Syrian Orthodox Church

Analysis

Syrian Orthodox Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 2005, 21 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. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04766548). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending May 2025, Syrian Orthodox Church reported income of £452k and spending of £285k, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income fell from £487k to £452k (-7.3%), an average of -1.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2022, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 54% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Syrian Orthodox Church sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Flourishing Families Leeds (£451k), Croydon Jubilee Church (£452k) and The Great Barr Muslim Foundation (£451k).