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Lantern Arts Centre

Lantern Arts Centre is a registered charity (number 1098680) based in London, governed by 10 trustees and chaired by David King since 2024. Latest income £178k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.

The Lantern Arts Centre exists to promote the advancement of the arts and culture for the benefit of the public, particularly but not exclusively within the Raynes Park community of south west London. Having a strong Christian ethos, and working in...

  • 10 trustees
  • Income £178k (2025)
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About

What it does
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Religious Activities, Arts/culture/heritage/science
Where
Merton
Website
www.lanternarts.org (opens in a new tab)
Linked company
Lantern Arts Centre
Registered
2003

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£178k£171k
  • 2024£175k£162k
  • 2023£152k£149k
Earlier years
  • 2022£135k£125k
  • 2021£106k£87k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2022: Government grants 8%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

The Lantern Arts Centre exists to promote the advancement of the arts and culture for the benefit of the public, particularly but not exclusively within the Raynes Park community of south west London. Having a strong Christian ethos, and working in a mutually beneficial partnership with Raynes Park Methodist Church, it seeks to include members of the local community, of all ages and abilities, as cast, crew and audience members in theatre, music, film, dance, exhibitions and other forms of artistic expression.’

Grants received

2 grants · £13,000 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

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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.

10 trustees on the board

6y median 4y
average tenure
17y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

12.3y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (10)

8
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Education/training 10General Charitable Purposes 10Religious Activities 10

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Education 8Arts and leisure 2Manufacturing 2

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.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£178k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2024 and 2025

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1098680
Status
Registered
Governing document
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 8 OCTOBER 2002 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 24 JUNE 2003 as amended on 04 May 2022
Companies House
Company number 04556232 · Active
Contact on the register
02089445794 · lac@lanternarts.org
Edition
Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
Labels
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