2022-12-31-accounts

T￿￿teeS'RepOrt Forthe yeorendiry 31 tlecember2022 The trustee5. who are also dlrectors of the company for the purposes of the Companies Acts. present their annual report wlth accounts frjr the organlzation for the year ending 31 December 2022. The accounts comply with the requlrernents of the Companies Act 2CQ6. the Financial Reportin& Standard for Smaller Entltlès lèffèctive April 20081 and follow the recommendation5 in "Accounting and Reportin8 by Charltles: Statement of Recommended Prattice 2005.. Ob￿￿5¥•$ and A¢tlvltSes Who w• are and what we do We are a non-profit development OT8anI￿t￿n that provides ald and support to vulnerable ¢hlldren In E8yPt. Our Proyams Indude.. Coptlc Orphans, fla8ship program, Not Alone, serves ovei 14,602 orphans and thelr famllles In 60+ Coptlc Orthodox dloceses in E8YPt. Each child in Not Alone, throv8h a mentorln8 and nurturlnB relationship with one of Coptlc Orphans, 732 church-ba5ed volunteer representattves, or'Reps." recdves the protectlon. support, and conflden that was lost when hls or her father died or abandoned him or her. The emphasis ofthe Not Alone Pro8ram Is not on eharity, but rather on the transformatlon of Children and those around them. Piogram partl¢lpantS 8aln the resources to break the cyele of poverty. as well as the coura8e to become chan8e-rnakers In thelf own communltles. Coptlc Orphans addre55es both Immedlate and long-term needs so that Not Alone chlldren can deal succe55fully wlth the academlc. sodal. and ernotlonal challenges they face. Coptlc Orphan5 Utilizes education a5 the primary tool to empower children to become self-sufficient, well-adlusted adults. A$ Such, Not Alone prioritize5 Ilteracy and other ski115 that help program partlclpants succeed In school. The ¢hildTen are en£oura8ed to develop their God-given talents In order to ean overcome their ¢ircum5tances and transform future generations. Each of the Reps 15 nominated by hls or her bishop in the Coptlt Orthodox Church. The Reps work wlth fatherless famllles In some of the most Impo¥erlshed communltie5 In E8VPt. from the slums of Calro to remote rural vlllages. Each Aep has relationships with 15-25 children, and strvès tath ¢hild by.. Vlsrtin8 the chlld on a re8ular basis in his or her hometo assessand provide for basi¢ needs and addres5 underlying problems rooted in the home Ilfe of the child- Connectlng the thild. mother. and any slblln8S to assistance in acad￿niC tutoring and mentorlng for speclal talents or needs- Engaging in community education and advocacy for familie5 to access resources such as bSrth rtificates, 8overnment-provided widows, pensions, land Tights, and government IDS,. Gatherin8 childrèn and their mothers In specialized workshops that build skills in literacy, leadershlp. computers. household finan¢e. rdationshipbulldln& cultural appreoation* job readiness. and income

