The Jerusalem Bishopric Fund
Analysis
The Jerusalem Bishopric Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in June 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending June 2025, The Jerusalem Bishopric Fund reported income of £62k and spending of £61k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £44k to £62k (+40%), an average of +8.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 990%. Over the whole period it spent 38% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Jerusalem Bishopric Fund sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Harold Wood Methodist Church (£62k), New Life Church Middlesbrough (£62k) and Azharul Madaaris (£62k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The charity was established to provide an episcopal endowment fund for the Jerusalem Bishopric. The area of benefit was extended to include the rest of the Province of Jerusalem & the Middle East and again in 2020 to include the Province of Alexandria. In 2015 it acquired 2 endowments; Revd Stephen Campbell Charity and The Mission Trust Ltd Charitable Gift, and in 2021 the Egypt Bishopric Fund.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Harold Wood Methodist Church | Essex | £62k |
| New Life Church Middlesbrough | Cleveland | £62k |
| Azharul Madaaris | West Yorkshire | £62k |
| True Jesus Church Portsmouth | Portsmouth | £62k |