The Greek Orthodox Community of Saint Barbara the Great Martyr

Analysis

The Greek Orthodox Community of Saint Barbara the Great Martyr is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chester. It was registered in November 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, 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 human resources.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Greek Orthodox Community of Saint Barbara the Great Martyr reported income of £29k and spending of £22k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £20k to £29k (+46%), an average of +9.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Greek Orthodox Community of Saint Barbara the Great Martyr sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Navasartian Charity Trust (£29k), Yad Ezrah (The Helping Hand) (£29k) and Ateef Azam Foundation (£29k).