St George Indian Orthodox Church

Analysis

St George Indian Orthodox Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bolton. It was registered in October 2005, 21 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 organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, St George Indian Orthodox Church reported income of £169k and spending of £219k, spending 129% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £46k to £169k (+265%), an average of +38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 74%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, St George Indian Orthodox Church sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Islamic Waqf Foundation (£169k), Youth with a Mission, Bolivia (£169k) and Haltwhistle Partnership Ltd (£169k).