Bahr

Analysis

Bahr is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newcastle Upon Tyne. It was registered in June 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, religious activities and recreation, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07167919). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Bahr reported income of £383k and spending of £428k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £302k to £383k (+27%), an average of +6.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2024, when income rose by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Bahr sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Saint Panteleimon Greek Orthodox Community of Harrow and Districts (£383k), The Oxford Group (£383k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Stephen with St John, Westminster (£383k).