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HERMON MAR THOMA CHURCH

THE MIDLANDS, UNITED KINGDOM

UK & Europe Zone

16[TH] ANNUAL REPORT & STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS

2022-23

For Private Circulation Only

Estd 2007

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Contents

Notice and Charity Information ________ 1 Purpose, Objectives and Mission _________ 3 Governance __________ 4 Statement of Trustee’s Responsibilities _______ 7 Performance and Outlook _________ 8 Over Expenditure & Non-Budgeted Items _____ Error! Bookmark not defined. Independent Examiner’s Report _________ 27 Internal Auditor’s Report _________ 29 Statement of Financial Activities _________ 30 Cash Flow Statement _________ 32 Notes to the Accounts _________ 35 Income Budget Proposal for 2023-24 ____ Error! Bookmark not defined. Expenditure Budget Proposal for 2023-24 _____ Error! Bookmark not defined. 2023-24 Administrative Team ________ 50

NOTICE AND CHARITY INFORMATION HERNION NIAR THOI¥qA C.HITRCH IIDLLYDS, ITNITED l&l.NGDOI¥I (Diocese of North America & Europel Member of the Churches Toqether irj England ICTE) & Churches Togetherirj 8ritain undlrel¢JndlCT81J Ch•rlty R•ilstr•tlon No. 1137185 Notlce of the 16th Annual General Bod Meetln To, All rhe Members Notice 15 hereby 8iven that the 16 Annual General body Meetin8 of Hermon Mar Thorna ChuTch, Midland5 UK will be held on Sundaythe 13 of Au8USt 2023 itnrnediately after the Holy Cornmunion Service at St Mary5 Hobs Moat Hall, 30 Hobs Meadow, Birrningham B92 8PN to transact the following busine55. Our vicai, Rev John TThomas will preside over the meeting. The Holy Communion Service will start at 11.00am AGENDA l. Appointtnent of Recordin8SeiTetary 2. To present and approve the Annual Report for year ended 31" March 2023 3. To approve the over exrenditure and non-budgeted expendirure. 4. To present and approve the Statement of Accounts with AuditoT's and Independeni Examinerfs report forthe year ended 31. March 2023 5. To present and approve the Budget forthe year 2023-24 6. Aurhorise the Trusiees ro spend an amount equal to 6112 of the budgeted amount in ihe firsi months of the year 7. Nornination of Independent Exatniner 8. Arby Other business Wlth the prior pertni5sion of the Chair 9. Approval of MiTrures All Edavaka San8harn mernbers are requested to be pre5eni for the meeting. As per insiruction GeorBie Thownas Secretary- HermoTr Mar Thoma Church Dated 3010712023 NoteAorrning port of t1￿ notice.. Aony member wishes to bring up ony motter under the item 'Any Other 8usiness'should contoct the Vicoror5ecretory in writino before 5pm on 9 Augusr 2023 Members who wish to rtsise que5tiortS OT ieouire thny clorifitotion on the Report ond/orsrotement o]Account5 are requested to contact the Vicaf olseiietory in writing before 5pm on WAugu5t2023 Web51te'. Vlur•Ee'. 83 (httwood Drive, Minworth, Sutton Coldfield. Wesi Midlands B76 IXU Wor4hip V•nu•: St Marf5 Church. Hobs Moat, Solihull, 8irmin8ham, B92 8PN Page I Hermon Mar Thoma Church, Midlands, UK 2022-23

NOTICE AND CHARITY INFORMATION

Charity Information

Hermon Mar Thoma Church is a registered Charity in The United Kingdom, with its registered address at 83 Cheswood Drive, Sutton Coldfield, B76 1XU. It is one of the 13 churches in the UK & Europe Zone of the Mar Thoma Church.

Charity No : 1137185

Charity Name : Hermon Mar Thoma Church

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PURPOSE OBJECTIVES AND MISSION ,

Purpose, Objectives and Mission

PURPOSE

The purpose of the Charity is to advance Christian faith and develop a community rooted in biblical doctrine to lead a Christian life.

OBJECTIVES

The main objectives of the Church are to,

• ➢ advance the Christian religion in the Midlands Region

• ➢ provide its members with regular Christian worship services, in accordance with the traditions of the Mar Thoma Syrian Church of Malabar

• ➢ provide pastoral care and organize activities to promote the spiritual life of its members

• ➢ make voluntary contributions for evangelistic and charitable work in the United Kingdom and abroad – especially India.

MISSION

The Mar Thoma Church defines itself as ‘Oriental in origin, Eastern in traditions, Episcopal in nature, Democratic in administration, Catholic in mission, Reformed in faith, Evangelical in outreach work and Ecumenical in vision. Each and every adult member of the Church is considered to be an Evangelist’.

The Church may participate in collaborative programmes with other Churches with which it has communal relationships and also participate in all acceptable ecumenical relationships as a full member of the World Council of Churches (WCC), Churches Together in England (CTE) and Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (CTBI).

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GOVERNANCE

Governance

The charity is an unincorporated charity. Hermon MTC is controlled by the Constitution of Mar Thoma Syrian Church of Malabar, which is approved and adapted for use in the United Kingdom by the Sabha through The Diocese of North America and Europe. The Governing Document is dated 01 April 2010.

MANAGEMENT

Hermon MTC is a Parish of the Mar Thoma Syrian Church of Malabar, which has its head office in Tiruvalla, Kerala, India and reports to the Diocese of North America and Europe in the region.

The Mar Thoma Syrian Church of Malabar is led by Marthoma Metropolitan, His Grace The Most Rev. Dr. Theodosius Mar Thoma Metropolitan who resides at Church Headquarters, Poolatheen, Thiruvalla, Kerala.

Hermon MTC belongs to the UK & Europe Zone, which administers the local governance of the Church in the region. The Diocesan Bishop, Rt Rev Dr Isaac Mar Philoxenos Episcopa who resides at Sinai Mar Thoma Centre, New York, USA supervises the regional administration subject to the approval of the Metropolitan.

Locally, Hermon MTC is managed by its Trustees, also called Executive Committee Members, that are elected by the General Body. Vicar of Church acts as the President of Executive Committee.

VICAR

Hermon MTC are blessed to have a fulltime resident Vicar to provide pastoral care to the members of the church and the community around the Midlands region. Rev. Saju Chacko is serving as the Vicar of the Church since May 2019. The Church is very grateful to have Achen and his family with us.

TRUSTEES / EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Executive Committee members or Trustees ensure day-to-day running and maintenance of Hermon MTC in accordance to the Constitution of Mar Thoma Syrian Church of Malabar. The trustees are all individuals.

