Registered charity (CIO) · Preston
Catholic Syro - Malabar Eparchy of Great Britain
Catholic Syro - Malabar Eparchy of Great Britain is a registered charity (number 1173537) based in Preston, governed by 5 trustees and chaired by Bishop Benny Mathew since 2017. Latest income £6.9m (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 5 trustees
- Income £6.9m (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Religious Activities
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales
- Website
- WWW.EPARCHYOFGREATBRITAIN.ORG (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2017
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£6.9m£4.1m
- 2024£4.2m£3.4m
- 2023£2.2m£1.7m
Earlier years
- 2022£2.0m£1.4m
- 2021£1.1m£790k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants under 1%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CATHOLIC FAITH AND CHRISTIAN BELIEFS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENTS OF BELIEFS OF THE SYRO MALABAR CATHOLIC CHURCH IN PARTICULAR BY:1.THE ORGANISATION OF THE CELEBRATION OF SACRAMENTS AND RELIGIOUS SERVICES, PRAYER MEETINGS, MISSIONS AND SIMILAR EVENTS;2.THE PROVISION OF ACCOMMODATION AND OTHER SUPPORT FOR CLERGY (INCLUDING IN RETIREMENT) AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS ENGAGED IN THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE OBJECTS;3.THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEACHING OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH AND THE TRAINING OF INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS AND THE PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF LITERATURE AND THE BROADCASTING OF INFORMATION USING MODERN MEDIA TO ENLIGHTEN OTHERS ABOUT THE CATHOLIC FAITH;4.THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND SUFFERING AND OTHER SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AS ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE DOCTRINES OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH;5.THE ACQUISITION, PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF LAND AND BUILDINGS TO BE USED PRIMARILY FOR THE ABOVE PURPOSES, AND ALSO TO BE AVAILABLE FOR HIRE OR USE BY OTHER COMMUNITY GROUPS;6.ANY OTHER RELATED ACTIVITIES WHICH SUPPORT THE PROMOTION OF CHRISTIAN BELIEFS IN THE UK OR OVERSEAS, INCLUDING DONATIONS TO INDIVIDUALS OR ORGANISATIONS ENGAGED IN THE PROMOTION OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH;7. ANY OTHER ACTIVITIES WHICH ARE REQUISITE FOR THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE OBJECTS OF THE SYRO-MALABAR EPARCHY OF GREAT BRITAIN.
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
5 trustees on the board
- Bishop Benny Mathew Chair since 2017
- Ancy Jackson since 2023
- Rev Antony Chundelikkatt James since 2019
- Rev Mathew Pinakkattu since 2021
- Xavier Abraham since 2019
Trustees past 6 years
- Bishop Benny Mathew Chair since 2017
- Rev Antony Chundelikkatt James since 2019
- Xavier Abraham since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Bishop Benny Mathew Chair since 2017
- Ancy Jackson since 2023
- Rev Antony Chundelikkatt James since 2019
- Rev Mathew Pinakkattu since 2021
- Xavier Abraham since 2019
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
7.9 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.7 months · was 9.3 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1173537
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 22 Jun 2017
- Contact on the register
- 00441772587186 · FINANCE@CSMEGB.ORG
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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