REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER.. 02526820 (Engllnd gnd Wles> REGisfERED CHARITY NUMBER: A005852 Report of the Trn8tee4 And Unaudlted FiMDeil St*tements for Iht Year Ended 31 Deeember 2025 BSshoprl¢ of Public Ecumenical 2nd Soti#l Servicu UK Grani Harrod Leman Davi5 LLP Chartered A¢couJJlants Second Floor. Kitl(land House 11-15 Peterborough Road Harrow Middltsex HAI 2LX
BishopTir of PMbli< Ecumenicl and Soeill Seryices UK Contents of Ihe Fioaneial Statements for the yur ¢Dded 31 Deeember 2(12S P#te Report of the Trnstees I to 3 Indepettdent Examiner's Reptrrt St8teiMDt of FiDgttdal Aetfvltles Blar¢ She¢t Notes to th¢ FinnelAI S¢a¢ements 7 to 10
BtshopTi¢ OrpbIlC Ecumenical nd Soelal S¢tryices UK R¢pDrt vf the Trnsttts for the ye4r ettded 31 December 2025 The trusie¢s who are also directors of the charity for ihe purposes of the Companies Act 2006. present their report with the fJDancia] stateTll¢T of the charity for the yeor ended 31 De¢ember 2025. The tn&ees have adopted the provjsiolls of Accounting and Reporting by Charities.. Statemertt of R¢¢ommended Practi¢¢ applicable to ¢harities preparing their a¢¢ounts tn rdance with the.FInanci Reporttng Standard appli¢able in th¢ UK atxl Republir of Irelatsd (FRS 102) {effe¢tive l January 2019). ORIECTIVES AND AcfiviTIES Objectives aims The ¢harirYs objectives continued to be that of the advancement of the Christian religion in &ceATrrdaA¢¢ with the ienets and doctrine5 of the Copti¢ Orthodox Church, for the adVan¢¢M¢ of educatton and for th¢ relief of poverty in the United Kingdom and overseas. The TTU5kes have paid due regard to guidanee relation to Publi¢ B¢n¢fit i5SLked by the Charity Conunission in deciding adivities the charity should undertak¢. The TNst¢es are of the opinion that it ha5 fully ¢ornplied with au sh guidance. Gr&DIDkin¥ The Trustees have ¢omple dis¢r¢tioo to pay any gTants Mthich fall within the cltsritys obj¢clives. Th¢ TnteeS meet annually ty discus5 aThl approve cxisting and n¢w grartts. They a150 comrnunicaie with ¢ach other at other times for this purpose Should the need arise. AcHIEVEMErfS Af4D PERFORhlAf4cE Achievtmethts gnd perforrnanee Despit¢ ihe difflculties and challenges faced in 2024. the ¢hity maDa8ed to obtain overall good resulis. The congregation of the Coptic ¢ommunity in UK fa¢¢d hu8t deMatds for other ¢harithbl¢ causes itiside and outside UK. In spite of thaL donations collected in lh¢ year were £1 15,888 compared with 118,189 in 2024. Despite this, the charity to gav¢ a hi8her level of grants itt 2025 of £lOI.000 (2023: £60.540} io its related charity with mmon truste¢s bwed in Egypt how¢v¢r, it w&% abl¢ to maintain the sam¢ level of servi¢¢s provided a5 thos¢ providcd in 2025. additLOTI. the ¢hariry gave out grdnts of £24.000 {2024.. £24,000) to assist whth fund5 towards marriages in th¢ event that lack of su¢h fvnds is causing hardship. The charity did N>t make new lowls in the year ¢nd¢d 31 Dcccrnber 202512024.. Nil) to $upp¢)rt families with medi¢a] emergencies. Ai the year end, there is no amount (2024: Nil) dlle from Bishopri¢ of Ecumenical ond Stsci Servic¢s Egypt. For fiJrth¢r infornmtion see note 6. In 2025 the ¢harity intends to us¢ some of the funds kept for em¢rgen¢i¢5 in the banK to help cxt¢nd services to tiew areas not seryiccd before. The charity pride$ itself that tiwing of the charity coth1nt to be done by volunteers are rtot remunerated. FINANCIAL REVIEW FlngDcIAI revitw During the year etKl¢d 