# **REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1123005** **Report of the Trustees and Financial Statements For The Year Ended 5th April 2023 for ST. MARY & ST ABANOUB COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH, WEST & NORTH YORKSHIRE** **ST MARY & ST ABANOUB COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH, YORKSHIRE (2023) Annual report)** Page 1 ## **ST MARY & ST ABANOUB COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH, YORKSHIRE Contents of the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 5th April 2023** ## **C O N T E N T S** ||
PAGE| |---|---| |CHARITY INFORMATION|3-4| |TRUSTEES' REPORT|5-7| |STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL|| |ACTIVITIES|8| |BALANCE|| |SHEET|9| |EXPENDITURE|10| |NOTE|| |S|11| Page 2 **ST MARY & ST ABANOUB COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH, YORKSHIRE (2023) Annual report)** ## **ST MARY & ST ABANOUB COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH, YORKSHIRE Charity Information** The trustees who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 1985, present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 5th April 2023. The trustees have adopted the provisions of the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities' issued in March 2005. ## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Registered Charity number** : **1123005** **TRUSTEES** His Grace Bishop Anthony 40 Kingston Drive Whitley Bay NE26 1JJ Mrs. Neveen Lewis 30 Lark Hill Crescent Ripon N Yorkshire HG4 2HN Dr George Abouda 15 Sykes close Swanland, North Ferriby HU14 3GD Mr. Magdy Attia West Winds, Ling Lane Scarcroft Leeds LS14 3HT Dr. Tamer Riad 40 Wentworth Avenue, Leeds LS17 7TN Mr.Sameh Sidhom 12 Castle Hill Drive Harrogate HG2 9JJ ## **ST MARY & ST ABANOUB COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH, YORKSHIRE (2023) Annual report)** Page 3 **TREASURER** Mrs. Neveen Lewis **CHARITY NUMBER** 1123005 **BANKERS** HSBC 27 Market Place Malton North Yorkshire YO17 7LU **ST MARY & ST ABANOUB COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH, YORKSHIRE (2023) Annual report)** Page 4 ## **ST MARY & ST ABANOUB COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH, YORKSHIRE Trustees’ Report** ## **TRUSTEES' REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 5th APRIL 2023 NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 05th April 2023** The trustees present their report and accounts for the period ended 5th April 2023 ## **TRUSTEES** The trustees named on page 1 have served throughout the period. Appointment of trustees is governed by the Church Constitution (Appendix 1) of the Charity. The Board of Trustees is authorised to appoint new trustees to fill vacancies arising through resignation or death of an existing trustee. ## **INVESTMENT POWERS** The Church Constitution (Appendix 1) authorises the trustees to make and hold investments using the general funds of the charity. ## **CONSTITUTION, OBJECTS AND POLICIES** The Charitable Trust is constituted by Church Constitution, and its objects are to provide worship for believers of the Coptic Orthodox Faith. ## **Objectives:** The objects of the Church shall be advancing the religion of the Coptic Orthodox Church in West & North Yorkshire. In furtherance of the foregoing objectives, the Church shall have the following powers: - 1 To provide and maintain places of public worship and the due performance of the Rites of prayers, liturgy, Baptism, Marriage & Burial according to the principles of the Coptic Orthodox Church. - 2 To provide and maintain residences for priests - 3 a. Power to collect donations and subscriptions (whether periodical or otherwise) b. Power to issue appeals for donations and subscriptions in connections with the objectives of the Church. - c. Power to accept donations and endowments on any special trust in Connection with the objectives of the Church. - d. Power to do all such other things as shall further the attainment of the said objects or aims of the church. ## **ST MARY & ST ABANOUB COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH, YORKSHIRE (2023) Annual report)** Page 5 The policy of the Charitable Trust to be the provision of additional finance in order that its objects stated above might be further achieved. ## **Objectives for the year:** Our plans for the next financial year primarily include the continuing function of the church and its associated activities. ## **DEVELOPMENT, ACTIVITIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS** - The