Eternal Wall of Answered Prayer — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 7 July 2017
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 10519554
Financial period: 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
Latest income: £3,464,958
Latest expenditure: £1,575,276
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: The Manor, Coleshill Manor Office Campus, South Drive, Coleshill, Birmingham, B46 1DL

Website recorded by the regulator: http://eternalwall.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The objects of the Eternal Wall of Answered Prayer are to advance the Christian religion, by building a national landmark and visitor centre in the UK to promote, raise awareness and increase understanding of the Christian faith, and by relief of those who are in need by reason of their youth, age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 8 September 2025
Date Accounts Received: 8 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £3,464,958
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,575,276

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 11 September 2024
Date Accounts Received: 11 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £2,627,087
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,409,803

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 9 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 9 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,574,434
Total Gross Expenditure: £619,229

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 28 September 2022
Date Accounts Received: 28 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £2,984,251
Total Gross Expenditure: £677,150

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2021
Date Annual Return Received: 20 October 2021
Date Accounts Received: 20 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £440,900
Total Gross Expenditure: £483,071

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 8 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £3,464,958
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,575,276
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 50

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 11 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £2,627,087
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,409,803
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 59

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 9 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,574,434
Total Gross Expenditure: £619,229
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Grants: £34,466
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 56

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 28 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £2,984,251
Total Gross Expenditure: £677,150
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £14,903
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 40

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Received Date: 20 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £440,900
Total Gross Expenditure: £483,071
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: Yes
Charity Agreement Commerical Participator: Yes
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £4
Income From Government Grants: £10,587
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 35

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 8 September 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 3443001
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 101
Income Investments: 16830
Income Other: 5026
Income Total Income And Endowments: 3464958
Income Legacies: 10000
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £39,107
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,238,444
Expenditure Other: 297725
Expenditure Total: 1575276
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 8928
Expenditure Support Costs: 8928
Expenditure Depreciation: 5970
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £16,711
Assets Total Fixed: 5206876
Assets Own Use: 5206876
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £815,420
Assets Total Liabilities: £546,649
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £5,475,647
Creditors One Year Total Current: 540816
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 5833
Assets Cash: £353,721
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 16711
Funds Restricted: 5458936
Funds Total: 5475647
Count Employees: 5
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 11 September 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 2595607
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 500
Income Investments: 25292
Income Other: 5688
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2627087
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £11,751
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,398,052
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2409803
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 8643
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 3480
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £2,137
Assets Total Fixed: 3096304
Assets Own Use: 3096304
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £594,843
Assets Total Liabilities: £105,182
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £3,585,965
Creditors One Year Total Current: 89349
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 15833
Assets Cash: £516,464
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 2137
Funds Restricted: 3583828
Funds Total: 3585965
Count Employees: 8
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 9 October 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 1560959
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 150
Income Investments: 6807
Income Other: 6518
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1574434
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 1560959
Expenditure Raising Funds: £6,946
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £612,283
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 619229
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 7698
Expenditure Support Costs: 7698
Expenditure Depreciation: 1702
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £0
Assets Total Fixed: 2240575
Assets Own Use: 2240575
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,312,264
Assets Total Liabilities: £184,158
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £3,368,681
Creditors One Year Total Current: 158325
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 25833
Assets Cash: £1,243,695
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 22755
Funds Restricted: 3345926
Funds Total: 3368681
Count Employees: 9
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 28 September 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 2802355
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 174587
Income Investments: 3105
Income Other: 4204
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2984251
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £184,941
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £492,209
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 677150
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 7505
Expenditure Depreciation: 4251
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £96,815
Assets Total Fixed: 2097765
Assets Own Use: 2097765
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £492,449
Assets Total Liabilities: £176,738
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,413,476
Creditors One Year Total Current: 142179
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 34559
Assets Cash: £460,610
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 96815
Funds Restricted: 2316661
Funds Total: 2413476
Count Employees: 9
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

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

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

Classification Code: 303
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Other Finance

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: Eternal Wall of Answered Prayer
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2017-07-07T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 09 DEC 2016AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 29 JUN 2017 as amended on 25 Oct 2022
Charitable Objects: FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION BY:(A) BUILDING A NATIONAL LANDMARK AND VISITOR CENTRE IN THE UK TO PROMOTE, RAISE AWARENESS AND INCREASE UNDERSTANDING OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH; AND(B) RELIEF OF THOSE WHO ARE IN NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, ILL HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 584398
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: THE WALL OF ANSWERED PRAYER

Charity Name Id: 584399
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: THE WALL

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Conflicting interests