The Vicar of Hermon Mar Thoma Church also holds the position of the President. Except for the President and the representatives to the Sabha Mandalam and the Diocesan Assembly, all the other members are elected by the general body or appointed by their respective organisations on an annual basis. The representatives to the Sabha Mandalam and the Diocesan Assembly of the parent church are elected, and the terms of office to these bodies are for a period of three years.

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GOVERNANCE

The members of the Executive Committee (EC) for financial year ended 31st Mar 2023 are as follows:

POSITION NAME	POSITION NAME
President	Rev. Saju Chacko
Vice President	Mr Sudeep K Thomas
Secretary	Mr Georgie P Thomas
Trustee (Accounts)	Mr Sherry Matthews
Trustee (Finance)	Mr Sam Varghese
Lay Leader 1	Mr Thomas Koshy
Lay Leader 2	Mr Aby Chandy
Mandalam Member	Mr Mathew Varughese
Diocesan Assembly Member	Mr Shiju Abraham
Nominated Zonal Assembly member	Mr Thomas Abraham
Organization Representatives
Choir	Mr. Mathew K Thomas
Sevika Sangham	Mrs Shency Mathew
Sunday school	Mr Mathew Samuel
Youth Fellowship	Mr Ashik Shibu
Edavaka Mission	Mrs Baby John
Couple Fellowship	Mrs Reeba George
Area Representatives
Birmingham & Solihull	Mr Blessen Mathew
Coventry, Warwickshire & Nuneaton	Mr Sam Mathew
Walsall, Wolverhampton & Stafford	Mr Anil K Mathews
Nottingham, Derby & Burton-Upon-Trent	Dr Koshy John
Leicester	Mr Shaji Thomas

RECRUITMENT OF TRUSTEES

The trustees are elected every year before the commencement of the fiscal year in the month of February. They are elected by the General Body. The recruitment and appointment of Trustees are as per the Constitution of Mar Thoma Syrian Church of Malabar.

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COUNCIL OF MAR THOMA PARISHES IN UK & EUROPE

The Council of Mar Thoma Parishes in UK and Europe, a charity by its own right, is a UK & Europe zone’s administrative organization of the Mar Thoma Church acting as zonal office for effective directorial coordination between the headquarters in Tiruvalla, India and the parishes and congregations of the European Region. The Zonal Bishop, Rt Rev Dr Isaac Mar Philoxenos Episcopa is the President of Council. President, Vice-president, Secretary, Trustee Finance, Trustee Accounts and Diocesan Assembly Member from Hermon MTC represents Councils’ General Body.

GENERAL BODY

All persons whose names are borne on the Hermon MTC register who receive holy communion in the parish and who have completed 18 years of age and whose parish membership has not been barred in any disciplinary proceeding, by appropriate authority, are entitled to be the members of the General Body.

MEMBERSHIP

As of 31[st] March 2023, there are 132 families who are registered as members or member families.

AUDITORS

Mr Abraham Varghese and Mr Monish Varghese were appointed as internal auditors for the year 2022-23.

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TRUSTEES RESPONSIBILITIES

Statement of Trustee’s Responsibilities

The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the terms of the Charities Act 2011 and the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. Notwithstanding the explicit requirement in the extant statutory regulations, the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008, to prepare the financial statements in accordance with the SORP 2005, however since the SORP 2005 has been withdrawn, the Trustees have determined to interpret this responsibility as requiring them to follow current best practice and prepare the accounts according to the FRS 102 SORP 2015.

In particular, charity law requires the Trustees, if they prepare accounts on an accruals basis, to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity as at the end of the financial year and of the surplus or deficit of the charity. In preparing those financial statements the Trustees are required to,

• Prepare the accounts in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law).

• Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently.

• Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent.

• Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business.

• State whether applicable accounting standards and statements of recommended practice have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements.

The law requires that the trustees must not approve the accounts unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the surplus or deficit of the charity for the year.

The Trustees are also responsible for maintaining adequate accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and which are sufficient to show and explain the charity’s transactions and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with regulations made under the charity legislation. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

The Trustees are also responsible for the contents of the Trustees’ report, and the statutory responsibility of the Independent Examiner in relation to the Trustees’ report is limited to examining the report and ensuring that, on the face of the report, there are no material inconsistencies with the figures disclosed in the financial statements.

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Purpose Oriented Activities

This section summarises the main the main activities undertaken by the church during the year 2021-22 to achieve its constitutionally declared purposes that include the spiritual enrichment of its members and participation in attending to the needs of the community during this year.

With the Grace of our Lord Jesus, it has been the privilege of Hermon MTC to serve the Mar Thoma diaspora community in the Midlands area for past 16 years. We thank God for his immense blessing and pray that he continues to guide us to thrive in his Ministry in the years to come.

The year 2022-23 is the year, the world emerged fully from the COVID-19 pandemic and countries almost fully removed all restrictions on their populations. But the challenges that the world faced during this year are not any less, the war in Ukraine has raged on for a year with no sign of resolution, the world saw one of the most devastating earthquakes of modern times in Turkey & Syria killing more than 50000 people, there are other tragedies unfolding all across the globe that haven’t been much publicised.

The UK has seen a fair share of turmoil too.

The passing of Her Highness Queen Elizabeth II on 8[th] of September 2022 after almost 71 years on the throne was a momentous time of sorrow for the country. Most of the population had only know her as the monarch. We at Hermon Mar Thoma honoured her life and prayed for her immediate family and the country as a whole. The cost-of-living crisis has been affecting almost everyone and there is unrest in every walk of life and resolutions seemingly difficult to come by.

However, during these turbulent times, we have seen God’s miracles all around us and in our personal lives, we praise him for all his mercies on all of us.

A report on these activities is summarized as below.

WORSHIP SERVICES

In the past year we have completely gone to our routine in-person services. We have had regular Holy communion services, in English on the 1[st] & 3[rd] Sundays & in Malayalam on 2[nd] , 4[th] & 5[th] Sundays.

These are a great source of fellowship, comfort, and strength to all the members and guest who attend the service. This year we have seen a large number of new arrivals in our area, both people who come for employment and studies, we have been blessed with their presence at our services. Our Vicar, Rev Saju Chacko has worked relentlessly in co-ordinating these services, welcoming new arrivals and assisting with their needs.

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OUTREACH SERVICES

Derby Outreach Service : - Holy Communion Services held in Derby on the 2[nd] Saturdays, once in 3 months, have continued, these have been well attended by the Derby - Burton on Trent – Nottingham area members of our church and other guests from the local area. This continues to be a blessed experience for all and helps those attend to be connected to the parish.

