2022-12-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

Period start date: 01/01/2022 Period end date: 31/12/2022 Charity name: The Parish of Dormition of the Mother of God (EP)

Charity registration number: 1125574

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	The objects of the Charity are furtherance and promotion of Orthodox Christian Faith.
Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts.	Para 1.17 and 1.19	We are an Orthodox Christian community who meet to celebrate the vigil and liturgy on the 1st and 3rd weekends of each month and important feast days. Services are in English and Slavonic. In addition there are baptisms, weddings, and retreats. We are looking for a permanent place to worship to extend our activities.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	We confirm that the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit.

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

SORP reference Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment Para 1.38 including program related investment Contribution made by Para 1.38 volunteers Other

Achievements and Performance

	SORP reference
Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.	Para 1.20	We have maintained our activities as set out above. We are still actively seeking a permanent place of worship.
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements		where relevant about:
Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41
Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	We have successfully covered all expenses associated with the running of the parish.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	Our policy on any reserves is to increase remuneration of our priests and also to set up a building fund to assist in any necessary works when we have a permanent place of worship.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	£140,518
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	NA
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	NA
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	NA

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s **trusts: **
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Trust Deed dd 14/07/2007, amended 28/12/2011
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	A Trust
Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees	Para 1.25	Original Trustees elected at the first meeting when the Trust Deed was adopted. Subsequent Trustees appointed by the Trustees in accordance with the Trust Deed.

Additional information (optional) Youmay choose toincludefurtherstatements	Additional information (optional) Youmay choose toincludefurtherstatements	whererelevant about:
Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51
Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	The Parish of the Dormition of the Mother of God (EP)
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number	1125574
Charity’s principal address	C/O Ms Jane Collingridge 11 Ryfold Rd London SW19 8DF

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)
	Jane Collingridge		Wholeyear of 2022
	Myrtle Tanner		Wholeyear of 2022
	RosemaryCarter		Wholeyear of 2022
	Anne v Bennigsen		Wholeyear of 2022
	Tamara Dragadze		Wholeyear of 2022

Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name N/A Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name	**Dates acted if not for whole year **
**N/A **

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets NA held in this capacity Name and objects of the NA charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for NA safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

Additional information (optional)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of	Type of	Name	Address
adviser
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
	Exemptions from disclosure
	Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
	NA

Other optional information

Declarations

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date
	Jane Colligridge
	Trustee
	01/10/2023
	01/10/2023

Charity Name No (if any) The Parish of the Dormition of the Mother of God (EP) 1125574 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period Period start date Period end date To from 01/01/2022 31/12/2022

Section A Receipts and payments

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Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Donations 27,601 - - 27,601 30,123
Bank Interest 958 - - 958 1,045
Sub total (Gross income for AR) [ 28,560 ] - - 28,560 31,168
A2 Asset and investment sales, (see
table).
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 28,560 - - 28,560 31,168
A3 Payments
Church Hire 15,318 - - 15,318 6,705
Travel Expenses 4,859 - - 4,859 3,803
Clergy / Choir Contributions 4,040 - - 4,040 3,440
Deanery Contributions 2,661 2,661 -
Payments to other charities 2,017 - - 2,017 45
Church supplies 660 - - 660 705
Newsletter expenses 627 - - 627 1,172
Insurance 700 - - 700 745
Bank charges/corrections 106 - - 106 108
Sub total [ 30,988 ] - - 30,988 16,723
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A4 Asset and investment purchases,
(see table)
Loan repayment - - -
- - - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total payments 30,988 - - 30,988 16,723
Net of receipts/(payments) - 2,428 - - - 2,428 14,445
A5 Transfers between funds - 5,964 5,964 - - 134,554
A6 Cash funds last year end 201,478 134,554 - 336,032 201,478
Cash funds this year end 193,086 140,518 - 333,604 336,032
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Categories B1 Cash funds	Total cash funds Details Petty Cash CAF Bank Current (inclusive of uncleared cheques) CAF Bank Gold Other Saving Accounts	Unrestricted funds to nearest £ 6 71,469 51,284 70,327 193,086	Restricted funds to nearest £ - - 140,518 140,518	Endowment funds to nearest £ - - -
				-

(agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) OK

OK

OK

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Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
funds funds funds
Details to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
Tax Reclaims Due for 2019-20 5,576 - -
Tax Reclaims Due for 2020-21 3,795 - -
Tax Reclaims Due for 2021-22 5,076 - -
- - -
- - -
- - -
Fund to which Current value
Details asset belongs Cost (optional) (optional)
Advance 95,231 - 116,127
- -
- -
- -
- -
Fund to which Current value
Details asset belongs Cost (optional) (optional)
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Fund to which Amount due When due
Details liability relates (optional) (optional)
Other Charities / Deanery 2,008
Fr Dn Eugene 409
Date of
Signature Print Name
approval
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B2 Other monetary assets

B3 Investment assets

B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use

B5 Liabilities

Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trustees The Parish of the Domiition of the Mother of God (EP) On accounts for the y•ar ended 3111212022 Charlty no {If any) 1125574 Sèt out on pag I report to the trustees on my èxamination of the accounts of the above charity {Ihe Trusf) for th8 year ended Re•ponslbllltla8 and basis of roport As the char5ty's trustees. you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordan(x with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (Yhe Acr). I report in respec% of my examinatlon of the Twst's accounts carried out under seclion 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrylng out my examination, I have foll0v￿d all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commisslon under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. Independent I have completed my Oxaminatlon. I conftmi that no material matters have examln•rf8 statement come to my attention in connection with the 8xamination which gives me cause to believe that in. any material re8fft'. the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act", or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records.. or the aC￿UnIS did not comply wtth the applicable requirements conceming the fomi and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accourrts arml Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fairf view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no con￿MS and have come across no other matters in conneclion with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper urKJerstar)ding of the aC￿UnIS to be reached. 8lgned: Date: 0311012023 Name: Ludmila Daty Relevant professlonal quallficatlon(s) or body (If any): ACCA member 0￿)074 Addrnss: Flat 40 Dominion House, The Avenue London W13 8AE IER Oct2018

Section B Disclosure Only complete rf the examiner needs lo highlight material matters of concern (see CC32. Independent examination of charty accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). Glve here brief details of any Itam8 that the examiner wlshes to dlsclose. IER Oct 2018