GRACE AND LIGHT (UK)

Registered charity 1115859 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Working with churches in the UK and elsewhere to alleviate the effects of HIV/AIDS

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Latest income

£57k

Latest spending

£63k

Registered

2006

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity finished the year in a tight financial position with unrestricted funds of only £1,815, which was sufficient to cover just one month's salaries. Despite this deficit, the total net assets stood at £104,426, largely held in restricted endowment and building funds, and the independent examiner reported no matters requiring attention.

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

What the accounts disclose

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“Grace & Light finished 2025 in a tight financial position with only enough funds in the general account to pay a month’s salaries.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Grace & Light (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

Dr MARK THOMAS EUGENE HOPKINS
EDMUND JAMES GREENING · trustee of 1 other charity
Fola Ogunyide
Jo Ann Sweeney
Olukayode Olatunbosun Rotowa
Peter David Spencer King · trustee of 8 other charities
Rev Benjamin Adejumo Adetutu Joshua

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

Operates in: Nigeria

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£57k	£63k
31/12/2024	£124k	£37k
31/12/2023	£88k	£78k
31/12/2022	£62k	£62k
31/12/2021	£66k	£62k

Common questions

Is GRACE AND LIGHT (UK) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity finished the year in a tight financial position with unrestricted funds of only £1,815, which was sufficient to cover just one month's salaries. Despite this deficit, the total net assets stood at £104,426, largely held in restricted endowment and building funds, and the independent examiner reported no matters requiring attention. 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
THE MANOUKIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£164k
CHK Foundation	1	£15k
THE SAMUEL STOREY FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£100

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE ROBERT GRACE TRUST.

THE ROBERT GRACE TRUST income £245k
UNENDING LIGHT income £132k
GRACE TO GRACE INTERNATIONAL CENTRE income £330k
THE GRACE TRUST income £68.2m
GIVE A CHILD A BRIGHTER FUTURE LIMITED income £335k
GRACE CHARITABLE TRUST income £2.7m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
GRACE AND LIGHT (UK)	£57k	—	unclear	—	noted
THE ROBERT GRACE TRUST FY2025	£245k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
UNENDING LIGHT FY2025	£132k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
GRACE TO GRACE INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FY2025	£330k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE GRACE TRUST FY2025	£68.2m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
GIVE A CHILD A BRIGHTER FUTURE LIMITED FY2024	£335k	—	above	—	no doubt

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