Orthodox Parish of St Ephraim the Syrian Cambridge

Analysis

Orthodox Parish of St Ephraim the Syrian Cambridge is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in October 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending January 2025, Orthodox Parish of St Ephraim the Syrian Cambridge reported income of £69k and spending of £51k, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2021 to January 2025, income grew from £58k to £69k (+20%), an average of +4.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2023, when income rose by 133%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Orthodox Parish of St Ephraim the Syrian Cambridge sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Yeshua's Heart (£69k), Institute of Jainology Limited (£69k) and The Estate Charity of Elizabeth Grasvenor and Robert Rogers (£69k).