31 Decenther 2025. th¢ charity re¢¢iv¢d donation$ io the valu¢ of £115,888 {2024.. £118,189> and gifi aid refimd$ of £20,483 {2024_. £13,358). The charity incurred dir¢d ¢haritable expenditure of £IOI,000 in 2025 {2024.. £84.5401 and governance costs of £3,267 in 2025 {2024.. £3.441) giving rise to a net surplus of £13.188. At 31 December 2025, as shown on th¢ Balance Sheet on page 6, the charity had unrestricted fvnds of £129,571 12024.. £116,383). Accordingly. the Tffust¢¢5 are pleased to advise that they consider the charity to have suftfi¢i¢nt fi]nds to meet lis wrrent attd fiJDJre obligation5. STRUCTURL GOVKRNANCE AND MANAGEMENr Governing do¢ument The chirity 15 controll by its govemitlg documen( a d¢¢d of trusi and nStItUteS a limited cornpany* limited by 8uarantee. os d¢fined by the Companies A¢t 2000. Pa8e I
Bishoprlc of Public Etumeni¢l and Social Services UK Report ¥Jf ¢he TTUStees for the ytar ended 31 Deeewber 2025 STRUCTURE, COV£RNAIYCE AND MANAGEMENT Retrnitmtnt appointment of Dew t$¢¢¢& The composition of the Ch¥riWs board of Tru5te¢s is revi¢Md regularly with a view to achieving a 5prcad of ¢xp¢rtis¢ and age designed to facilitate the &¢hiev¢m¢nt oy.the Charity s objectivcs. Th¢ TnteeS keep up to date on their resportsibiliti¢s by various rneans, swh as reviewitig the Charity Commission website, reading relevant periiMli¢als end professional advice. Key 9¥Ment person¢1 remuDtratio The TnE5t¢¢5 Consider the board of Ttwstees comprising the key rnanagemeni per8oJJnel of th¢ ¢harity ID charge of dir¢¢ting and controlling the ¢harity and Njthing and operaling the charity on a day lo day basis. All Trust¢¢5 give of their time freely and no trustee remuneration or Teimbursement of ¢xperJses was paid in th¢ year. Bisk Dn28tent The Slee$ have a duty to identify and review the risks to which the charity is exw)sed and to ensure 4)propriats ntrols are in place to provid¢ reOnable assura£ a8ain5t fraud and error. Th¢ charity is dependenl on significant doatIOnS itt order to continue makin8 grants. 11)us the major risk to th¢ clwiws abiltty to a¢hi¢v¢ its primary aims is failure to receive thos¢ don&tions. The Truste¢s mitigate this risk by holding a l¢v¢l of res¢rv¢s approximat¢ly in linc with average annuaj expenditi¢. REFERENCE AND ADMTNisfRATIVE DETAILS Registered Company number 02526826 (England and Wal¢s) Rw8tered Ch•rity Dumber 1005852 Regis¢tred office 29 Middl¢ Fi¢ld London NW8 6ND G M Gir815 Dr l H Tadros The ¢u$todian of the charity w8'. Bishop Yolios Nonc of the Trusc¢es h&$ any b¢Deficial interest in the company. All of the Trust¢¢$ are mcmbers of th¢ ¢ompany and guarantee to contribute £1 in the event of winding up. Th¢ Trustees have examined the major strat¢8ic, businc55 smd op¢r2tional risks to which th¢ ¢harity is exposed gnd are satisfied that systems are in pl¢ to mitigate exposure io any significant risks. Company S¢eretsry Dr l H Tidros Ind¢pendent Ex*mlDer Grant Harrod Lerman Davis LLP Charter¢d Ac¢owitants Serond Floor. Kirkland House 11-15 Pet¢rborough Road HaTrow Middlesex HAI 2AX Page 2
Bishopric ofpublic Erumenlcal and Social Seryites UK Report oftbe Trnsttts for the year eDded 311)ecember 21125 Approved by order ofthe board of tsi]stees on....24_05.202&................ and signed on its beha]f by: Q M Gir8is- Trustee Page 3
