activities £3,538,388
Other Trading £147,989
Investments £124,822
Other Income £39,496

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £3,465,215
Raising Funds £1,935
Governance £16,553
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £172,638

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£3,869,489£3,639,788£3,465,215£13,441,212£2,199,62498 / 26
2023£3,685,000£3,290,154£2,803,719£13,211,510£2,092,67798 / 28
2022£2,850,175£2,701,613£2,701,446£9,888,884£1,660,00592 / 21
2021£2,897,223£2,907,108£2,906,921£9,740,322£1,919,75897 / 22
2020£3,628,624£2,931,619£2,930,654£9,750,207£1,919,115108 / 35

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers

Details

Address
Lantern
Folly Farm Lane
Ashley
RINGWOOD
BH24 2NN
Registration Date
4 June 1999
Status
Registered

Registry Information

Organisation Number
3958468
Charity Number
1075845

Trustees

MARIA VERHOEVEN
IAN HUMPHRIES
ELIZABETH BORD
LUIGI NATALE CARNELLI
LORAINE MORGAN
MICHAEL ANDREW BRADSHAW
Neil Anthony Hollands
David Walker
Immanuel VERHOEVEN

Sectors & Classifications

Also Known As

  • SEAHORSES
  • THE LANTERN RETREAT