The Friends of the Diocese of Iran

Analysis

The Friends of the Diocese of Iran is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Suffolk. It was registered in January 1969, 57 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Friends of the Diocese of Iran reported income of £333k and spending of £1,189, leaving 100% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £6,339 to £333k (+5149%), an average of +169% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 2045%. Over the whole period it spent 1.3% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Friends of the Diocese of Iran 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 Welton Baptist Church (£333k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Great Baddow, Meadgate (£333k) and Hook Evangelical Church (£332k).