The Lantern Trust Weymouth

Analysis

The Lantern Trust Weymouth is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorset. It was registered in June 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05577019). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Lantern Trust Weymouth reported income of £1.4m and spending of £1.2m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £595k to £1.4m (+139%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Lantern Trust Weymouth sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Birmingham Industrial Therapy Association Limited (£1.4m), Newent Association for the Disabled (£1.4m) and Assist Trust (£1.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 89%, donations and legacies 4.5%, trading 3.3% and investments 2.8%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £3,579. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 6.3%. Reserves of £529k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 35 people.