Saint Sarkis Charity Trust
Analysis
Saint Sarkis Charity Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations and other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Saint Sarkis Charity Trust reported income of £250k and spending of £313k, spending 125% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £153k to £250k (+63%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 124% of the income it received.
Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Saint Sarkis Charity Trust 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 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The GFF UK Trust (£250k), Market Harborough Building Society Charitable Foundation (£251k) and The Turner-Kirk Trust (£250k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Principal objectives: support of the Armenian Church of Saint Sarkis in London and the Gulbenkian Library at the Armenian Patriarchate in Jerusalem; other charities concerned with the Armenian Community in the UK and abroad. A few grants are also made to registered charities concerned with the welfare of prisoners in the UK, but the Trust does not accept unsolicited proposals for this priority.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The GFF UK Trust | London | £250k |
| Market Harborough Building Society Charitable Foundation | Leicestershire | £251k |
| The Turner-Kirk Trust | Cambridge | £250k |
| Redeemed Christian Church of God: Covenant Restoration Assembly Coventry | Coventry | £252k |