Commissariat of the Holy Land

Analysis

Commissariat of the Holy Land is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Woodford Green. It was registered in February 1972, 54 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Commissariat of the Holy Land reported income of £802k and spending of £763k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £444k to £802k (+81%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 95%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Commissariat of the Holy Land sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Spires Centre (£802k), Champions Church (£806k) and Compassion in Action (£801k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 99%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £750k. Reserves of £206k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate.