Friends of Lanterns

Analysis

Friends of Lanterns is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hampshire. It was registered in April 1975, 51 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Friends of Lanterns reported income of £12k and spending of £9,770, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £7,503 to £12k (+63%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 117%. Over the whole period it spent 115% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Friends of Lanterns sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 41% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 1st Ferryhill Scout Group (£12k), St Margaret Clitherow School - Parents, Staff and Friends Association (£12k) and British Society for Dermatopathology (£12k).