genefatlon. as well as cover[￿ crltical topk3 In effect￿ parentln& dlsea5e pre¥ention, and preven￿n8 female 8enital mutlljtlon. Wlthln the Not Alone Program, the Future Leader5 Stholar5hlp Is a competttlve scholarshlp Inltlatwe desl8ned for hlgh school graduates in the pro8ram who ex￿1 In academlcs. personal Ilfe. leadership, and volunteerfsm. It alms to provlde scholarshlp reciplents wlth flnandal, moral. and sodal support to pursue higher education the fields of thelr tholce, to develop thelr leadershlp skllls, and to In5dll value5 of ¥olunteÈrlsm and servlce, whlch wlll enhance their potentlal to lead thange In thelr commun[t￿$ The Valuable Glrf Project Is a multl-faceted development pr¢)grarn that tsr8ets m?rglnallzed ilrls and young women In hl8h-poverty areas In E￿t. Valuable Girl's main 8oal Is to emptswer glrfs on the Intrapersonal, Interactlonoj, and behavloral levels by IrNestlng In thelr potentlals and empowerfn8 them to maxlmlze thelr Influence In thelr communltles. The project brln8S together mU￿1m and Chrlstlan 81rt5, aAes 7-22, In 3 818 Slster-uttle Slster mfttor5hlp arran8ement that promotes peeful coxlstence. stren8then5 the glrls. understandln8 of thelr rl8hts, and Improves academlc retentlon rates, along w￿h othef Posltfve soclal and econom1¢ outcomes for partirlpants. Thls unlque opportunlty empowers glrls and youn8 women to contlnue thelr ed￿￿tIOn. rdlse thelr 5elf-esteem develop de¢lslon-makln8 and leadershlp skllts, ralse awareness on 8ender-based vlolence and, m05t Importantly, reduce thelr 50clal Isolatjon and break the barrlers of sectarl¥nlsm. Slnce Its IncePt￿n 20 year5 a80, the project has operated In 184 sltes across E8YPt and empowered more than 15.000 8lrls and young wom•n. In the current Lydè12021-20231, the project operates In 20 loutlons In four Bovernorates. namely Calro, Mlnya. Asyut and ¢]ena. targetin8 2,tLKI glrls and youn8women and bulldln8the capacty of 80 on4lte staff members from 20 Community Development Assodadons ICDAS). serve to Learn Is a dynamlc program that strengthens the tles of Coptk Dlaspjra Volunteers (second- Ind thlrd- 8eneratlon E￿ptIanS Imni In the dl•sporal with theSr homeland, E8ypL through 5ervln8 underprtvlle8ed thlldren over a span of three weeks. The program strfves to PrO￿de youth wlth the hands-on experlence and enable them to not only wltne3S the challenges undetserved thlldren face, but alw actively partlopate In the effort to Improve th• chlldr•rfs Ilv•s by eontrlbutlrtr& alb•lt short-term, to thelr educ•tlon. By Il¥lng In the chldren's vSlla8es. teachln6 In classrooms, v151tln8 theor hornes, and eft8a8ln8 wlth their Gommunlty, the volunteer5 re￿1Ve a multl-dlmenslonal vlew of a Not Alone thlld. The Immersfve nature of the experlence lets volunteers see our program partlclpants from multlple v¥nta8es 10 8lve them a deeper and more Insi8htfvl understandin8 of each child beyond the veneer of poverty. Upon thelr return, Klunteers are equlpped to a<fvocate as ambassadors for the cause of dlsadvantaged chlldren In E8VPt. Serve to Learn volunteers and alumnl then ljecome the drMn8 force for development In E8yPt. After beln8 Inactlve due to covirk19 In 2021. the Serve to Leam pro8ram resumed In 2022 wlth 11 ¥olurrteers who seNed In E8yPt from January 28 to Febrnary 18. In 2022. The 21 program was launched. Through the 21, ￿Ung people who Ilve In the dla5pora and have Coptlc an¢e5try vlsEt Egypt to en8a8e wlth rauses Important to the Coptlc communlty. Whlle they a￿ In E8yPt. these fellows partlclpate In CoP￿c Orphans acb¥ities. t41th churthes and cultural sltes. and st￿ngthen thelr tles wlth thelr roots and herttsge. Coptlc Orphans has a competftlve selertlon process for these fellows. In 2022, 107 partlclpants went to E8yPt for The 21: one woup of fellows vtstted from June 17 to July 11. and the other visited from July 15 to August 8.

Flnandal Rtvlew FSnandal p051tlon 2022 was a fruitful year, whereln we raised 605,206 GBP. We used this amount. along wtth the income raised In 2021, to support our main programs In Egypt in 2022. Reserve pollcy The trustees consider that the Charity has adequate reseryes and wlll contonue to raise fvnd5 for Its projects. Prlnclpal fundln8 source5 In 2022. 40% of the funds in the UK were collected from indlvldual donors. and the remainln8 60% came from our partnership with St. Kyrel Trust. The present level of fvnding is adequate to meet the trustees, objertive5. The trustees conslder the flnanclal posltlon of the charity to be satisfactory. MaJor rlsks The Trustees have considered the posltion of the charlty wfth re8ards to T15ks and. as It has no hxed Costs or staff, they are satlsfied that there are no malor rlsks at present wlth re4ard to its balance sheet. However, the posltlon will be revlewed annually. Strurturei I0￿m￿nce and minagem•nt Gov•mln8 dooJm•nt Coptlc Orphans Is a reglstered charlty and a company limited bv Buarantee, re8lsteied In England and W•les. In the event of the Company belng wound up. the liabillty of members is Ilmited to 10 GBP. Board members In 2022, two members of the publlclolned the Copt1¢ Orphans board. Statement of publlc benellt The trustees have paid due re8ard to the 8uldance of publ1¢ benefit produced by the Charftles Commlsslon and are confldent that the work of the charlty meets all the crtteria lor publi¢ benefit. Thls report has been prepared In a¢coTdance wtth the statement of Accountlng and Reportlng by Charltles I￿¥1$e￿ 20051 and In 2ctordance wlth thé $p•¢lal provlslons of part IS of the Companies Act of 2006 ielgtlhg to small eompanles and the Flnanclal Reportln8 Standard for Smaller Entltles IEffertl¥e Aprll 2CM)81. Thls report was approved by the Dirertorsl Trustees on October 19. 2023 ermien Riad Executive Director