Leicester Outreach Service : - Taking in to account the significant increase in new families that have arrived in Leicester area over the past couple of years and the difficulty that they were finding to travel for the Sunday worship, an Outreach service at Leicester was commenced in January 2023. These Holy Communion Services take place, monthly, on the 4[th] Saturday. These services are held at St Andrew’s Church, Hinckley Road Leicester LE3 3PF. They have been well attended by the Leicester area members of our church and other guests from the local area. This has proven to be a blessed experience for all and helps those attend to be connected to the parish.

GREAT LENT 2022 AND PASSION WEEK SERVICES

The Great Lent in 2022 ran from the 27[th] of February to 17[th] of April.

As per the Liturgy of the Mar Thoma Church we had daily Sandhya Namaskaram prayers (Evening prayer meetings), these were conducted on the online platform as the pandemic was still restricting normal activities. All members actively participated in these prayers. Many families, the Sevika Sangham, Youth Fellowship, and

Sunday school led the Lent meditations. These were blessed opportunities to dwell on our Lord’s mighty mercies to humankind, reflect on His presence in our Lives & to re-evaluate our relationship with our Lord & Saviour Jesus Christ.

We had the Mid-Lent Service on 23rd March 2022 on the online platform led by Rev Saju Chacko. The 40th Friday Holy Communion Service was held on 8[th] April at St Mary’s Hobs Moat Hall . The Hosanna Holy Communion Service was held 11[th] April.

We had in-person Sandyanamaskaram (Evening worship) prayers on 11[th] & 12[th] at St Mary’s Hobs Moat and on 13[th] at Trinity Methodist Church, Oadby, Leicester.

The Pessaha or Maundy Thursday Holy Communion was held at 7.30pm on 14[th] April, followed by the Good Friday service at 9.00am on 15th and the Easter Sunday Holy Communion service was at 7.00am on 17[th] April. All these services were well attended and received by the congregation & guests.

On the 16th of April our Diocesan Bishop Rt Rev Dr Isaac Mar Philexonos led the Passion day recital virtually via Zoom platform. This was organised by the UK-Europe Zone and our parish participated in various parts of the recital.

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Daily Lent Meditations

As part of the Great Lent, our Youth and Sunday School produced daily Lent meditation audio clips which was circulated to all members on the digital platform. This was a great initiative by our Sunday School and Youth organisations. The messages posted were touching and meaningful, they reflected the understanding of the bible and its message imbibed by our youngsters, these were well-received by our members.

15th PARISH DAY

We had our 15[th] Parish Day on the 8[th] of May 2022, the Very Rev VT John was the chief guest & Rev MJ Cherian also graced the occasion with his presence. We celebrated the 15 years of our existence as a Parish of the Mar Thoma Church in the UK. On the occasion Tithe was collected. There was a special dedication service for our youth who were about to take their Board exams. We also honoured our Senior members on the occasion by celebrating those had completed 70years or 40 years of married life. This was a blessed experience for all who attended.

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL

The Vacation Bible School was conducted in-person this year after a gap of 2 years. Rev Matthews George and Christina Mathew Kochamma were the leaders at this year’s VBS, the theme for the year was Ambassadors of Christ . The program ran from June 2[nd] to June 5[th] , the first 3days were held at St Stephens Indian Orthodox Church Brays Road, Sheldon B26 2RR and the final day with the concluding meeting & rally was held at St Mary’s Hobs Moat Hall, Solihull B92 8PN. 63 Children registered and participated in the VBS. Mrs Sheeba George was the convener for this year’s VBS, she along with our Vicar Rev Saju Chacko, the Sunday School team and volunteers put up a memorable few days for the children. The Children collected a charity fund of £345/- which was donated to the Ronald McDonald House.

The occasion was a blessing to all who attended, and the children definitely enjoyed their time but above all learnt how important it is to be ambassador of Christ and how to live lives that would reflect his teachings of love and compassion at every point in this increasing fractious world that we live in.

FATHER’S DAY & CHURCH BARBEQUE

Father’s Day was celebrated on June 19[th] . Special thanksgiving prayers were offered during the Holy Communion service. After the service we had a church barbeque in the grounds of St Mary’s Hobs Moat Hall, Solihull. All families participated enthusiastically, and it was a very enjoyable time for one and all.

EPISCOPAL VISIT & FIRST HOLY COMMUNION

Dr Isaac Mar Philoxenos, our Diocesan Bishop, visited our parish on the 26[th] of June. On the occasion he celebrated the Holy Communion and administered First Holy Communion to 19 of our youngsters( a further 2 more received the First Holy Communion separately). The service was held at King Edward VI School, Five ways Birmingham B32 4BT. Thirumeni spent time with the congregation.

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He also took time to meet and talk to the Executive Committee team and led a Dedication service for the Commitee.

PARISH PICNIC

On the 27[th] of July a parish picnic was organised by the couple fellowship under the leadership of Mrs Reeba George at Playland Fun Park Stourport-on-Severn. The day was fun filled with various games and activities with traditional Kerala food served. Both children & adults alike had a wonderful time.

STUDENTS’ THANKSGIVING & DEDICATION SERVICE

The Students’ Thanksgiving and Dedication services was held on Sunday, September 4[th] , 2022 before the start of the new academic year.

All children starting school, entering new academic years at school & universities along with the teachers amongst our congregation including the Sunday school teachers were upheld in prayers and blessed during the service.

As a part of thanksgiving service, a special offertory was collected. An amount of £1342/- was raised. We thank all families and individuals for their generous contributions. As has been our practice over the past two years following the church’s undertaking to support three children in their all-round development till the age of 18, from Abhayam Children’s Home, Kottarakara, Kerala, part of the money raised was donated on this behalf.

SPECIAL PRAYERS IN REMEMBRANCE OF THE LATE HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II

During the Holy Communion Service of 11[th] September special remembrance prayers were offered on the sad demise of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. On this occasion we at Hermon Mar Thoma Church joined the rest of the country in remembering and thanking God Almighty for her life and service. A minute’s silence was observed remembering Her Majesty’s life.

Prayers were also offered for His Majesty King Charles III as he assumes office as the new sovereign.

SEVIKA SANGHAM SUNDAY SERVICE & ONASADYA

The Sevika Sangham Sunday was celebrated on the 11[th] of September. The members of the Sevika Sangham (Women’s fellowship) assisted in various parts of the Holy Communion service. Mercy Kochamma delivered the message on the occasion.

