01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 10 December 2021
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
- Latest income
- £15,280
- Latest expenditure
- £17,102
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: 16 Mill Houses, 27 Mill Lane, WOODFORD GREEN, Essex, IG8 0UL
Website recorded by the regulator: www.lightoftheworld.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
(1) the prevention or relief of poverty in east London or the world as the trustees of the charity may from time to time think fit by providing: items and services to individuals in need and/or charities, or other organisations working to prevent or relieve poverty. (2) to advance the Christian faith in such parts of east London or the world as the trustees may from time to time think fit
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 17 September 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 17 September 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £15,280
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £17,102
- 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
- 28 October 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 29 November 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £21,367
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £21,190
- 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
- 24 January 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 24 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £20,168
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £24,255
- Fin Period Start Date
- 10 December 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 22 January 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 22 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £22,907
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £23,080
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Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 17 September 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £15,280
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £17,102
- 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
- 5
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- 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
- 28 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £21,367
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £21,190
- 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
- 4
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- 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
- 24 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £20,168
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £24,255
- 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
- 9
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 10 December 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 22 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £22,907
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £23,080
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser
- 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
- 8
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Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Nigeria
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Waltham Forest
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Greater London
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Philippines
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Asia
- Welsh Ind
- No
06 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 108
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Religious Activities
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 104
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Disability
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Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- LIGHT OF THE WORLD MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2021-12-10T00:00:00
08 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 10 Dec 2021
- Charitable Objects
- (1) THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN EAST LONDON OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES OF THE CHARITY MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT BY PROVIDING: ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY. (2) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN SUCH PARTS OF EAST LONDON OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND TO FULFIL SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED WITH THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHARITY.
09 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 649418
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- PRAYER WIDOWS PROJECT
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures