Eternal Light Ministries International

Analysis

Eternal Light Ministries International is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Mitcham. It was registered in November 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Eternal Light Ministries International reported income of £29k and spending of £26k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £21k to £29k (+36%), an average of +8.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 38%. 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 Light Ministries International sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wholesome (£29k), The Mothers' Union - St Davids Diocese (£29k) and Harold Moorhouse Charity (£29k).