trustees consider that the performance of the charity this period has been - most satisfactory. - The trust would not be able to provide such a wide service to our - beneficiaries without the continued support of a large number of willing members. - The Charity continues to provide the main objectives of providing and - maintaining a place of worship, residence for the priest and the collection of memberships and donations as well as the running cost of maintaining the Church. - Following the cessation of Covid restrictions worship services and meetings - returned to church. - The Sunday School continues to flourish with new members joining - during the year. An online presence as well as in-person meetings takes place. - The weekly online prayer group for Primary and Secondary ages continued as - normal - The Ladies Group and Men’s Group still meet regularly online to pray and - study the Bible together. - The Youth Bible Study group and an Apologetics Group continued to meet - virtually Work on the proposed hall to provide a meeting room continued and occupation of the new hall too place during this year. A number of other fire safety and health and safety works commenced towards the latter part of the financial year and will continue in the next year. **ST MARY & ST ABANOUB COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH, YORKSHIRE (2023) Annual report)** Page 6 We continued active fundraising to enable betterment of the church facilities to continue uninterrupted. The Trustees were satisfied with the progress of work by the end of the financial year. We continue to maintain the church grounds and graveyard through the assistance of a gardener who attend to the grounds regularly. ## **FINANCIAL REVIEW** The financial position of the charity is considered most satisfactory for its first period of account. (Refer to Achievements and Accounts). ## **FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS** The trustees are aware that car parking facilities require improvement. A plan to upgrade these is to be instigated. ## **APPROVAL** This report was approved by the trustees on 28[th] January 2024 and signed on their behalf. ## **TRUSTEES** Dr. Tamer Riad Page 7 **ST MARY & ST ABANOUB COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH, YORKSHIRE (2023) Annual report)** ## **ST MARY & ST ABANOUB COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH, YORKSHIRE Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 5th April 2023** **ST MARY & ST ABANOUB COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH, YORKSHIRE (2023) Annual report)** Page 8 ST MARY & ST ABANOUB COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH, YORKSHIRE Balance Sheet 05- restrirted tal fun TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS Land & Buildings- Church The Main Hall - Building 285,959 136,5(Kl Vehicles 6,3 6,3(Kl Accumulated Depreciation (6,2991 15.9161 285.961 136.885 CURRENT ASS￿5 Cash at Bank and In hand 25.gd3 95,612 NET ASS￿5 311,944 232,497 FINANCED BY UNRESTRICTED FUN05 311.944 252.497 ST MARY & ST ABANOUB COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH, YORKSHIRE 2023 Annual re ort Page 9 ST MARY & ST ABANOUB COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH, YORKSHIRE Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 5th A ril 2023 AecountinE Policios Basls ol Preparation of Accounts The Kcounts a￿ p￿pa￿d underit* t4storical costcon¥enih)n aThJ Ind￿le tl* regJlts of Ihe (hartys operations_ The accounts have been wepared ￿(trdarfe withthe siatement of Recommended PRttKe for Charity Accoun The Char￿ ha5 taken odvantage ofthe exemption t0proj￿tI cash ftow stotement on the orwD¢J that r( qualrfEs as a ￿all charity. Tansible Fixed Assets Motor ¥eh￿leS are (*preciated using a rate of 25% based on the dedninE balance rnethod. Income Volumary income and th￿ati0Th are accounted for as receNed ty Ihe charity. Manasement and Administration Expenditure Expenditure on mana8erneTht and administration of the chorrty vKludesall expen¢*rure directty related to the charirnble a￿l￿ty. Expenditu￿ forthe ma￿ Hall Buildiw was deterrn￿d in a(cordaKe Wffh aaual incwred Thi5 fin* prepared accordingto the information that ha5 been gr￿n. The members ofthe thyr¢h {il Rwlr. Abanoth5tPaul } DrGecYge Aboudi 13} Mrs.Neveen Lewks 14} Mr Sameh Silthom } DrTameT R*d {6} Mr.Maety Att ST MARY & ST ABANOUB COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH, YORKSHIRE 2023 Annual re ort Page 10