)dep¢ndent Etstnfinevs Report to the TruJt¢es of Bisbopri¢ of Publit Ecumenltal aDd So¢i•l Servifes UK Independent examiTher's report to the tThstetJ of Bishopric of Pwbilc E¢wDerric814Dd Social Services UK {'thè Comp•ny') l report to the charity trustees on my ¢xominatiOrt of the of the Company fortheyear ended 31 Deeember 2025. Ruponslbilfties And bgsi5 of report As the Charity's trustees of th¢ Company (and a]so its dir¢ctors forth¢ pwpose5 of Comp9Y law) you are responsible for the preparation olthe o¢¢ounts in accordan¢e wifh the Tequir¢ments of the Companies Act 2000 (kne2006 Art). Having satisfjed myself that the account5 of th¢ Compatty are not required to be audil¢d under Part 16 of th¢ 21K16 Act and are eligible for ind¢p¢Ddexht examinalion, I report in r¢spect of my examination of your dwiry's aoUnts as Cled out er Section 145 of thc Charities Ad 2011 Dhe 2011 A¢V). Tn caing out my examination I have followed the Dire¢tions giv¢n by th¢ Charity Convnission under Sertion 145(5) (b) of th¢ 2011 Act. Indtpendent ex4mlner's stxterneDt J have completed my examination. I confirni that no matters have come to my attention in Connection with the xamination giving m¢ ¢ause to believe.. aecountins records were not kept in respect of the Company as required by Section 386 ofthe 2006 Act or the a¢¢ounts do not 8¢cord with those rccords. or the accounts do not comply with the o¢wuntiThg requirem¢nts of Section 396 of th¢ 2006 Act other than any requirementthat the accounts gtv¢ a tru¢ gnd fair Mew which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. or the aUnts have ttot been prepar¢d in ac¢ordon¢e With the methods and principles of th¢ Ststement of Rec4)tyllllended Pra¢ii¢e for accounting and reportin8 by ¢harities {applic8ble to ¢hariti¢s preparing their a¢¢owits in a¢¢ordan¢¢ with the FiDan¢ial Reporting Standard applicable irt the UK and Republic of Irelomd {FRS 102)). I have no ¢on¢erns and havt come across no other rnatt¢rs in ¢onneclion with the ¢xamination to which att¢ntiOth should be dra this r¢porr in order to enablt a proper undeF5tanding of th¢ Unts to be rea¢h¢d. Jucmy Harrod FCCA The Association of Ch8rtered Certifi¢d Aw)unlants Grant HArrod LerniaD Trdvis LLP Chart¢red Accountants Second Fl(K)r. Kirkland House 11.15 P¢t¢Tborough Road HarnTrw Middl¢sex HAI 2AX Datc". P88¢ 4
Bishopric of Publif Ecurneni¢AI and Social S¢rvices iiK StatemeD¢ of FinAncil A¢tiviti¢S f(r the y¢ar ended 31 December 2025 2025 Utwestrieted fund 2024 Total filnds Notes INCOME AND ETrIDOWMENTS FROM Donations and legacies 115.888 118.189 Investmenl tncome 1.567 ,336 Totsl 117.455 119,525 EXPENDITURE ON ChAritgble activitie$ c11*able activities 104,267 87,981 NET INCOME 13,188 31,544 REcof4cILIATION OF FUNDS Totsl ndS brought forward 116,383 84,839 TOTAL FUNDS CARIUED FORWARD 129,571 116J83 Th¢ notrs fom) part of these fmoncial swements Page 5
Biihopric of Public EcumenirAI 4Dd Sociil Services UK B*lAnee Sheet 31 December 2025 2025 Unrestricted fund 2024 Total fid5 Notss CURRENT A&SETS C)sh ot bank 129,571 116,383 NET CURRENT ASSETS 129.571 116,383 TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENr LIABILITIES 129,571 116,383 NET ASSETS 129,571 116,383 FUNDS Unrestricted ffijnds 129,571 116,383 TOTAL FUNDS 129,571 116,383 Th¢ charitable ¢ompany is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of e Companies Aet 20Q6 for the year ended 31 December 2025. The memb¢r5 have 0t required company to obtain an audit of its financial 5tat¢m¢Dts for the year ended 31 D¢¢ember 2025 in a¢COTdan¢t with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006. Th¢ ITUStees a¢knowl¢dge their r¢sponsibilitie$ for (&) ensuring that the ¢haritable company keeps a¢countin8 records that con)ply with S¢dions 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and preparing fanCial sthtements which give a lrn¢ and fair view of th¢ stst¢ of affairs of the charitable c4)mpany as at the end of each financial year and of its surplus or d¢fi¢it for each finoncial ycar in a¢¢wdance with the requirements of Se¢tions 394 and 395 and whi¢h otherwis¢ comply with the requir¢ments of the CompanivJ Act 2006 relalsng tt) financial stAiem¢nts, so far as applicable to the charitabl¢ ¢ompany. (b) These financial stst¢ments have been prepared in ac¢ordance the provision5 applicable to chRritsbl¢ conJpani¢s subj¢¢t to the small ¢ompaDies re8im¢. The fLnan¢ial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and alI)rISed for issue ..25.05.2Q2fi....... .. . and were signed on its b¢ha]f by: G M Gir8is- Trust¢e The notes forni partof these finan¢ia] statements Page 6
Bishoprie of Publir Ecumenical and Sofil Service8 UK Notes to the Fknacig1 StgtemeDts for the yer ended 31 DeCtber 2025 ACCOUNfiNG POLICIES Bas ofpreparing the fiOne11 sts¢emtnts The f]nan¢iAI stht¢ments of the ¢haritable company. is o public benefit ¢niity U[er FRS 102, have been pr¢pared in accordance with the Char2ties SORP IFRS 102) 'Ac¢ounting and Reporting by Chariti¢s:"Statement of Recommended Pra¢tice applicable ¢0 ¢harities Pping th¢ir accounts in aceordan¢e with the FinanGi Reporting Standard applicabl¢ in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) {effectiv¢ l January 20191,, Financial Reporting Stsndard 102 Th¢ FiNan¢ial Report¥ng Stsndard applicable it) the UK aDd R¢public of Ireland, and the Companies A¢1 2006. The financiAI stat¢mel have been prepared uthleT the historic cost ¢onv¢ntion. All ineome is recognid Ih the Ststement of Financial A¢tivities one£ tILe charity has entitlement trj the fimd5, it is probabl¢ that the ittcome will be CtIVed and the amouDt can b¢ measured reliably. ExptJ)dlture Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon &8 there Ès a legal or constnKtiV¢ obligatiott ¢ommitting th¢ eharity fo that ¢xpenditure, it is probable th a transfer of economic benefits be rcquir¢d in s¢ttlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured r¢liably. Expenditure is a¢¢ounted for on an ¢&1$ basis and has been classifled under headings that aggr¢gate all cost relf41¢d to the category. Wh¢r¢ Costs ¢anThot be dirertly attrilted to particular headings they havc been allo¢ated to actiwties on a basis ¢onsist¢nt with the us¢ of resource5. Grants offered subje¢t to conditions whid) have been met at the year end date are noted as a commitment but noi ac¢ru¢d &$ ¢xpenditure. Tgxlio Th¢ djarity is exempt from cA)rwration tsx on its charitabl¢ a¢tiviti¢s. Fund Actounting Unrestricted fund5 can be used in a¢cordance with the ¢haTitable objectives at th¢ discretion of the tsustee5. Restricted fwids Can only be used for particular restricted purw15e5 IlTrthin the objects of the charity- Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or fvnds or¢ raised for particular re5tri¢ted purpose5. Furth¢r explanation of the oature and pwpos¢ of ¢ach fund is included in the motes to the finaTKial staiements. INVLSTMENT INCOME 2025 2024 Deposit account interest ,567 1,336 IYET INCOMEI(EXPENDITURE) Net incoTntl(expenditur¢) is stated aft¢r thar8insl{crediiing): 2025 2024 The alItIng of accounts of any ascIate of the dwity 3,OIK> 3,000 Page 7 continued...
