Marvellous Light Ministries International

Analysis

Marvellous Light Ministries International is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06302788). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Marvellous Light Ministries International reported income of £37k and spending of £51k, spending 136% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income fell from £58k to £37k (-36%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2024, when income dropped by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Marvellous Light Ministries International sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Redlynch Charitable Trust (£37k), Rugby Bareboards Trust (£37k) and Jesus Is Ministries (£37k).