Following the service Onasadya, a traditional Kerala style feast was served to commemorate the Harvest festival in Kerala. The Sevika Sangham also organised a pickle sale on the day.

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SENIOR CITIZEN SUNDAY

The 18[th] of September was celebrated as Senior Citizen Sunday. Our senior members helped with the Holy Communion service. Our Seniors who had turned 70 during the year and who had completed 40 years of married life were honoured.

ZONAL SUNDAY

The 2[nd] of October 2022 was celebrated as Zonal Sunday. On occasion Rev Varghese Koshy from Nazareth Mar Thoma Church, Dublin visited our parish as part of the Pulpit Exchange programme on the UK-Europe Zone. This is undertaken to make the congregation aware of the programme and activities undertaken by the Zone to promote and facilitate the spiritual nurturing of the flock of the Mar Thoma church in the region.

HARVEST FESTIVAL

A Special Thanksgiving and Holy Communion service was held on 9[th] October 2022. This was an occasion to look back on the wonderful mercies God showered on us in the past year. This service was well attended by all members.

During Harvest festival the members of the congregation brought in their first fruit offerings(donations), these were entered into charity auctions. There were also charitable sales through food stalls. The congregation contributed generously toward the Harvest offertory. The total offertory and donations received by way of the charity auction & charity food sale for the Harvest festival was £20898/-

YOUTH SUNDAY

Youth Sunday was celebrated on 16[th] October. The members of the Youth Leagues assisted in various parts of the service. Mr Sam Mathew delivered the sermon on the occasion.

FAMILY RETREAT AND FAMILY SUNDAY

The Parish Family Retreat away weekend was held on the 21[st] , 22[nd] and 23[rd] October 2022 at Cefn Lea Park, Dolfor, Mid Wales. Rev Merin Mathew was leader at the retreat. On 23[rd] we had Holy Communion service which was commemorated as the Family Sunday.

The retreat was in part an informal fellowship with games, talent displays. The retreat was a blessed experience for all who attended. 104 participants attended the retreat.

Mrs Baby John, our Edavaka Mission representative was the convenors for the event and made all arrangements and made the event a big success.

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CAROL ROUNDS

Door to Door Carol rounds is a Christmas time tradition that had to avoided for the past couple of years owing to the pandemic.

We resumed the service to spread the message and joy of Christmas. This year with the increased number of Parish Members and the wider area to cover, each Prayer Group did the Christmas Carol Rounds in their respective areas. Rev Saju Chacko our vicar and Office bearers accompanied the rounds where and when possible. This was a blessed experience and fellowship for the congregation, many families from all areas joined the rounds to spread the joy. As a Christmas gift, the Church presented all members with a Parish Calendar.

On 3[rd] December Burton on Trent, Derby, Nottingham area & Walsall-Wolverhampton-Stafford-Stoke on Trent area had their round. Birmingham-Solihull-Worcester area had their rounds on 4[th] ,9[th] ,10[th] & 11[th] December. On 17[th] December, Coventry-Warwick-Banbury area had their rounds. Leicester area had their rounds on 15[th] , 16[th] , 19[th] & 20[th] December. Carol rounds offertory was collected by the respective area prayer groups during their rounds.

CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS

The Christmas Carol service was held on 18[th] December after the Holy Communion Service. The choir led the Christmas Carol celebration with melodious carol songs all organizations contributed meaningful programmes during the celebrations.

Rev Sunny Thomas was the chief guest on the occasion, he participated in the Holy Communion service.

On Christmas day, the 25[th] of December we had the Holy Communion service at 7am.

NEW YEAR WATCH NIGHT SERVICE

Holy Communion and Watch-night service was held on the 31[st] of December from 9pm onwards, led by our vicar Rev Saju Chacko. Many members took the opportunity to share their testimonies and to thank God Almighty for all the blessing showered on them.

PARISH CONVENTION

We had our annual Parish Convention over 3 days in February on 17[th] ,18[th] & 19[th] . On the 17th, the 1st day of the convention was held at Binley Woods Village Hall, Rugby Road, Coventry CV3 2AX. On the 18th, the 2nd day of the convention was held at Littleover Baptist Church, Thornhill Rd, Derby DE23 6FZ. On the 19th, the final day of the convention was held along with the Holy communion service at St Mary’s Hobs Moat Hall. On the final day a Family Dedication service was held too.

Rev Merin Mathew from St Andrews Mar Thoma Church, Edinburgh was our chief speaker.

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GREAT LENT 2023

The Great Lent 2023 commenced on the 19[th] of February. Evening prayers (Sandyanamskaram) were held in the respective area prayer groups on Fridays and Saturdays from March 15[th] virtual online meeting were arranged, in addition. All these were well attended by many in the congregation, and some provided blessed messages from the word of God

On March 31[st] we had the 40[th] Friday Holy communion to mark the end of Christ’s 40 days of trials in the wilderness.

MOTHER’S DAY

On 19[th] March, special prayers were offered during the Holy Communion to celebrate our mothers. Following the service, the Youth League presented a song to honour all the Mums in the congregation

PRAYER MEETINGS

Following the relaxation of restrictions brought in during the pandemic, face to face area prayer meetings were resumed to pray, share & dwell on the Word of God together. These fellowships were a source of divine solace for everyone in our congregation.

Some virtual meetings were retained as they helped avoid the need to travel and people could meet during the weekdays if needed.

Area Prayer Meetings

We have resumed Area prayer meetings across all area groups. This were held in homes and by renting halls in local areas. These were led by our Vicar Rev Saju Chacko has been well attended and has been a blessing for all local area prayer groups.

Walsall Wolverhampton & Stafford Area meet on the 1[st] Saturdays, Birmingham Solihull &Worcester Area on 2[nd] Fridays evening or 2[nd] Saturdays morning, Burton Derby Nottingham Area on 2[nd] Saturdays evening, Coventry Warwick & Banbury Area on 3[rd] Saturdays and Leicester Area on 4[th] Saturdays.

Bible study:

Virtual Bible study and Prayer sessions were conducted twice weekly on Tuesdays and Thursdays till mid July 2022

These sessions are a source spiritual nourishment to all who are able to attend them.

Chain prayer

Under the leadership of the Sevika Sangam chain prayers were held to dwell on the prayer requests received from the congregation and the wider community, these were held twice a week. Individual members of the

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congregation devote their time in prayer in a relay fashion. God Almighty acknowledges to supplication of his faithful. The Sevika Sangam also participated in an alternate week Zonal Chain prayer.

