Helston Light and Life Free Methodist Church

Registered charity 1147067 · since 2012helstonlightandlife.co.uk·International·Updated 29 October 2026

At a glance

£34,153

Annual giving, year to 31 December 2024

From filed accounts

Key takeaways

Its stated work centres on Christian mission and church planting, with grants also aimed at relieving hardship, promoting health and advancing education, so a project in one of those areas is the clearest fit.
Its annual report shows £34,153 paid in grants to institutions and £9,667 to individuals, but the register does not confirm that scale and the grant range is not stated, so treat these totals as context rather than a guide to request size.
The individuals figure was read from a scanned page, so check it before relying on it.
No application process is published, so start with a short enquiry to the contact shown on its website or in its annual report, setting out the project and the sum needed.
Neither the annual report nor its website gives timing for decisions, so ask the contact when requests are considered.

Overview

Helston Light and Life Free Methodist Church is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1147067).

Helston Light and Life Free Methodist Church is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1147067) that exists to know and make known the life-changing love of God. Its purposes include the religious and other charitable work of the Free Methodist Church, relieving sickness and financial hardship, promoting good health and advancing education. Its annual report shows £34,153 paid in grants to institutions and £9,667 to individuals. Across its churches it supports projects around the world with prayer, short term missions and grants, and the Acts 4 Fund and Love Falmouth projects support individuals facing financial hardship.

What they fund

Priority Areas

Light & Life gives at least a tenth of its annual income to other groups engaged in God’s work around the world. It supports mission activity and church planting, and its churches back projects through prayer, short-term missions and grants intended to bring help and hope to people in need. Its giving also includes help for individuals facing financial hardship through the Acts 4 Fund and Love Falmouth projects. Alongside the religious work of the Free Methodist Church, the charity’s stated purposes include relieving sickness and financial hardship, promoting good health and advancing education. It focuses expenditure on reaching communities and supporting individuals and families.

Themes

Christian mission
Church planting
Financial hardship relief
Health
Education

Geographic Focus

Around the world.

How to apply

No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry or its website. The contact shown is for getting in touch.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

International

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to Helston Light and Life Free Methodist Church.

Festival of LifeNo public processGave £34,260 LifePoint ChurchNo public process Trinity ChurchesRollingGave £31,470 Kingsland Church ColchesterNo public processGave £64,706 The Independent Methodist AssociationInvitation onlyGave £117k New Life ChurchNo public processGave £31,753 Christ Church LiverpoolNo public processGave £18,632 Rhiwbina Baptist Church (RBC)No public process Regions Beyond UKNo public processGave £144k Frimley Baptist ChurchRollingGave £84,954

Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 December 2020	£369,149	£292,210	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2020
year to 31 December 2021	£355,223	£344,493	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2021
year to 31 December 2022	£314,795	£341,066	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2022
year to 31 December 2023	£350,114	£319,241	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2023
year to 31 December 2024	£366,839	£351,871	£34,153	Accounts for year to 31 December 2024

Grants paid, year to 31 December 2024: grants paid out in the year.

Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.