## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**Period start date: 01/01/2024 Period end date: 31/12/2024**
**Charity name: The Parish of Dormition of the Mother of God (EP)**
## **Charity registration number: 1125574**
## **Objectives and Activities**
|**Objectives and Activities**|**Objectives and Activities**|**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
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|
|Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|
|Other||
## **Achievements and Performance**
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SORP reference
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|**Achievements and Performance**|**Achievements and Performance**|**Achievements and Performance**|
|---|---|---|
|SORP reference|||
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|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 chief policy is to create a building**
**fund to assist in securing a permanent**
**place of worship which is essential for**
**our future and all our activities.**|
|Amount of reservesheld|Para 1.22|**£ 148,151.50**|
|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**|
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Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including Para 1.47
any fundraising)
Investment policy and
objectives including any Para 1.46
social investment policy
adopted
A description of the principal Para 1.46
risks facing the charity
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|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
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|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)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and Para 1.51 training of trustees The charity’s organisational structure and any wider Para 1.51 network with which the charity works Relationship with any related Para 1.51 parties Other
## **Reference and Administrative details**
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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
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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Name of person (or body)
Office (if Dates acted if not for whole
Trustee name entitled to appoint trustee
any) year
(if any)
1 Jane Collingridge Whole year of 2024
2 Myrtle O. Tanner 01/01/2024 to 28/02/24
3 Rosemary Carter Whole year of 2024
4 Anne v Bennigsen Whole year of 2024
5 Tamara Dragadze Whole year of 2024
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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**||
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## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
|Description of the assets
held in this capacity|NA|
|---|---|
|Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity’s objects|NA|
|Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity’s own assets|NA|
## **Additional information (optional)**
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
|**Type of**|**Name**|**Address**|
|---|---|---|
|**adviser**|||
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**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)** Jane Colligridge ~~oe~~ **Position** Trustee **(eg Secretary, Chair, etc)** ~~ee ee~~ **Date** 07/10/2024 ~~fF~~
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|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|01/01/2024|31/12/2024|
|Section A Receipts and payments|
|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|33,709|-|-|33,709|24,445|
|HMRC Gift Aid|5,567|-|-|5,567|14,447|
|Bank Interest|2,146|-|-|2,146|2,985|
|=|Sub total|(Gross income for AR)|[ 41,422 ]|-|-|41,422|41,877|
|A2 Asset and investment sales|
|=|—|
|Cashed Investment (B3)|10,000|-|-|10,000|-|
|-|-|-|-|-|
|Sub total|10,000|-|-|10,000.00|-|
|SS|Total receipts|51,422|-|-|S|51,422|41,877|
|A3 Payments|
|Church Hire|14,018|-|-|14,018|12,402|
|Travel Expenses|6,490|-|-|6,490|5,582|
|Clergy / Choir Contributions|4,240|-|-|4,240|4,640|
|Deanery Contributions|-|-|2,008|
|Payments to other charities|1,040|-|-|1,040|1,665|
|Church supplies|1,181|-|-|1,181|1,138|
|Newsletter expenses|298|-|-|298|590|
|Insurance|727|-|-|727|700|
|Bank charges|63|-|-|63|103|
|Sub total|[ 28,057 ]|-|-|28,057|28,827|
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|A4 Asset and investment purchases|
|Loan repayment|-|-|-|
|-|-|-|-|-|
|Sub total|[ - ]|-|-|-|-|
|—————|Total payments|28,057|-|-|——|28,057|28,827|
|Net of receipts/(payments)|23,365|-|- 23,365|13,050|
|A5 Transfers between funds|- 3,864|3,864|-|-|-|
|A6 Cash funds last year end|202,366|144,288|-|346,653|333,604|
|Cash funds this year end|===>>==>|221,867|148,152|- 370,019|346,654|
|Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period|
|Unrestricted|Restricted|Endowment|
|Categories|Details|funds|funds|funds|
|to nearest £|to nearest £|to nearest £|
|B1 Cash funds|Petty Cash|2|-|-|
|CAF Bank Current Account|
|838|-|-|
|CAF Bank Gold Saving Account|29,179|
|Other Saving Accounts|191,849|148,152|-|
|Total cash funds|221,867|148,152|-|
|===|
|(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 £**|
|**B2 Other monetary assets**|**5,474**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**Current value**
**(optional)**
Tax Reclaims Due for 2024
**Details**
=—===||||||
|**B3 Investment assets**|**-**
**127,023**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**Current value**
**(optional)**
Scottish Widows Platform
**Details**
=—===||||||
|**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**||||**-**
**-**||**-**
**-**|
|||||**-**||**-**|
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|Signed by one or two trustees
on behalf of all the trustees
**B5 Liabilities**|**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**
**When due**
**(optional)**
**7,078**
Signed by one or two trustees
Date of
approval
**Details**
Deanery
Signature
Print Name
SS SS5
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(HARITY COMMISSION I Independent examiner's report on the
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
accounts
Section A
Independent Examinerfs Report
Report to the trustees
The Pansh of the Dormition of the Mother of God (EP)
3111212024
On accounts for the year
ended |
Charity no
{if any)
1125574
Set out on pages
I report to the trustees on rny examination of the accounts of the above charity
("the Trust") for the year ended 3111212024.
Responsibilities and
basis of report
As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the
accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 {"the
Act.)
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under
seclion 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examinalion, I have
followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Cornmission under
section 145{5)(b) of the Act.
Independent I have Gompleted my examination. I confirrn that no material matters have
examiner's statement come to my atte,,tion in connection with the examination which gives me cause
to believe that in. any material respect:
the accoLJnting records were not kept in accordan with section 130 of
the Charities Act: or
the accounts did not accord with the accounting records,. or
the accounts did not comply with Ihe applicable requirements
co.Iceming the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities
(Accounts and 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 concerns and have come across no other matters in connection
with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in
order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed: l oi.
Date:
0611012025
Name:
Ludmila Daly
Relevant professional ACCA member 0960074
qualification(s) or body
(if any):
Address:
Flat 40 Dominion House. The Avenue, London
W138AE
IER
Oct 2018
Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concem
(see CC32, Independenl examination of charty accounts: directions and
guidance for examiners).
Give here brief details
of any items that the
examlner wishes to
dlsclose.
IER
Oct 2018