Organisation Prayer Meetings

Edavaka Mission & Sevika Sangham held periodic prayer meetings at various residence across the congregation.

PARTICIPATION IN UK-EUROPE ZONAL ACTIVITIES

Hermon Mar Thoma Church is extremely proud to be an active part of the functioning of the UK-Europe Zone of the Diocese of North America & Europe both in it spiritual mission and administrative activities.

The church has made substantial contribution to the various Zonal programmes such as the Passion Recital Programme, Weekly Online Intercessory prayer meetings, Mar Thoma Meet, Zonal Sunday School , Zonal Christmas Carol and Zonal Centre inauguration and felicitation of His Grace Theodosius Mar Thoma Metropolitan. Our congregation actively participated in these activities.

It is a privilege to have our members, Mr Thomas Abraham (Zonal Treasurer) and Mr Sherry Matthews (Chief Editor for Echo: Quarterly Zonal Publication) taking key administrative positions within Zone. Few of our choir members are also part of the Zonal Choir.

We as a parish shall continue to contribute to the activities and development of the Zone in its mission to spread and uphold the message and light of our Saviour Jesus Christ by nurturing and supporting it member parishes and their congregations.

ORGANISATION REPORTS

SUNDAY SCHOOL

The presence of the Great Shepherd in our midst, within our church and the Sunday school ministry and the kindness, gentleness and love of ALL have enabled Hermon Mar Thoma church Sunday school to complete another successful year. We are blessed with the leadership and guidance from our vicar, Rev Saju Chacko from May 2019. We follow The North America and Europe diocese Sunday school curriculum. Currently there are 64 students registered in 12 classes. Every Sunday, before the Holy Communion service, the Sunday school children and teachers meet with delight for common session at 9.45am. We take this time together to think on mercies past, and ways to affirm the Word of God as the foundation for living the Christian life through activities including songs, bible reading, stories and games. This will then be followed by in-person classes which resumed in September 2022. Occasional online lessons for senior classes are held for catching up with

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the work or any lost time in-person. The Sunday school aims for children to feel they are important members of the Hermon church family and precious children of God.

On the 3rd of July 2022, our Sunday school students sat the annual UK & Europe zonal exams. We are proud of all children for their great effort and thank parents for the immense support in preparing the children for the exams.

It was indeed a great blessing for us all to join, in-person, for the 2022 VBS, from 2nd to 5th June, with our vibrant VBS directors, Rev Mathews George and Mrs Christina Mathews with the theme, Ambassadors of Christ.

Our Sunday school children, teachers and parents attended the North Centre World Sunday School Day celebration on Saturday, 5th November 2022. The Sunday school children took the lead in various roles during the service on the World Sunday School Day celebration at Hermon Mar Thoma church, on the 6th of November 2022 and the sermon was delivered by Mrs Tania Thomas.

During the Lent season 2023, Sunday school children from Grade 4 onward along with our Youths lead on a daily devotion based on our bible reading portion for the Lent season. The short messages were shared on the Hermon MTC Whatsapp group every morning from 19th Feb to 10th April.

So wonderful indeed has our Heavenly Father accepted and blessed all our effort to build up the Kingdom of Our God Almighty through teachers and parents of our church. May the Lord Almighty enable us as a Sunday school and as a church to continue the Great Commission to Teach the Gospel—the Good News of Jesus Christ.

COUPLE FELLOWSHIP

The Couple fellowship has been working with the church to improve the fellowship between all members. As part of this initiative, the following events were organized:

Father's Day & Barbeque: In connection with Father's Day, a barbeque was organized on the 19th of June 2022 after church with full participation from all our fathers. Every prayer group actively took part in the event and also in bringing the items that were allocated to them. It was a wonderful time and fellowship after church getting to know the new members of the church and at the same time enjoying the variety of food’s prepared by our Fathers.

Parish Picnic: A one-day picnic to Playland Fun Park at Stourport-on-Severn was organized on the 23rd of July 2022. It was a fun-filled day with games and entertainments and in addition to it the families had the opportunities to go on boat rides and other fun rides as well. Overall, it was a pleasant day to spend wonderful time with family and friends of the wider Hermon Mar Thoma Church family.

Altar flowers is a new initiative by the couple fellowship started from the month of December 2022. Families have been voluntarily supporting in bringing fresh flowers for the altar every alternate week for the Sunday

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Worship services. This is usually taken up by the family that is celebrating a birthday or anniversary during that week/month or sometimes even random.

Our Gratitude & special thanks to Rev. Saju Chacko for all his supports and guidance throughout in making these events a success. Above all, Thanking God almighty for his grace and blessings throughout.

EDAVAKA MISSION

The Edavaka mission’s role is to nurture the spiritual growth of the parish. Under the able and proactive leadership of our vicar Rev Saju Chacko, the organisation continued to deliver on by organising prayer meetings the various area prayer groups, coordinating the Parish Convention. Prayer meeting were held in coordination with the Sevka Sangham, these were held at the residences of Mr Mathew Samuel-Mrs Jessy Mathew, Mr Aby Chandy-Mrs Reeba George & Dr Sudeep Thomas-Dr Raghey Kurian.

The Edavaka Mission also help organise the Family Retreat.

CHOIR

The choir has been an indispensable component of Hermon Mar Thoma parish by actively supporting the Holy Qurbana and leading the congregation in drawing closer to the presence of God through songs and worship. As well as leading the singing ministry of our Church during the Holy Communion/Worship service each week, the choir also leads the congregation through songs and worship for the passion service.

Our choir is well established and plays an integral part in the Church services and prayers. In the year 20212022, we had 37 actively participating members who lead the worship under the leadership and guidance of our talented choir leaders.

The choir celebrated 22nd May 2022 as its dedication day. This blessed Holy Communion service was led by Rev M J Cherian and Rev Saju Chacko. A dedication service was held for the choir members during which a special song was sung as a sign of commitment towards the worship ministry.

It is commendable that our choir had some notable achievements during the year 2022/2023.

Garshom TV Ecumenical Carol competition : The choir took part in the Joy to the World Christmas Carol singing competition held on the 10th of December 2022, organised by Gershom TV. We sang our heart out and won the first prize, notably claiming the cash prize of £1000.

Zonal Participation : Hermon Choir is no stranger when it comes to participation in Mar Thoma Church, UK & Europe Zonal activities. Whether face to face or virtual, our choir contributes whole heartedly to support the zonal activities. On Tuesday 27th December 2022, our choir participated in the Zonal Christmas Carol service held in St James Mar Thoma church, New Eltham. Few of our members also actively supported the zonal choir during the zonal office dedication service on 4th March 2023.

