Eternal Community Media
What it does
We are completing media training course for people in drug and alcohol recovery. Our volunteers are engaged in writing, scripting, filming and editing a short film. Eternal have been commissioned to work with volunteers from the recovery community to make films about Arson crime, New psychoactive substances and the building of a new local super prison.
Its charitable purposes
TO PROMOTE THE REHABILITATION OF OFFENDERS AND EX-OFFENDERS AND THOSE AT RISK OF OFFENDING FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PROVIDING, PROMOTING, SUPPORTING OR ORGANISING THE RECRUITMENT, EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN FILM MDEIA AND PRODUCTION OF OFFENDERS, EX-OFFENDERS AND THOSE AT RISK OF OFFENDING WITH THE VIEW TO HELP THEM SETTLE INTO AND ADJUST INTO SOCIETY AND HELP PREVENT THEM FROM RE-OFFENDING.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Economic and community development, and employment
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
- Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Where it works
- In Wales
- Conwy
- Isle of Anglesey
- Denbighshire
- Flintshire
- Wrexham
- Gwynedd
Area of benefit in its governing document: Not Defined
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £54,990 and spent £89,213.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £54,990 | £89,213 | Not reported | 5 |
| 31 March 2024 | £44,840 | £36,842 | Not reported | 5 |
| 31 March 2023 | £20,200 | £33,163 | Not reported | 5 |
| 31 March 2022 | £37,202 | £52,935 | Not reported | 5 |
| 31 March 2021 | £45,625 | £289 | Not reported | Not reported |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 21%, from £45,625 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £54,990 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 162% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 3 of the 5 years shown.
- Money from government
- 92% of its income in the year to 31 March 2022 came from government grants and contracts (£34,330).
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | Not reported | £10,000 from 1 contract |
| 31 March 2022 | £8,500 from 1 grant | £25,830 from 1 contract |
| 31 March 2021 | £16,000 from 2 grants | £29,400 from 1 contract |
Who funds it, according to its accounts
These figures were read from the accounts the charity filed with the Charity Commission by Claude, an AI model, in OpenEconomy's accounts reader. AI can misread a table, so check the accounts on the register before relying on a figure.
Charities whose accounts say they funded it
| Funder | Year ending | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru | 31 March 2023 | £10,458 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 3 grants to this charity since 2019, worth at least £49,930.
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Jun 2026 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £19,950 |
| 13 Feb 2024 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £19,980 |
| 29 Sept 2019 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £10,000 |
Trustees
3 trustees run the charity.
- Annabel Shaw
- Joanna Nadine Marston
- Linda Rogers
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 28 January 2026, 3 days early | Received 28 January 2026 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 30 January 2025, 1 day early | Received 30 January 2025 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 31 January 2024 | Received 31 January 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 24 January 2023, 7 days early | Received 24 January 2023 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 26 January 2022, 5 days early | Received 26 January 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1165839
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 2 March 2016
- Governing document
- CIO - Foundation Registered 02 Mar 2016
- Website
- www.eternalmedia.co.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Wrexham
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Funding from accounts: the charity's filed accounts, read by OpenEconomy's AI accounts reader on 1 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.