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Light of Joy Church

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1173439LondonReligion
Income£23k2025-06-30
Spending£19ksame year
Spent / received85%5-year average
Size in its cause35th pctReligion
Registered2017CIO
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Light of Joy Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Light of Joy Church reported income of £23k and spending of £19k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £20k to £23k (+15%), an average of +3.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Light of Joy Church sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sir John Cotton (Or the Flitwick Charity) (£23k), Miss E M Hitchcock (£23k) and RCCG the Fruitful Vine (£23k).

Income and spending

£0£7,018£14k£21k£28k2021 Income: £19,6782021 Spending: £18,20720212022 Income: £25,2312022 Spending: £20,79420222023 Income: £28,0732023 Spending: £23,62120232024 Income: £24,9792024 Spending: £20,65720242025 Income: £22,5592025 Spending: £18,8182025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

PROPAGATION OF CHRISTIAN FAITH ACCORDING TO GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST

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