COPTIC ORPHANS SUPPORT ASSOCIATION

FIIIA14CIALSTATEMEllfS FQRIHEy•ar ENDI￿ 31 DECEMBER 2022 Pa8e Cantènt Compan*s InI￿t￿ 5tstemÈnt of Fln3ndal Nxtwes Bahntesheet Noiestotht Flnandal Statejhpnts

COMPANY IIIFClllblATIOII FCIITHE wrENDING JI DECEM8EA21)22 Coptlc l>ph3Thsw4s kncorpwaied on8Awd2CQ9 and asa Chlyon 16 December Compay Numbor.. 4514 IEna)d •nd wa￿5) Company Lixlted byGuar3ntee Chaiity Number: 1133307 IEnOaMI and Walul Tru51ees (Dlrecthtsl: Mrs Ntnnn ￿"ad (Exetsrtp￿ threEttyl Re8bthred and Prln¢lpalOllke: RM*moNI En8laRd TW92PR 8anker.' HSBC Bankpk

STATÈMEMf OF FIlIANC￿A(llvITIE5 lind￿lin8 I￿o￿eNd Expe￿I￿￿eAtt￿rtj FIJRIMEye¥ END￿ 31 DECÈMBER 2022 2a22 INCOMING RE￿VAC£s Donation5 257.746 Tot#1 Inc¢Mnlry R•￿￿(￿5 RESOURCES EXPENDf D DlrKt charftltrAee￿ndtture Go¥emance costs 557.776 198 254,747 Totsi RwourAI 557974 NETINCOMINGIIOVTGOINGI VIESOURCtS Foll￿￿¥ IPletlnt0m•llENpend￿nl1oPth•1•41) 47,232 Baknt• br0¥htfw￿1d •t lJ•nu•ry 2022 35.057 nc• ebrrkndf￿rd 4t31 D•¢•mbw 2021 Nts 5ewrate Statement olTotsl Reciwtsed G•hsor L¢4XShas been presethtsdas •lpln5and ￿$S•Sha￿ bew In th• Statqm•nt of FIM¢KknI

BALANCESHE FOR THEywt EN￿116 31 DECEMBER I 31 D¢c¢mb•rZOZI CURREMfASSEfS Cash atbHnk and In hand Account Rett￿able5 Piepaymento¥peth5e CRtDITORS'. noiints 14illrydu• I4.￿1 NEf CURRfpifASSErs 34.859 TOTALAsseTS LESS CUIREIIT UABILmts 8L28g 114COME FUIIDS General Fund 35,057 TOTALFiINDS Theseflnanckl statemtnts have been prepared In the s￿&1 ￿$￿)nsfor small companles under Part IS oftr CompanlesArt I￿6 and th• Flnan¢41 Re￿nI stsnd•rd lorSmallEr Eniitse5 leffeth Aprti ￿￿1. Forthe￿￿ar ended 31 OKember 2022 Ihecemp3nywas•rttlW toexemptlon ¥nder5edion477 ofthe Compan￿$ Att 211 No m•rnber% have requlredtr•wnpanyto obtskn afi audkollts•¢¢QWrt5forthe ￿ar In questkn In I¢￿aNteWitfv Sertlon 476. TheTru5tee5 acknowled8t thtlr reSpOn￿b￿ls1¥ for.. Ensurbnlthe￿m￿nY keepSa¢Ct￿nthN8 rernrd5thkh secik)n475.' and Prepartnu xcounts whl¢h * true Ind fairvkn of the Matt of •ff•lrs of the eomwny •s •tttht end ol Its flninclol Y￿r, Ind of its Incoffle ind expendlvre l¢ the flnanc￿l and ¥thkh +Xhen¥tse the r•qulrem4thts afih• Comp4nk•s A {elat￿810¥￿trunts, 5ofvrasapw1¢ab￿ to the company. TheflnancLl statements•n pa8•$ 6t0 8weve tytheTntsw4)rt Ortober 19th. 2022. N•1m￿Tr A￿d

