LANTERN OF KNOWLEDGE EDUCATIONAL TRUST — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 15 September 2005
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 October 2024 – 30 September 2025
Latest income: £611,835
Latest expenditure: £671,654
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 30-36 LINDLEY ROAD, LEYTON, LONDON, E10 6QT

Website recorded by the regulator: www.lanternofknowledge.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Homeless Feeding Programme (providing over 10,000 hot meals PA)Offer University Scholarships to under privileged studentsInterfaith & Community Cohesion Youth ActivitiesLantern of Knowledge Boys Secondary SchoolJamia Siraj Ul Uloom - Programmes include:Alimiyyah (6 yr course) Hifz, Maqtab,Tajweed Classes Adult Classes (2 yr for Male & Females)Short CoursesLantern Publications

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 17 July 2026
Date Accounts Received: 17 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £611,835
Total Gross Expenditure: £671,654

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 17 July 2025
Date Accounts Received: 17 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £590,681
Total Gross Expenditure: £601,568

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 17 July 2024
Date Accounts Received: 17 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £609,661
Total Gross Expenditure: £553,041

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 10 July 2023
Date Accounts Received: 10 July 2023
Total Gross Income: £545,706
Total Gross Expenditure: £510,178

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 15 July 2022
Date Accounts Received: 15 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £560,620
Total Gross Expenditure: £483,491

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2026
Ar Received Date: 17 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £611,835
Total Gross Expenditure: £671,654
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 10

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2025
Ar Received Date: 17 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £590,681
Total Gross Expenditure: £601,568
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 7

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2024
Ar Received Date: 17 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £609,661
Total Gross Expenditure: £553,041
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 7

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2023
Ar Received Date: 10 July 2023
Total Gross Income: £545,706
Total Gross Expenditure: £510,178
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 10

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2022
Ar Received Date: 15 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £560,620
Total Gross Expenditure: £483,491
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 10

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2026
Ar Received Date: 17 July 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 74316
Income Other Trading Activities: 529519
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 8000
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 611835
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £671,654
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 671654
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 3073
Expenditure Depreciation: 5611
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £0
Assets Total Fixed: 1503328
Assets Own Use: 1503328
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £15,773
Assets Total Liabilities: £388,873
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,130,228
Creditors One Year Total Current: 44624
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 344249
Assets Cash: £12,057
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1130228
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 1130228
Count Employees: 34
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2025
Ar Received Date: 17 July 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 47377
Income Other Trading Activities: 535954
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 7350
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 590681
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £601,568
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £0
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 601568
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 4385
Expenditure Depreciation: 7014
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £64,308
Assets Total Fixed: 1516299
Assets Own Use: 1516299
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £68,024
Assets Total Liabilities: £394,276
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,190,047
Creditors One Year Total Current: 20527
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 373749
Assets Cash: £64,308
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1190047
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 1190047
Count Employees: 39
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2024
Ar Received Date: 17 July 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 116305
Income Other Trading Activities: 486806
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 6550
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 609661
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £553,041
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £0
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 553041
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 36401
Expenditure Depreciation: 129177
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £50,000
Assets Total Fixed: 1478697
Assets Own Use: 1478697
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £121,020
Assets Total Liabilities: £398,783
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,200,934
Creditors One Year Total Current: 9534
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 389249
Assets Cash: £117,304
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1200934
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 1200934
Count Employees: 30
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2023
Ar Received Date: 10 July 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 65339
Income Other Trading Activities: 474767
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 5600
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 545706
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £510,178
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £0
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 510178
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 4766
Expenditure Depreciation: 6276
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £50,000
Assets Total Fixed: 1475660
Assets Own Use: 1475660
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £86,759
Assets Total Liabilities: £418,105
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,144,314
Creditors One Year Total Current: 15356
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 402749
Assets Cash: £83,043
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1144314
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 1144314
Count Employees: 24
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2022
Ar Received Date: 15 July 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 65146
Income Other Trading Activities: 495474
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 560620
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £483,491
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £0
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 483491
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 8145
Expenditure Depreciation: 6189
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £100,000
Assets Total Fixed: 1475313
Assets Own Use: 1475313
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £103,568
Assets Total Liabilities: £470,095
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,108,786
Creditors One Year Total Current: 17846
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 452249
Assets Cash: £99,852
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1108786
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 1108786
Count Employees: 24
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout London
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 108
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Religious Activities

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

Classification Code: 115
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: LANTERN OF KNOWLEDGE EDUCATIONAL TRUST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2005-09-15T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 20 SEPTEMBER 2004 AS AMENDED BY A SUPPLEMENTAL DEED DATED 14 SEPTEMBER 2005
Charitable Objects: 3.1 TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, INCLUDING EDUCATION IN THE ISLAMIC RELIGION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TENANTS AND DOCTRINES OF SUNNI ISLAM.3.2 TO ADVANCE THE ISLAMIC RELIGION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TENANTS AND DOCTRINES OF SUNNI ISLAM.3.3 TO PROMOTE RELIGIOUS HARMONY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY RAISING AWARENESS IN AND BY PROMOTING RESPECT, TOLERANCE AND HARMONY BETWEEN DIFFERING CULTURES, RELIGIONS AND COMMUNITIES, IN PARTICULAR BY PROMOTING AND ADVANCING PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE TRUE VALUES OF THE ISLAMIC FAITH.3.4 TO FURTHER SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES RECOGNISED UNDER ENGLISH LAW AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.
Area Of Benefit: NATIONALLY

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 475260
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: LANTERN OF KNOWLEDGE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE

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Charity Other Regulators

Regulator Order: 1
Regulator Name: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management