SALT AND LIGHT MINISTRIES

Registered charity 1071600 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHURCH RELIEF INTERNATIONAL, EURO NET, KING'S BIBLE COLLEGE AND TRAINING CENTRE

We provide training and equipping for our family of churches and their members, mainly in Europe but also internationally. We also have an overseas aid arm, Church Relief International, which facilitates aid and support to projects in various developing countries.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO IN SUCH PARTS OF THE WORLD AS THE DIRECTORS OF THE CHARITY (HEREIN CALLED "THE TRUSTEES") MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£156k

Latest spending

£136k

Registered

1998

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £19,686 for the year, with total incoming resources of £155,619 against expenditure of £135,933. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds unrestricted cash reserves of £41,537, which the Directors consider adequate to meet three months of operating costs. The organization remains largely dependent on voluntary support from individuals and churches to fund its activities.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £42k; policy: three months operating costs including emergency property costs)

“At year end we had cash at hand of £44,152 towards a 25/26 expenditure budget of £109,758..”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Director Steve Thomas received £1,531 in Event and Travel Costs; other organisations were reimbursed £17,412 for work by key management.

“During the financial year Director Mr Steve Thomas received £1,531 (2023/24:£6,271) in Event and Travel Costs in attending overseas events in furtherance of the Charity's objects.” — page 20

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Director Steve Thomas received £1,531 in Event and Travel Costs.

“During the financial year Director Mr Steve Thomas received £1,531 (2023/24:£6,271) in Event and Travel Costs in attending overseas events in furtherance of the Charity's objects.” — page 20

“During the year no key management received employment benefits directly from Salt and Light Ministries, but other organisations were reimbursed £17,412 for work carried out by key management (2023/24: £16,755).” — page 19

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Other organisations were reimbursed £17,412 for work carried out by key management (trustees/key staff).

“During the financial year Director Mr Steve Thomas received £1,531 (2023/24:£6,271) in Event and Travel Costs in attending overseas events in furtherance of the Charity's objects.” — page 20

“During the year no key management received employment benefits directly from Salt and Light Ministries, but other organisations were reimbursed £17,412 for work carried out by key management (2023/24: £16,755).” — page 19

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

STEVE THOMASchair
Dr Anderson Moyo · trustee of 3 other charities
Richard John Ellwood
Stephen Howard Neal

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£156k	£136k
31/08/2024	£123k	£110k
31/08/2023	£98k	£119k
31/08/2022	£77k	£44k
31/08/2021	£95k	£139k

Common questions

Is SALT AND LIGHT MINISTRIES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £19,686 for the year, with total incoming resources of £155,619 against expenditure of £135,933. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds unrestricted cash reserves of £41,537, which the Directors consider adequate to meet three months of operating costs. The organization remains largely dependent on voluntary support from individuals and churches to fund its activities. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
SANTANDER UK FOUNDATION LIMITED	1	£50k
HINCHLEY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£23k
THE 29TH MAY 1961 CHARITY	1	£12k
Community Foundation for Staffordshire and Shropshire	1	£5k
Fuel Bank Foundation	1	£5k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MICHAEL AND ST GEORGE, FULWELL	1	£3k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. STEPHEN WITH ST. LUKE, PADDINGTON	1	£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SALTBOX.

SALTBOX income £3.0m
THE LIBERTY MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL income £131k
WORD OF LIGHT INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES LTD income £114k
THE SOLA TRUST income £1.2m
CLC INTERNATIONAL OFFICE income £650k
THE LIFE AND LIGHT MISSIONS income £921k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SALT AND LIGHT MINISTRIES	£156k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
SALTBOX FY2025	£3.0m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE LIBERTY MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL FY2025	£131k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
WORD OF LIGHT INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES LTD FY2025	£114k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE SOLA TRUST FY2025	£1.2m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
CLC INTERNATIONAL OFFICE FY2025	£650k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.