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Christmas Carol Service: The choir led Christmas Carol Service held on the 18th of December 2022. Dedication of our choir leaders and choir members in making this a truly memorable experience are commendable.

Choir audition: Hermon choir held its second audition on 12 March 2023, as the DSMC guidelines specify choir audition after every 5 years. Total number of choir members in the newly formed choir was set as 45 as our church has seen an explosive growth this year.

Hermon Mar Thoma choir is registered with the DSMC, the music department of the Mar Thoma church. Hence the administration of choir is carried out as per DSMC guidelines. The leadership and guidance of Rev. Saju Chacko as well as the dedication of our choir leaders and choir members, have been instrumental in ensuring that the choir was able to faithfully support its mission in the church. The choir committee has also met various times in the year and has been actively involved in making informed decisions that enables the success of our ministry.

We are grateful to our God almighty for enabling us to graciously use the talents he has blessed us with. May He enable us to continue to be effective in the Hermon Church Choir ministry.

SEVIKA SANGAM

The Sevika Sangham has continued to fulfil its role of helping in all spheres of our church life and upholding the various needs of the parish and all its individuals by means of our prayers and physical assistance where needed and possible. Sevika Sangham members also got involved actively in all services of the church and especially dedicating their time in prayer fellowships and willingly participating in it.

Annual General body meeting held on 23/03/2022 after the service, report has been passed and new office bearers been elected.

We held our parish Sevika Sangam day on September 11th, 2022, our Sevikasangam members led the service and Mrs.Mercy Kochamma delivered an inspirational message.

Regular Sangham meeting is held on 2nd Sunday of every month.

Sevika Sangham members been participated in Zonal Sevika Sangham Quiz competition, and we won the second prize in it.

As Sevika sangam we actively participate and contribute to parish Harvest festival, in auction and also in food sale.

We also have Little Drops and MANNA projects to raise the fund for charity and church development.

We had a Pickle sale last year which had contributed £662 to the church development fund.

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We continued our chain prayer which started during the pandemic period. All the members have been participating sincerely and been willing to dedicate their time for this amid their daily busy schedules. It has been of immense strength and comfort for all those involved.

We would like to thank all members for their continued support and pray that God Almighty will continue to guide and strengthen us in all our endeavours for the growth of our church and help us to be a blessing to many.

YOUTH FELLOWSHIP

The Hermon Youth is a vibrant and active community of young people dedicated to their faith and service to the community. Over the financial year 22/23, the Hermon Youth has been engaged in various events and activities aimed at building fellowship, promoting growth in faith, and community involvement.

On the 15th of October 2022, the Hermon Youth attended the Zonal Youth Fellowship One Day Retreat at All Saints Mar Thoma Church in Peterborough. The retreat was a great opportunity for young people from across the zone to come together in shared fellowship and listen to the word of God. The theme of the retreat was ‘Youth: Inheritors of Faith’, and the speaker for the retreat was Rev. Johnson M. John. The retreat involved taking part in a worship service, activities including singing sessions and games, and forming valuable friendships and networks that will serve them for years to come.

The Hermon Youth also participated in a webinar on the 22nd of October 2022, which was part of a two-part series aimed at addressing the addiction problem and discussing ways in which it can be eradicated. The first session of the webinar was for parents and aimed to raise awareness of the issue of addiction and ways to prevent it. The session was a great success, and it is hoped that it will help address the addiction problem in the community.

On the 26th of November 2022, the Hermon Youth participated in the Inter-Church TEAM Triathlon competition, hosted by the Zonal Youth Fellowship at the Coton Centre in Tamworth. The young people put up a great show and performed exceptionally well in various competitions, including football, tug of war, relay, and aptitude test and general knowledge. The Hermon Youth teams achieved first place in football (Under 18s) and second place in tug of war (Under 18s) and tug of war (Over 18s) and relay (Over 18s). Both our singing teams performed wonderfully, and we are proud of the superb effort made by our contestants for aptitude test and general knowledge.

Throughout the financial year 22/23, every third Sunday was youth-led. The young people took on various roles in leading the worship service, including leading prayers, delivering sermons, leading singing sessions, and also organizing Lent meditation and reflection sessions. This gave our young people an opportunity to grow in their faith and develop their leadership skills.

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In conclusion, I am pleased to report that our young people have been actively engaged and participated in various events and activities throughout the financial year 22/23. These events have been instrumental in promoting fellowship, growth in faith, and community involvement among our young people. We are proud of their dedication to their faith and commitment to serving the community. We look forward to the continued growth and development of our young people and their continued involvement in upcoming events and activities in the future financial year.

HELPING HAND

As a charitable organisation it is our responsibility to identify people in our community who are in need and assist them where possible. Helping Hand is a charitable programme of Hermon Mar Thoma Church, Midlands UK introduced in the last year to streamline the charitable activities of the church. The project offers us an opportunity to reflect on the free, generous, and “undeserved” divine love that we have received in our lives. Our church and its members have been in the forefront of supporting various local and abroad (India) charitable activities of the Malankara Mar Thoma Church.

During 2021-22, as an initial step we kept this social aid project to focus especially on the following areas and are designed only towards our charitable work in India and locally.

• Charitable work in India - Medical Aid, Education Aid, Marriage Aid

• Charitable work in UK - Support to local UK Charities/Non-profit Organisations, Crisis Relief Aid

We have distributed total of £1000.00 to some families who has requested for financial help due to sudden demise of their family member. In association with our Sunday School, we have donated £450.00 to Abhayam to support the education of 3 children in Kerala.

In response towards the war crisis in Ukraine, we have initiated an appeal in association with Red Cross UK and the response from our members were commendable. We as a church were able to collect essentials, clothing, and a cash total £3000.

We, Helping Hand Team of Hermon Mar Thoma Church extend our sincere thanks to all our members for the support you have provided throughout this year. We also request all our members to contribute towards these charitable projects to the following bank account, so that we can ensure that we were able to extend our support to many people who are in need.

CHURCH DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

The General Body on 21st July 2019 appointed the current Church Development Committee for the purpose of buying a Church and Parsonage. This committee have been working tirelessly to achieve this objective.

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Having purchased the parsonage in May 2021, during this financial year, the committee turned its attention to need of buying a property that we could develop to be our church. Suitable and affordable properties that became available were far and few in between.

An offer was made on the United Reformed Church, Halesowen and our offer was accepted, however as timescales required could not be strictly met the vendor withdrew the offer.

