St Mary and St Abraam Coptic Orthodox Church

Analysis

St Mary and St Abraam Coptic Orthodox Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hove. It was registered in August 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, religious activities, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2022, St Mary and St Abraam Coptic Orthodox Church reported income of £615k and spending of £567k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2022, income fell from £663k to £615k (-7.3%), an average of -7.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, St Mary and St Abraam Coptic Orthodox Church sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Louth (£615k), Bridgefoot Gospel Hall Trust (£616k) and Borderlands Mission Area (£614k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 48%, donations and legacies 45% and investments 6.4%. Charitable activities took 56% of spending and raising funds 31%.

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity as in double default: it has missed the deadline for its annual return or accounts in two or more successive years.