The Coptic Orthodox Church Centre

Analysis

The Coptic Orthodox Church Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Herts. It was registered in August 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Coptic Orthodox Church Centre reported income of £533k and spending of £467k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £716k to £533k (-26%), an average of -7.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Coptic Orthodox Church Centre sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Vishwa Hindu Parishad UK (£533k), Leeds Building Society Charitable Foundation (£534k) and Nanaksar Satsang Sabha (£533k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 95% and investments 4.8%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 1.9%. Grants to other organisations totalled £100k. Reserves of £291k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 1 people.