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St Theodore Ecclesiastical Trust

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1029085ManchesterPoverty relief
Income£97k2026-03-31
Spending£103ksame year
Spent / received102%5-year average
Size in its cause66th pctPoverty relief
Registered1993Trust
Employees–latest return

Analysis

St Theodore Ecclesiastical Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in November 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2026, St Theodore Ecclesiastical Trust reported income of £97k and spending of £103k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £58k to £97k (+68%), an average of +14% a year. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, St Theodore Ecclesiastical Trust sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Almshouse Charity of John Shaftoe (£97k), The Redeemed Christian Church of God Victory Centre Leeds (£97k) and Streams of Joy International Ministries (£97k).

Income and spending

£0£26k£51k£77k£103k2022 Income: £57,9272022 Spending: £66,12420222023 Income: £66,1272023 Spending: £65,54720232024 Income: £75,8342024 Spending: £72,92520242025 Income: £86,5752025 Spending: £84,44620252026 Income: £97,1212026 Spending: £102,9062026
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

The Charity funds the work of Orthodox churches in respect of education, ministry and the relief of poverty and other social and spiritual goods. It primarily, but not exclusively, serves the work of two Orthodox churches in Manchester and Macclesfield respectively.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Almshouse Charity of John ShaftoeNorthumberland£97k
The Redeemed Christian Church of God Victory Centre LeedsWest Yorkshire£97k
Streams of Joy International MinistriesNottingham£97k
Turkish Students Welfare CharityLondon£97k