Ministry of Enlightenment

Analysis

Ministry of Enlightenment is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chelmsford. It was registered in July 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Ministry of Enlightenment reported income of £158k and spending of £142k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £67k to £158k (+138%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2024, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Ministry of Enlightenment sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Bingham Trust (£158k), Rheumatology Discretionary Fund Ucl Charity (£159k) and The Rahere Association (£158k).