Registered charity · Ringwood
The Lantern Community
The Lantern Community is a registered charity (number 1075845) based in Ringwood, governed by 9 trustees. Latest income £4.7m (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
Also known as Seahorses (Charity Commission)
- 9 trustees
- Income £4.7m (2025)
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Who leads it
- David WalkerTrustee · since 2023
- Elizabeth BordTrustee · since 2013
- IAN HumphriesTrustee · since 2013
- Immanuel VerhoevenTrustee · since 2023
- Loraine MorganTrustee · since 2016
- Luigi Natale CarnelliTrustee · since 2015
- Maria VerhoevenTrustee
- Michael Andrew BradshawTrustee · since 2017
- Neil Anthony HollandsTrustee · since 2023
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Disability, Accommodation/housing and 1 more
- Where
- Dorset
- Website
- www.lanterncommunity.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- The Lantern Community
- Registered
- 1999
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£4.7m£3.9m
- 2024£3.9m£3.6m
- 2023£3.7m£3.3m
Earlier years
- 2022£2.9m£2.7m
- 2021£2.9m£2.9m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 56% · Government grants under 1%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO RELIEVE SICKNESS, PROMOTE GOOD HEALTH, PROVIDE CARE TO AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF PEOPLE WITH A DISABILITY (WHETHER MENTAL OR PHYSICAL), THE YOUNG, THE OLD OR PEOPLE OTHERWISE IN NEED, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF DR. RUDOLPH STEINER (AS SUMMARISED IN SCHEDULE 2 TO THESE ARTICLES), PARTICULARLY (WITHOUT LIMITATION) BY THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF INTENTIONAL COMMUNITIES IN THE FORM OF VILLAGES, RESIDENTIAL HOUSES, DAY CENTRES, KINDERGARTENS, SCHOOLS, COLLEGES OR OTHER TYPES OF SOCIAL AND/OR EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY IN WHICH BENEFICIARIES LIVE AND/OR WORK AND/OR TO WHICH THEY OTHERWISE RESORT IN COMMUNITY WITH PERSONS PROVIDING SUPPORT (KNOWN AS "CO-WORKERS").
Grants received
1 grant · £150,000 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £150,000
Most recent
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
9 trustees on the board
- David Walker since 2023
- Elizabeth Bord since 2013
- IAN Humphries since 2013
- Immanuel Verhoeven since 2023
- Loraine Morgan since 2016
- Luigi Natale Carnelli since 2015
- Maria Verhoeven
- Michael Andrew Bradshaw since 2017
- Neil Anthony Hollands since 2023
Trustees past 6 years
- Elizabeth Bord since 2013
- IAN Humphries since 2013
- Loraine Morgan since 2016
- Luigi Natale Carnelli since 2015
- Michael Andrew Bradshaw since 2017
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (8)
- David Walker since 2023
- IAN Humphries since 2013
- Immanuel Verhoeven since 2023
- Loraine Morgan since 2016
- Luigi Natale Carnelli since 2015
- Maria Verhoeven
- Michael Andrew Bradshaw since 2017
- Neil Anthony Hollands since 2023
Portfolio (1)
- Elizabeth Bord since 2013
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
7.2 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months · was 7.9 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1075845
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 20/05/1999AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 30/04/2007AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 05/12/2012AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 07/12/2012AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 05 SEP 2014 as amended on 25 Sep 2019
- Companies House
- Company number 03773749 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01425460191 · info@lanterncommunity.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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