Eternal Life Sanctuary

Analysis

Eternal Life Sanctuary is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in March 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Eternal Life Sanctuary reported income of £27k and spending of £28k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £18k to £27k (+50%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Eternal Life Sanctuary sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Poor's Land (£27k), Thomas Knowles (£27k) and H20 Help to Orphans (£27k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.