ELAM MINISTRIES

Registered charity 1099143 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Bible training and education, Women's ministry, Scripture printing and distribution, Books & resources, Media, Advocacy and Relief.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£2.8m
Latest spending
£3.1m
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £202,552 for the year ended 31 December 2023, driven by reduced incoming resources compared to the previous year. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £3,843,811, which exceeds the stated policy target of covering 3 to 6 months of operational expenditure (estimated at £140,000 per month). The charity maintains sufficient liquidity with unrestricted funds not committed to tangible fixed assets well above the minimum threshold.

Automated summary of the FY2023 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three to six months of operational expenditure (held: £3.8m)
“The Trustees have established a policy to reserve enough cash (unrestricted funds not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets), to cover at least 3 to 6 months' worth of operational expenditure. This has been estimated at £140,000 per month, to cover basic salaries, committed event costs, other creditors, and building overheads.” — page 6
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: A daughter of Trustee R Roshanzamir is an employee of the charity and receives a salary for her role.
“A daughter of Trustee R Roshanzamir is an employee of the charity and receives a salary for her role.” — page 26
“One daughter and a daughter-in-law of Trustee S Yeghnazar are employees of the the charity and receive salaries for their roles. These employees are also the sister and wife of Trustee D Yeghnazar.” — page 26
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: One daughter and a daughter-in-law of Trustee S Yeghnazar are employees of the the charity and receive salaries for their roles. These employees are also the sister and wife of Trustee D Yeghnazar.
“A daughter of Trustee R Roshanzamir is an employee of the charity and receives a salary for her role.” — page 26
“One daughter and a daughter-in-law of Trustee S Yeghnazar are employees of the the charity and receive salaries for their roles. These employees are also the sister and wife of Trustee D Yeghnazar.” — page 26
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The brother-in-law of Trustee D Yeghnazar also receives a salary for his role. The employee is also the son-in-law of Trustee S Yeghnazar.
“A daughter of Trustee R Roshanzamir is an employee of the charity and receives a salary for her role.” — page 26
“One daughter and a daughter-in-law of Trustee S Yeghnazar are employees of the the charity and receive salaries for their roles. These employees are also the sister and wife of Trustee D Yeghnazar.” — page 26
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: A daughter and a son of Trustee D Yeghnazar are employees of the charity and received a salary for their respective roles. They are also grandchildren of Trustee S Yeghnazar.
“A daughter of Trustee R Roshanzamir is an employee of the charity and receives a salary for her role.” — page 26
“One daughter and a daughter-in-law of Trustee S Yeghnazar are employees of the the charity and receive salaries for their roles. These employees are also the sister and wife of Trustee D Yeghnazar.” — page 26
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The total amount paid for salaries (including employer pension contributions and employer national insurance contributions) in respect of these six (2022: four) related parties amounted to £161,719 (2022: £122,142).
“A daughter of Trustee R Roshanzamir is an employee of the charity and receives a salary for her role.” — page 26
“One daughter and a daughter-in-law of Trustee S Yeghnazar are employees of the the charity and receive salaries for their roles. These employees are also the sister and wife of Trustee D Yeghnazar.” — page 26
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Bennewith 2018 Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Elam Ministries (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold); recorded price paid £50k. 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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£2.8m
Total spending
£3.1m
Cost of raising funds
£42k
Reserves (reported)
£840k
Employees
42

Reported reserves equal ~3.3 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (95% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.5% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Australia · Austria · Denmark · Germany · Greece · Spain · Throughout England · Turkey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£2.8m£3.1m
31/12/2023£2.5m£2.7m
31/12/2022£3.1m£3.1m
31/12/2021£3.5m£2.9m
31/12/2020£3.4m£2.9m

Common questions

Is ELAM MINISTRIES financially healthy?

Per its FY2023 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £202,552 for the year ended 31 December 2023, driven by reduced incoming resources compared to the previous year. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £3,843,811, which exceeds the stated policy target of covering 3 to 6 months of operational expenditure (estimated at £140,000 per month). The charity maintains sufficient liquidity with unrestricted funds not committed to tangible fixed assets well above the minimum threshold. Its FY2023 accounts were audited by Bennewith 2018 Limited.

Who funds ELAM MINISTRIES?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ELAM MINISTRIES as a grant recipient include THE PG & NJ BOULTON TRUST LIMITED, MOSAIC CHURCH LIMITED, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST SIMON ZELOTES UPPER CHELSEA, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIATICAL PARISH OF ST. MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS WESTCLIFF, THORNBURY BAPTIST CHURCH.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PG & NJ BOULTON TRUST LIMITEDFY2023£81k
MOSAIC CHURCH LIMITEDFY2023£12kGrant funding of activities
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST SIMON ZELOTES UPPER CHELSEAFY2021£8k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST SIMON ZELOTES UPPER CHELSEAFY2024£8kSupporting Christian ministry in Iran
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST SIMON ZELOTES UPPER CHELSEAFY2022£8k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIATICAL PARISH OF ST. MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS WESTCLIFFFY2025£7kDonation
THORNBURY BAPTIST CHURCHFY2022£6k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST SIMON ZELOTES UPPER CHELSEAFY2023£5k
The Parochial Church Council of Godalming MinsterFY2024£3kMinister grants
THE NEW LIFE CHURCH, WOKINGFY2023£3k
THE PG & NJ BOULTON TRUST LIMITEDFY2024£2k
THE PARISH OF SAINT PAUL'S HOWELL HILL WITH SAINT BARNABAS EPSOMFY2023£2kUnspecified
THE S M B TRUSTFY2025£2k
THORNBURY BAPTIST CHURCHFY2023£1k
THE PARISH OF SAINT PAUL'S HOWELL HILL WITH SAINT BARNABAS EPSOMFY2024£1kGrants made in furtherance of the PCC's objectives - Partners and other agencies
THE NEW LIFE CHURCH, WOKINGFY2024£1kMissions
The Parochial Church Council of Godalming MinsterFY2021£1k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF GRAYSHOTTFY2023£1kMission Agencies, Church Societies, Charities, etc.
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF GRAYSHOTTFY2021£1k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF GRAYSHOTTFY2024£1k
The Parochial Church Council of Godalming MinsterFY2022£750
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF GRAYSHOTTFY2022£500Mission Agencies, Church Societies, Charities, etc.
MOSAIC CHURCH LIMITEDFY2022£233
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIATICAL PARISH OF ST. MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS WESTCLIFFFY2022—Mission giving

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.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GILBERT DEYA MINISTRIES.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ELAM MINISTRIES£2.8m—0above—no doubt
GILBERT DEYA MINISTRIES FY2024£28kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
WORD OF LIFE MINISTRIES UK LIMITED FY2025£163k—0unclear—no doubt
GOVERNANCE MINISTRIES FY2025£7.6m£70,001 - £80,0002above—no doubt
NEW COVENANT MINISTRIES FY2025£128k£17,1940unclear—no doubt
THE ELM FOUNDATION LTD FY2025£2.1m—0unclear—no doubt

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