Another offer has been made at the end of March 2023 on the United Reformed Church, Hatherton Road, Walsall (at time of publication of this report we have been told our bid was unsuccessful).

The current Church Development Committee reviewed its activities and assessed various factors that may influence the aim of procuring a property for our church and has provided recommendations that should be considered & discussed by the General Body of the Church. It recommended that the team should be reconstituted and should be given succinct instruction on its remit and aspects of search criteria.

A new team has been selected and will assume charge when the new Executive committee takes reins of the running of the Church activities.

We thank the current Church Development Committee for their efforts and contribution towards the development of our Church.

NEW MEMBERSHIPS

During the past year, Hermon MTC witnessed an influx of new members in the region and who joined our worshiping community, 29 new families and individuals joined us.

1. Mr Vimal Babu, Mrs Sheeba George, Reuben Vimal (Leicester)

2. Mr Jestin Abraham, Mrs Stephy Jestin, Juan Jestin (Leicester)

3. Mr Shynu Thampy, Mrs Asha Thomas, Johan Shynu (Burton-on-Trent)

4. Mr Anse Mathew Thomas, Mrs Jiza Mary Philip, Nedeeva Grace Anse (Leicester)

5. Mr Vineeth Joseph & Mrs Jiny Elizabeth Vineeth (Derby)

6. Mr Santhosh Philip, Mrs Sanaja Susan Mathew, Johan Santhosh, Hanna Sara Santhosh (Telford)

7. Miss Riya Mary Mathew (Birmingham)

8. Mr Sanish Mathew, Mrs Benevol Aleys Moncy (Leicester)

9. Mr Mathew Thomas Cherukara, Mrs Pramode Mathew, Joel Mathew, Jilsha Mathew (Stoke-on-Trent)

10. Mr Robin K George, Mrs Honey Mathews, Ashrielle Robin (Derby)

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1. Mr Binoy Thomas, Mrs Viji M Varghese, Nathen Thomas, Jonathan Thomas (Birmingham)

2. Mr Bibin Philip Babu, Mr Betsy Mariam Samuel (Leicester)

3. Mr Joji John, Mrs Renu Joji, Austin Georgy John, Jewel Elsa Georgy (Telford)

4. Mr Mathew P George, Mrs Soja Joseph, Justin Mathew, Jaden Mathew (Leicester)

5. Mr Bibin Varghese Thomas, Mrs Siji Sunny, (Worcester)

6. Mr Jose John, Mrs Sherry Mathews, Janet Jose, Joann Jose, (Birmingham)

7. Dr Kevin T Varghese (Leicester)

8. Mr Jibin K Alex, Mrs Sherin Panicker, Abraham Jibin Alex (Leicester)

9. Mr Binu Gevarghese, Mrs Riji Susan Gevarghese, Angela Gevarghese (Coventry)

10. Mr Jose Ulahanan, Mr Maria Mathai, Riya Tracey Jose, Tana Grace Jose (Birmingham)

11. Mr Jesly Joy, Mr Neenu Augustine, Sarah Mariam Jesly (Leicester)

12. Mr Wilson Thomas , Mrs Anju Anna Joy, Edwin Joy Wilson (Redditch)

13. Mr Marcus Abraham, Mrs Fevin Elsa Jacob (Stoke-on-Trent)

14. Mr Sunu Mathew, Mrs Shiny Susan Thomas, Gia Elsa Mathew, Niko Thomas Mathew (Telford)

15. Mr Jeby John, Mrs Dhanya Mathew, Adeena Helen Jeby, Josiah John Jeby (Birmingham)

16. Mr Mathew T Ben, Mrs Priya Elsa Roy, Ann Susan Mathew, Diya Elsa Mathew (Telford)

17. Mr Shyju Mathew, Mrs Sherly Shyju, Levin Shyju (Leicester)

18. Mr Sujith Varghese, Mrs Ajisha David, Mast. Adley Sujith (Leicester)

19. Miss Anjana Premkumar (Kidderminister)

We warmly welcome them to our midst and hope that they will enjoy a blessed fellowship in our parish through the love of Christ Jesus

We would also like to thank all members who had to leave our congregation for various reasons, their support to the church was invaluable. We wish them all the very best wherever God places them, and we are sure He will surround them with His continued love and grace.

BAPTISMS

Over the past year, 2 children and an adult received Baptism and were welcomed to the Christian fellowship of the Mar Thoma Church

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NEW ARRIVALS

In the last 12 months many of our members were blessed with new babies. Hermon Mar Thoma Church wishes them all the very best and promises to provide an environment of spiritual nurturing to them and their families.

BEREAVEMENTS

Many of our members lost their loved ones over the past year. We express our deepest condolences to these families and pray that they will be strengthened to move forward and cherish the lives of their loved ones.

EXPRESSIONS OF GRATITUDE

Hermon Mar Thoma Church is indebted to all who sincerely helped us through the various stages and who served us faithfully in the past year. We are truly grateful for all the provisions and services received and thank Almighty for making it possible.

Clergy / Guest Visits

We express our sincere gratitude to the following distinguished guest/visitors for their gracious presence on the Online platform and valuable service to the parish during the year 2022-2023.

Rt Rev Dr Issac Mar Philoxenos Episcopa	Rev Sunny Thomas
Rev. Sijo John	Mercy Kochamma
Rev. MJ Cherian	Rev. Varghese Koshy
Rev. Abu Cherian	Rev Merin Mathew
Very Rev VT John	Rev Johnson M John
Rev Matthews George	Mrs Nancy Koshy

Rev MM Thomas

Hermon Mar Thoma Church has always encouraged its members to express their faith and given opportunity to take part in various charitable activities to promote their spiritual and emotional wellbeing. Regular Divine Services and Prayer meetings serve as foundation for growth and upliftment of the beneficiaries constantly throughout the year. Presence of locally resident vicar proved helpful in promoting regional bible study classes and /or cottage fellowship. Various sub-organisations also played its role of encouraging and sustaining the unity of community at all age groups.

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Performance and Outlook

FINANCIAL ACTIVITY

The Parish is grateful for the wholehearted response of the members to the Stewardship campaign. The parish is wholly dependent on the voluntary contributions of members and friends to whom Hermon MTC is greatly indebted, for their financial support during the year under review.

The charity’s financial position at the end of the year ended 31 March 2023.