FOR THEYW 31 DECEMBER 2022 I. ACCOUI4TrNG pouaES 8•&1501xcounii Thefinanckl ttatements have been yepared ¢mderthe historkalc05tcon¥entlon, modrfledto irKludethe revaluatlon of Investment and In accordante ith the Finantial Reporting 5tsndard fotSmallerEntits lelfeaNe Aprjl 20)81. theCompanie5A£t 2frA$3￿1 follow th2 rttommendatMs in ￿￿Jn￿neartd Reportln8ty Charths.. StatemtyrtofPcommendÈd Pratbce issued in 2rKA. D•Mtlon5 rhMatlon5 are rewlsed knfu• in the Statemert•lflnarKi•l In thryare rthed. ExpendkUre1s￿O8nIsed OTh an awuals basls as • libilty i5MKurred. Ewmithre MidtharyVATthkhwnot behllyretovertd ènd is reported aSpartoftheexpendrtU￿ ¢0 whh k rtlate arltable expendkurowm￿se$lhOsè tOSts incurred lorrtSbehefi¢L•r￿1. It IncWe5bo¢h stsihat can be allou¢ed dlierity 10 xtlvft54nd thosecostsofan kndirettniture nece5SarytOSUPKXlrtthem. GovÈrnnceMsts Sndudtth¢)5e ¢0srs ￿50￿31¢4 and staw rt4utraMntrfthetharlty. Ilow st•t•m•rrt TheTw51ees have tathtn aoknnweof the exemptbMforsm•ll compan￿$￿￿deftr￿ A¢wth8S¢•nd•rd forsmal￿r Entit￿$ Ind. Co￿5¢9￿Tr￿, no ¢•sh flow 5f•temeni hastttTh prtpBred. Fundj Uniestrktedfund artlncomkn8 regOurEes￿￿AbIto￿Y￿It¢dffjrthe objeas￿lthetha￿fy lurth¢r spe¢lW wrpostind •re a￿lIa￿e¥S￿eneR1 lund. I￿1 Varfousdonatk)ns S,206 257.746 3. tXPENDnifle 2022 209,243 Otherwsts k char8es 176 Totsl dlrea charilab￿xPendltwQ IndEpendent accountsnts Adminlstratlon c05t5 49JlS 45W7 49,915 Notrusteesor em￿9¥ee$le￿hQdatyrÈMu￿rth durfretryear•rihthÈ wedlo￿TryIr. Thea¥erw numberofemF4oYeesdurir4the￿rWa5￿l(2O22.' nll

Notystr th? finarKW St•temerts Iu•ntknll FOVlnl >wENDING 31 OECEMBERIOZI 4. CREDrroR&. •mountsI￿￿d￿èV￿thkn•My•￿ Other Credltor5 Auruals .4,¢J)6 srATiISAND INCORPORAn014 CoptlEOrphans, Is Jcomp•ny Ilmlted bY8￿rantee nosh1￿CarAIaL fj. FUWOS Genernlfvnd 35.057 1557.9741 557 974 82,289

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ Charity Coptic Orphans Support Association members of On accounts for the year December 2022 Charity no 1133307 ended (if any) Set out on pages 2 (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 12/31/2022

Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report 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 section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention (other than that disclosed below *) in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

• accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or

• the accounts do not accord with the accounting records

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

• Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.

10/27/2023 Signed: Date: Name: Harold L. Mohn Jr., CPA Relevant professional Certified Public Accountant, USA qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: UHY 8601 Robert Fulton Drive, Suite 210 Columbia, MD 21046

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Section B	Disclosure
Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose.	Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
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