Salt and Light in Government

Analysis

Salt and Light in Government is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in High Wycombe. It was registered in December 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Salt and Light in Government reported income of £15k and spending of £15k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £13k to £15k (+12%), an average of +2.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Salt and Light in Government sits at the 28th percentile: it is larger than about 28% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Particular Baptist Chapel (£15k), The Grace & Righteousness Church Sheffield (£15k) and Castle Sowerby Chapel Trust (£15k).