Debre Selam Medhanealem Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church Cardiff

Analysis

Debre Selam Medhanealem Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church Cardiff is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cardiff. It was registered in October 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Debre Selam Medhanealem Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church Cardiff reported income of £330k and spending of £33k, leaving 90% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £37k to £330k (+783%), an average of +72% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 2154%. Over the whole period it spent 14% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Debre Selam Medhanealem Eritrean Orthodox Tewahdo Church Cardiff sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Greek Orthodox Community of Barnet (£329k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of the Bourne (£330k) and The Apostolic Church of Great Britain (£329k).