The Bulgarian Orthodox Community of St John of Rila in London

Analysis

The Bulgarian Orthodox Community of St John of Rila in London is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and 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 May 2025, The Bulgarian Orthodox Community of St John of Rila in London reported income of £321k and spending of £457k, spending 143% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from May 2023 to May 2025, income grew from £26k to £321k (+1156%), an average of +254% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2024, when income rose by 615%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Bulgarian Orthodox Community of St John of Rila in London 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 The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Paul and St Mark, Old Ford (£321k), Stimler Tzedokoh Limited (£321k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St James Garlickhythe with St Michael Queenhithe and Holy Trinity-The-Less, London (£321k).