COMMISSARIAT OF THE HOLY LAND

Registered charity 263616 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Support and furtherance of the work of the Custody of the Holy Land.Support of Franciscan and other clergy and religious working for the Custody.Advancement of the Roman Catholic religion.Relief of poverty in Missions maintained by the Custody of the Holy Land.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income

£802k

Latest spending

£763k

Registered

1972

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income for the year was £802,317, resulting in a net surplus of £39,173. Total reserves increased to £205,755, which the Trustees regard as adequate but not excessive. The charity has no employees and is administered directly by its Trustees.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations (99% of income)

“Of this, £796,019 (2024 - £756,597) was received in the form of donations, the vast majority being annual Good Friday church collections.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: hold reserves until such time as required for the work and projects of the Custody of the Holy Land. It is anticipated that such reserves would not exceed £500,000 in any year. (held: £206k)

“It is the charity’s policy to hold reserves until such time as required for the work and projects of the Custody of the Holy Land. It is anticipated that such reserves would not exceed £500,000 in any year.” — page 10

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income

£802k

Total spending

£763k

Reserves (reported)

£206k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~3.2 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

REVD MICHAEL O'KANE OFMchair
Rev Michael Christopher Copps · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Israel · Occupied Palestinian Territories

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£802k	£763k
31/12/2024	£769k	£913k
31/12/2023	£925k	£813k
31/12/2022	£474k	£412k
31/12/2021	£444k	£411k

Common questions

Is COMMISSARIAT OF THE HOLY LAND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income for the year was £802,317, resulting in a net surplus of £39,173. Total reserves increased to £205,755, which the Trustees regard as adequate but not excessive. The charity has no employees and is administered directly by its Trustees. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP.

Who funds COMMISSARIAT OF THE HOLY LAND?

Funders whose own accounts filings name COMMISSARIAT OF THE HOLY LAND as a grant recipient include THE ORDER OF FRIARS MINOR.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ORDER OF FRIARS MINOR	FY2021	£12k	Grants to institutions

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
ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITED	1	£364k
BETTENHURST CHARITY LIMITED	1	£284k
LATATE LIMITED	1	£90k
CHASEHAWK LIMITED	1	£66k
THE UNION OF ORTHODOX HEBREW CONGREGATIONS	1	£19k
DONATING CHARITY LIMITED	1	£18k
SAYSER DEVELOPMENTS LTD	1	£17k
BOURNEHEIGHTS LIMITED	1	£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FRIENDS OF THE HOLY LAND.

FRIENDS OF THE HOLY LAND income £1.6m
THE LIEUTENANCY OF ENGLAND AND WALES OF THE EQUESTRIAN ORDER OF THE HOLY SEPULCHRE OF JERUSALEM income £528k
COMMUNITY OF THE HOLY CROSS income £408k
HOLY GHOST MISSIONARY CONGREGATION income £121k
BRITISH FRIENDS OF IGUD HAKOLELIM B'YERUSHALAYIM income £445k
THE CHARITY OF THE REGULAR CANONESSES OF THE ORDER OF THE HOLY SEPULCHRE OF OUR LORD income £572k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
COMMISSARIAT OF THE HOLY LAND	£802k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
FRIENDS OF THE HOLY LAND FY2025	£1.6m	—	—	above	—	noted
THE LIEUTENANCY OF ENGLAND AND WALES OF THE EQUESTRIAN ORDER OF THE HOLY SEPULCHRE OF JERUSALEM FY2025	£528k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
COMMUNITY OF THE HOLY CROSS FY2025	£408k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HOLY GHOST MISSIONARY CONGREGATION FY2025	£121k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BRITISH FRIENDS OF IGUD HAKOLELIM B'YERUSHALAYIM FY2025	£445k	—	0	within	—	no doubt

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