Bishoprlc of Publit Etumenlcal •nd Socisl Services IIK Iyotes to the £141 Statements- eotttitted lor ibe yeaT ended 31 D¢tember 2025 TRUSTEES, REMUNERATION AND BENEFrrs There were no tsvs¢e¢s' remwieration or other ben¢fits for the year end 31 De¢emb¢r 2025 nor for the y¢ar ended 31 D¢cember 2024. Trnsteej, expense$ Th¢r¢ w¢r¢ no trustees. exp¢Thse5 paid foT the y¢ar ¢nded 31 December 2025 nor for th¢ year ended 31 December 2024. COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENf OF FJNANCIAL ACTIVITIES Unr¢strided INCOME Af4D ENDOWMENTS FROM Donations aTHI legacies 118,189 InY¢s¢m¢nt income 1,336 Total 119,525 EXPENDITURE ON Cb8ritgble Actiiities Charitsble a¢tiviiies 87.981 NET INCOME 31,544 RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total fi]nds brought fonvard 84,839 TOTAL FtJNDS CARRIED FORWARD 116,383 MOVEMENf IN FUNDS Net mov¢ment in filnds At 31.12.25 At 1.1.25 Unrestricted funds G¢neral fvnd 116,383 13,188 129.571 TOTAL FUNDS 116,383 13,188 129,571 Pag¢ 8 continued...
Bishopri¢ ofpublic E¢umeDic818nd Sorial Services UK Notes to th¢ ThRanti*l St•tements- continued for the year ertded 31 Detember 2025 MOVEMENT IN FUNDS- continued Net movement in fund5. included in the above are as follows.. JD¢oming resources R¢sOUr Movement expendcd in fiJDds UnTt5trieted fuDds Gen¢ral fund 117,455 (104.267) 13,188 TOTAL FUNDS 117,455 {104.267) 13,188 CompxrAtive5 for mfrvement ID fundi Net movem¢nt n fimd8 At 31.12.24 Atl.1.24 UnrÈstricted funds General fijnd 84,839 31,544 116,383 TOTAL FUNDS 84.839 31.544 116.383 Con]paTative net mov¢meni in funds, included in the above arc as follows.. Incotnin8 resour¢ Resource5 cxpended Mov¢m¢nt in funds Unrestricted fullds General fi]nd 119,525 (87,981) 31544 TOTAL FUNDS 119,525 (87,981) 31,544 A Cuent ar 12 months and prior year 12 montbs combined p)sition is as follows.. Net movement in funds At 31.12.25 At 1.1.24 UDrutricted fuDd$ General fimd 84.839 44.732 129,571 TOTAL FUNDS 84,839 44,732 129,571 Page 9 Continued...
Bisbopric of Public Ecumenicil and Social Seryices UK Note5 to ¢h¢ FitiaDcil St•t¢ments- ton11ked ror the year end 31 Detembpr 21125 MOVEMENf IN FUNDS- ¢ontiDwed A WTrent year 12 tnonths and prior year 12 months eombin¢d nrf rnovernenl in fmds. in¢luded in tbe above are follows: Incoming resour¢¢s Resources Movemenl expended in fjmds ureStrICted funds General fimd 236,980 (192248) 44,732 TOTAL FUNDS 236,980 (192.248) 44.732 RELATED PARTY DJSCLOSURLS During the yearthe charity paid grartts to a ¢h8rity With a common trustee that operates ID Egypt £IOI,000 {2024.. £84,540). Th¢ r¢lated chariry, Bish)pric of ECuTnenI¢ 4nd Social Servi¢es Egypt is relat¢d thrnugh having mmon trLLStees ih&i ar¢ able lo exert control over the opetions of the charity. Donations were received from the tru51ee$ during th¢ yearlotalling £40012024.. £80,936). ULTIMATE CONTROLLING PARTY BShopriC of Publi¢ E¢umeni¢al And So¢ial Services is JKSt ntrolled by any on¢ individual or group of individuals. Pig¢ 10