Registered charity (CIO) · London
Lighten Education Network
Lighten Education Network is a registered charity (number 1198876) based in London, governed by 4 trustees and chaired by Dr Kylie Hohn since 2022. Latest income £33m (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 4 trustees
- Income £33m (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
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, Other Charitable Purposes
- Where
- Throughout England, Spain, United States
- Website
- www.light-en.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2022
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£33m£15m
- 2024£7.8m£5.2m
- 2023£4.9m£3.9m
Income trend, 2023 to 2025.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO (THE OBJECTS) ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT: (A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE PROMOTION OF THE MORAL OR SPIRITUAL WELFARE OR IMPROVEMENT OF THE COMMUNITY, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH THE ESTABLISHMENT AND FUNDING OF EDUCATIONAL CENTRES AND WORKSHOPS WITH A FOCUS ON SPIRITUAL AND MORAL WELLBEING; AND (B) THE PROMOTION OF SUCH OTHER PURPOSES BEING EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.
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.
4 trustees on the board
- Dr Kylie Hohn Chair since 2022
- Chole Astrid Skewes since 2022
- Jessica Posner Odede since 2025
- Sheila May Gulati since 2026
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Dr Kylie Hohn Chair since 2022
- Chole Astrid Skewes since 2022
- Jessica Posner Odede since 2025
- Sheila May Gulati since 2026
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity
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
17.4 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.5 months · was 2.8 in 2023
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1198876
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 09 May 2022
- Contact on the register
- 02074402330 · info@light-en.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th 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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