Greek Orthodox Community of the 318 Holy Fathers of Nicea

Analysis

Greek Orthodox Community of the 318 Holy Fathers of Nicea is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Shrewsbury. It was registered in August 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Greek Orthodox Community of the 318 Holy Fathers of Nicea reported income of £123k and spending of £148k, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £51k to £123k (+142%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 83%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Greek Orthodox Community of the 318 Holy Fathers of Nicea sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Philip J Milton and Company PLC Charitable Foundation (£123k), Hurst Consolidated Charity (£123k) and Axminster Care Service (£123k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.