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ST JOHN COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH

Registered charity 1129949 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as [email protected]

Advancing the religion of the Coptic Orthodox Church in Bromley, Kent

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Accommodation/housing · Religious Activities · Amateur Sport · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£245k
Latest spending
£2.6m
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity transferred substantially all assets and operations to a new Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) during the year, resulting in a net movement in funds of -£2,306,176. Per the trustees' report, the remaining unrestricted funds of £130,949 represent the bank balance temporarily held in the unincorporated charity pending final transfer. The charity remains active only for administrative purposes until formal closure.

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.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2023)

Total income
£1.1m
Total spending
£130k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bromley

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£245k£2.6m
31/12/2024£166k£275k
31/12/2023£1.1m£130k
31/12/2022£184k£42k
31/12/2021£159k£51k

Common questions

Is ST JOHN COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity transferred substantially all assets and operations to a new Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) during the year, resulting in a net movement in funds of -£2,306,176. Per the trustees' report, the remaining unrestricted funds of £130,949 represent the bank balance temporarily held in the unincorporated charity pending final transfer. The charity remains active only for administrative purposes until formal closure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ST MARY AND ST ABANOUB COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH, WEST AND NORTH YORKSHIRE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ST JOHN COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH£245k—0unclear—no doubt
ST MARY AND ST ABANOUB COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH, WEST AND NORTH YORKSHIRE FY2025£114k—0unclear—no doubt
ST MARY & ST THEODORE COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH, HASTINGS FY2025£103k—0unclear—no doubt
ST PETER AND ST PAUL COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH BOURNEMOUTH FY2025£165k—0unclear—no doubt
ST ATHANASIUS COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH FY2025£301k—0unclear—no doubt
THE COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH CENTRE FY2024£523k—0unclear—no doubt

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