THE LANTERN TRUST WEYMOUTH
Registered charity 1114979 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
The Lantern is an independent charity, founded in 1983 which seeks to benefit vulnerable and marginised people in the Weymouth and Portland area through its resource centre and by working closely and professionally with other agencies. The Lantern offers a range of services including advocacy,housing, benefits advice, counselling, support groups, crisis response, frontline practical support.
Causes: Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity successfully completed its first annual audit, affirming strong internal controls and compliance standards. The Finance Manager report indicates a focus on continuous improvement and refining financial practices following this audit milestone. The organization reports growth in services and customer support, with no explicit financial difficulties or material uncertainties disclosed.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Accounts audited. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Lantern Trust (matched by registered charity number).
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- BUTTON, Lee Richard — director, appointed 26/02/2024on trustee list
- DE KRETSER, Sarita — director, appointed 07/02/2023not on trustee list
- ORRELL, Jonathan Martin — director, appointed 05/02/2019on trustee list
- IRELAND, Elizabeth Anne — director, appointed 03/03/2014on trustee list
- BAZELL, Avis Jane — director, appointed 05/06/2006on trustee list
- WALTON, Ian William — director, appointed 28/09/2005on trustee list
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold); recorded price paid £490k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£79k
Reported reserves equal ~5.1 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (90% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 5.6% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Dorset
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE LANTERN TRUST WEYMOUTH financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity successfully completed its first annual audit, affirming strong internal controls and compliance standards. The Finance Manager report indicates a focus on continuous improvement and refining financial practices following this audit milestone. The organization reports growth in services and customer support, with no explicit financial difficulties or material uncertainties disclosed. Its FY2025 accounts were audited.
Government & lottery funding
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