The Overseas Bishoprics' Fund

Analysis

The Overseas Bishoprics' Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Overseas Bishoprics' Fund reported income of £526k and spending of £462k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £457k to £526k (+15%), an average of +3.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Overseas Bishoprics' Fund sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Peter's West Molesey (£526k), Mazahirul Uloom London (£526k) and Sri Lankan Muslim Welfare Association Crawley (£525k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 100%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £425k. Reserves of £133k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate.