St John Coptic Orthodox Church

Analysis

St John Coptic Orthodox Church is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Wickham. It was registered in June 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, overseas aid/famine relief and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, St John Coptic Orthodox Church reported income of £245k and spending of £2.6m, spending 1040% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £159k to £245k (+55%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 474%. Over the whole period it spent 168% of the income it received.

Among 1,223 England and Wales charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, St John Coptic 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 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Quba Islamic Foundation (£244k), Colwall Community Church (£246k) and Beechen Grove Baptist Church Trust (£243k).