ST ATHANASIUS COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH

Registered charity 1086561 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provide religious activities and preaching the Orthodox Christian belief.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHURCH SHALL BE PROMOTING THE RELIGION OF THE COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH IN EAST ANGLIA.

Area of benefit: EAST ANGLIA

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

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Latest income

£301k

Latest spending

£133k

Registered

2001

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's financial position is considered most satisfactory, with unrestricted funds increasing from £1,468,644 to £1,632,951. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £164,307 for the period, driven by incoming resources of £249,853 against total resources used of £85,546. Per the trustees' report, the charity is proceeding with the construction of a new church building.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

His Eminence Metropolitan Anba Antonychair · trustee of 15 other charities
DR Moheb Gaid
DR Ramez Nasseif
Dr Diaa Antonios
Dr Nabil Fanous
RANDA HENEIN

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire · Norfolk · Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2026	£301k	£133k
05/04/2025	£250k	£86k
05/04/2024	£292k	£59k
05/04/2023	£142k	£68k
05/04/2022	£82k	£47k

Common questions

Is ST ATHANASIUS COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's financial position is considered most satisfactory, with unrestricted funds increasing from £1,468,644 to £1,632,951. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £164,307 for the period, driven by incoming resources of £249,853 against total resources used of £85,546. Per the trustees' report, the charity is proceeding with the construction of a new church building. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ST GEORGE AND ST ATHANASIOUS COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH.

ST GEORGE AND ST ATHANASIOUS COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH income £177k
ST. MICHAEL & ST. BISHOY COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH income £105k
SAINT MARY AND SAINT MINA COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH income £126k
ST PETER AND ST PAUL COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH BOURNEMOUTH income £165k
ST MARY AND ABU SAIFAIN COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH income £142k
THE COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH CENTRE income £523k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ST ATHANASIUS COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH	£301k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ST GEORGE AND ST ATHANASIOUS COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH FY2025	£177k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ST. MICHAEL & ST. BISHOY COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH FY2025	£105k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SAINT MARY AND SAINT MINA COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH FY2025	£126k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ST PETER AND ST PAUL COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH BOURNEMOUTH FY2025	£165k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ST MARY AND ABU SAIFAIN COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH FY2026	£142k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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