ETERNAL LIGHT MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Trust
Registered: 14 November 2008
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026
Latest income: £29,183
Latest expenditure: £26,462
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 84 LAVENDER AVENUE, MITCHAM, CR4 3HH

02 Activities

What the charity does

Independent pentecostal church.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2026
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2027
Date Annual Return Received: 11 August 2026
Date Accounts Received: 11 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £29,183
Total Gross Expenditure: £26,462

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 13 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £21,107
Total Gross Expenditure: £36,713

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 5 September 2024
Date Accounts Received: 5 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £30,647
Total Gross Expenditure: £25,532

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 9 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 9 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £27,431
Total Gross Expenditure: £23,004

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 13 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £21,481
Total Gross Expenditure: £23,583

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2026
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2027
Ar Received Date: 11 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £29,183
Total Gross Expenditure: £26,462
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 25

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 13 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £21,107
Total Gross Expenditure: £36,713
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 15

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 5 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £30,647
Total Gross Expenditure: £25,532
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: Yes
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 24

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 9 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £27,431
Total Gross Expenditure: £23,004
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 20

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 13 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £21,481
Total Gross Expenditure: £23,583
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 20

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 204
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 108
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Religious Activities

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: ETERNAL LIGHT MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2008-11-14T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: TRUST DEED MADE 25 OCTOBER 2007
Charitable Objects: A. ADVANCEMENT OF BOTH RELIGIOUS AND SECULAR EDUCATION:(I) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS OF LOCAL SCHOOLS BY PROVIDING ANDFACILITATING PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THEIR CHOSEN SUBJECTS BY HANDS-ON TRAINING;PROVIDING AFTER SCHOOL CLUB TO ALLOW THE SUBJECTS TO BE STUDIED.FOR THIS PURPOSE THE CHARITY WILL BE= PROVIDING OR FACILITATING PUBLIC EDUCATION OF PUPILS OF LOCAL SCHOOLS IN THEIR CHOSENSUBJECTS BY PUBLISHING EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, HANDS-ON TRAINING; PROVIDING AFTERSCHOOL CLUB ETC TO ALLOW THE SUBJECTS TO BE STUDIED.B. THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR OVERSEAS:(I) -TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC INACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING DOCTRINES:= THE BIBLEWE BELIEVE THE BIBLE TO BE THE INSPIRED WORD OF GOD, WITHOUTERROR IN THE ORIGINAL WRITINGS, THE COMPLETE REVELATION OF HIS. WILL FOR THE SALVATION OF MEN, AND THE DIVINE AND FINALAUTHORITY FOR ALL CHRISTIAN FAITH AND LIFE. WHEN WE SAY INSPIREDAND WITHOUT ERROR, WE MEAN WE BELIEVE THIS TO BE VERBAL,PLENARY, INFALLIBLE, AND INERT THROUGHOUT.= GOD THE FATHERWE BELIEVE IN ONE GOD, CREATOR OF ALL THINGS, INFINITELY PERFECTAND ETERNALLY EXISTING IN THREE PERSONS, FATHER, SON AND HOLYSPIRIT.= GOD THE SONWE BELIEVE THAT JESUS CHRIST IS TRUE GOD AND TRUE MAN, 'HAVING BEEN CONCEIVED OF THE HOLY SPIRIT AND BORN OF THEVIRGIN MARY. HE DIED ON THE CROSS AS THE SACRIFICE FOR OUR SINSACCORDING TO THE SCRIPTURES. FURTHER, HE AROSE BODILY FROMTHE DEAD, ASCENDED INTO HEAVEN, WHERE, AT THE RIGHT HAND OFTHE MAJESTY ON HIGH, HE NOW SITS AS OUR HIGH PRIEST ANDADVOCATE.= GOD THE HOLY SPIRITWE BELIEVE THAT THE MINISTRY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT IS TO GLORIFYTHE LORD JESUS CHRIST AND DURING THIS AGE TO CONVICT. MEN,REGENERATE THE BELIEVING SINNER, AND INDWELL, GUIDE, INSTRUCT,AND EMPOWER THE BELIEVER FOR GODLY LIVING AND SERVICE.= MANKINDWE BELIEVE THAT MAN WAS CREATED IN THE IMAGE OF GOD BUTFELL INTO SIN AND IS THEREFORE LOST. ONLY THROUGH PERSONAL FAITHIN JESUS CHRIST AND REGENERATION BY THE HOLY SPIRIT CANSALVATION AND SPIRITUAL LIFE BE OBTAINED.= SUBSTITUTIONARY DEATH OF CHRISTWE BELIEVE THAT THE. SUBSTITUTIONARY DEATH OF JESUS CHRIST ANDHIS RESURRECTION PROVIDE THE ONLY GROUND FOR JUSTIFICATION ANDSALVATION FOR ALL WHO BELIEVE, AND ONLY SUCH AS RECEIVE JESUS CHRIST THROUGH FAITH ARE BORN OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, AND THUSBECOME CHILDREN OF GOD.= THE CHURCHWE BELIEVE THAT THE TRUE CHURCH IS COMPOSED OF ALL SUCHPERSONS WHO THROUGH PERSONAL FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST HAVEBEEN REGENERATED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT AND ARE UNITED TOGETHERIN THE BODY OF CHRIST OF WHICH HE IS HEAD.WE BELIEVE THAT JESUS CHRIST IS THE LORD AND HEAD OF THECHURCH, AND THAT EVERY LOCAL CHURCH HAS THE RIGHT UNDERCHRIST TO DECIDE AND GOVERN ITS OWN AFFAIRS.= ESCHATOLOGYWE BELIEVE IN THE BODILY RESURRECTION OF THE DEAD; OF THEBELIEVER TO EVERLASTING BLESSEDNESS AND JOY WITH THE LORD, OFTHE UNBELIEVER TO JUDGEMENT AND EVERLASTING CONSCIOUSPUNISHMENT.(II) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE =HOLDING OF PRAYER MEETINGS, PUBLIC CELEBRATION OF RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS PRODUCINGAND/OR DISTRIBUTING LITERATURE ON CHRISTIAN RELIGION TO ENLIGHTEN OTHERS ABOUTTHE CHRISTIAN RELIGION.FOR THESE PURPOSES THE CHARITY WILL BE= PROVIDING SERVICES OF WORSHIP; RELIGIOUS TEACHING; FACILITIES OR SERVICES TO'ALLOWBELIEVERS TO PRACTICE THEIR FAITH OR FOLLOW ITS DOCTRINES; PRODUCING OR MAKINGAVAILABLE LITERATURE EXPLAINING THE DOCTRINES INVOLVED AND HOW TO FIND OUT MOREABOUT THEM. DISTRIBUTION OF SACRED TEXTS.C. THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND POVERTY(I) THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PRESERVATION OF HEALTH AMONG PEOPLERESIDING PERMANENTLY OR TEMPORARILY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM ANDAFRICA ,FOR THIS PURPOSE THE CHARITY WILL BE= ASKING THE LOCAL DOCTORS AND HEALTH AND WELFARE AUTHORITIES TO LET THEM KNOW OFANY PEOPLE, OR GROUPS OF PEOPLE, LIVING WITHIN THE CHARITY'S AREA OF BENEFIT, WHOSENEEDS CANNOT BE FULLY MET BY THE STATUTORY SERVICES;= ADVERTISING IN THE LOCAL NEWSPAPERS; OR= CONTACTING TRUSTEES OF OTHER CHARITIES AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS, PARTICULARLYTHOSE INVOLVED IN HEALTH AND WELFARE.
Area Of Benefit: GLOBAL

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures