St Barnabas Greek Orthodox Community Fund

Analysis

St Barnabas Greek Orthodox Community Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 1977, 49 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, St Barnabas Greek Orthodox Community Fund reported income of £689k and spending of £734k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £585k to £689k (+18%), an average of +4.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, St Barnabas Greek Orthodox Community Fund sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Winchester Vineyard Christian Fellowship (£689k), Wychville Limited (£689k) and Grace Community Church Bedford (£688k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 64%, charitable activities 20%, investments 14% and trading 3.0%. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 7.7%. Reserves of £4.5m would cover about 72 months of spending at that rate. It employed 41 people.