DIOCESE OF IRAN TRUST FUND

Registered charity 299104 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To promote such religious, educational and other charitable purposes within or in connection with the Anglican Diocese of Iran as the Trustees may in their absolute discretion determine

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE TRUST ARE TO PROMOTE SUCH RELIGIOUS EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES WITHIN OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE ANGLICAN DIOCESE OF IRAN AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE.

Area of benefit: ANGLICAN DIOCESE OF IRAN

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

Causes: Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Oxford, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£101k
Latest spending
£40k
Registered
1988
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £3,097,426 against a policy to hold sufficient funds to meet foreseeable requests, indicating a strong financial position. The charity reported a net income of £302,036 for the year, driven by significant investment gains, and maintains adequate resources to continue activities as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient funds to meet foreseeable requests from the Diocese for its work and ministry (reserves figure: £3.1m)
“The Trustees’ reserves policy is to ensure that they hold sufficient funds to meet foreseeable requests from the Diocese for its work and ministry.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cyprus · Iran

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£101k£40k
31/03/2024£96k£32k
31/03/2023£89k£32k
31/03/2022£69k£38k
31/03/2021£109k£28k

Common questions

Is DIOCESE OF IRAN TRUST FUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £3,097,426 against a policy to hold sufficient funds to meet foreseeable requests, indicating a strong financial position. The charity reported a net income of £302,036 for the year, driven by significant investment gains, and maintains adequate resources to continue activities as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE LADY FATEMAH (A.S.) CHARITABLE TRUST1£78k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
DIOCESE OF IRAN TRUST FUND£101k—0unclear—no doubt
THE FRIENDS OF THE DIOCESE OF IRAN FY2025£333k—0above—no doubt
IRANIAN CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP FY2025£91k—0unclear—no doubt
THE YADIRAN TRUST FY2025£164k—0above—no doubt
CANNON CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026£481k—0unclear—no doubt
IRSHAD TRUST FY2025£1.1m—0unclear—no doubt

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