Elam Ministries

Analysis

Elam Ministries is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Godalming. It was registered in August 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04594727). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Elam Ministries reported income of £3.1m and spending of £3.1m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £3.5m to £3.1m (-12%), an average of -3.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Elam Ministries sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Walton on Thames Charity (£3.1m), Bnois Jerusalem Schools (£3.1m) and Emmaus U.k. (£3.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 97% and charitable activities 2.8%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £10k. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 4.3%. Grants to other organisations totalled £137k. Reserves of £420k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 40 people.