The financial position of the charity at 31 March 2023 and comparatives for the prior period are detailed in the accounts and can be summarised as follows:-

	2023 (£)	2022 (£)
Total Funds
Net Income for the year	68819	13009
Funds brought forward	351234	338225
Total	420053	351234
Funds Allocation
Unrestricted Funds	181973	109812
Designated Revenue Funds	180591	180591
Revenue Restricted Funds	981	200
Fixed Asset Restricted Funds	56508	60631
Total	420053	351234

The board of trustees is satisfied that the charity's assets in each fund are available and adequate to fulfil its obligations in respect of each fund.

RESERVE POLICY

Designated Funds: The funds are earmarked towards procuring the Church's own vicarage and / or worship place in the future.

Fixed Asset Restricted Funds (Church Procurement Fund) : These are funds that are specifically collected for the procurement of a Parish Church by means of purchasing an existing church or constructing a purposebuilt church.

Unrestricted Funds: The Parish shall set aside reserves to provide financial stability and the means to sustain, improve and develop its mission and objectives. As the flow of income is not uniform, reserves need to be set

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aside to meet expenses that are irregular in pattern. The Executive Committee has determined that the approximate level of free reserves should be equivalent to six months expenditure, approximately £40,000. Unrestricted fund in excess of £40,000 at the year-end would be transferred to the Designated funds.

ELECTION OF THE NEW EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS 2023-2024

The election of the office bearers for 2023-2024 took place during General body meeting on 26[th ] February 2023 at St Marys Hobs Moat Hall. The list of elected members is given on page 51.

The organisational representatives were elected by the general bodies of the respective organisations.

SUMMARY

Under the leadership of Rev Saju Chacko, we have now established a strong presence and participation in the region with several new members joining this year. Rev Saju Chacko has been extremely dynamic and his ability to reach out to existing and new members has helped the church grow in the community. He has worked relentlessly in co-ordinating these services. All in-person are being well attended by the members. This year we also welcomed many new members and students to our church worship services. After 4 years of service in our parish will be leaving at the end of April 2023

God was extremely gracious to us and kept us all safe, nurtured us and comforted us during the last 24 months of the global pandemic. We resumed face to face services from September 2021 onwards and the church has only gone strength to strength in the last 7 months.

The Trustees have had to regard the charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit in managing the activities of the charity.

This report along with the account for the year 2022-23 was approved by the board trustees on 23 July 2023

On behalf of Board of Trustees

Mr Georgie Thomas Secretary

Rev John T Thomas President

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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT

Independent Examiner’s Report

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INTERNAL AUDITOR’S REPORT

Internal Auditor’s Report

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CASH FLOW STATEMENT

Statement of Financial Activities

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CASH FLOW STATEMENT H•rmon Mar Thc*ma ¢hur¢h. $tat•m•nt of Financial A¢tiviti•s fc+r th• y•ar •nd•d 31 Mareh 2023 Hermon Mar Thoma Church- Amalysis ol prior yeartotal fund5, as required by paragraph 4.2 of the SORP Prior Year Prior Year Prior Year Total Funds Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds 2022 2022 2022 kncome & Endowments from: DI￿atK)nS & Legaaes Chatrtable acivities otherftJn(Jraising acbvtbes Total income 72.368 20.187 72,368 22,992 5,950 110.902 2.805 5.950 8.755 92.555 Expendriure on: Charrtable ad¥rtEs Total eXpendi￿re 65.206 65,206 23.095 23,095 88.301 88,301 Nrf in¢om• ft+rih• y•ar 27.349 114.3401 13.009 Transf•rs b•N••D fvnds 12.4701 2.470 Nrf in¢om• •ft•rtransf•rs 24.879 111,8701 13,009 mov•m•ni In lunds 24,879 111,8701 13,009 R•con¢lllatlon of funds... Totsi funds brought lorward 265.524 72.701 888,226 Totsi fvnds ¢ath•a tO￿ard 290,403 60,831 381.2ts4 Aji a¢tiviti•s d•riv• frtsm ¢tsnts"nuino tsp•rations Summary tst funds Unr•stn¢t•d and Designated funds 2023 R•stri¢t•d Fund5 Total Funds Last Y•ar Total Funds 2023 2023 2022 UntestrKted Fur¥J5 Des￿nated futKIs Revenue Reslricied F￿dS FLxed assetlunds 181.973 180.591 181,973 180,591 981 56,508 109.812 180.591 200 60.631 s6.￿8 Total funds 362,564 57,489 420,053 351,234 The n￿e$ attached fo￿ an integral part of these accounts. Page 31 Hermon Mar Thoma Church, Midlands, UK 2022-23

CASH FLOW STATEMENT Hemion MThom•Chiwth- 8•￿￿e sheèt as at Y1 Marth ￿23 2ts2J 2022 Fixedassets T￿lb￿ a55ets 325,393 325.690 Cwrent av&ets 1.312 2T5. Cash at a¥J in 213.099 Total ujtrent assets 2T6.920 credit￿.. alK)i￿ts falirbu duewith one year 10 I7￿) Net currentassets 276,17D 213,￿1 601,￿3 539,051 420,053 351,234 Thetotsl net assets of the chaityarefundul by thef￿￿S ofthe charity, as folk)ws:_ RestrKted ￿ndS Rwued Revenug Fw Rid&lFiKed F￿5 13 13 200 f￿,631 57,489 60.831 ilnre$u￿￿d Funds 13 175,963 109,812 Deslwated Funds Oesgnaieo Rew¥J8 F 13 186.601 180,591 Tothi 420,￿3 351,234 ORP W ThJ¢abJ aLWl$trÈdaSsrf￿ath Of88￿Ce Sr￿ Items as seioji In the lormal SCRP Ltojmth. AS I￿rea byp3wrw 4.60oftne SORP, NOUgniforrara carrw forwara ￿ndS above rwe been ¥>￿10￿$0FA.. T￿T￿￿tee$ mrre¥NJvJLlthS fc( me requirements of crbantyiegls￿1i￿ ¢Thart27. suLiectio IrwJewid&)IEXam￿￿￿ cr￿￿1￿11￿. anathè reportol Ine èxaminèr on p¥Je 21. T￿ts￿e$ aosatsfoj thityrs ￿￿￿￿20￿¢eredunJerthÈClUnp1es Act5. 11 so registered. it Jbj be accLrt In acc(¥QanceYilhthp woYi5K¥ts in Part 15or itto c£¥npani&s Art20 tOcL¥n￿￿s tollE stn41 CL¥wie5 [￿l￿e T[Us￿AcC￿nts The rK>tes attacldforni an inwal wtOfthese￿CO￿ts. Page 32 Hermon Mar Thoma Church, Midlands, UK 2022-23

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Cash Flow Statement

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CASH FLOW STATEMENT Heimon Mar Thom• Church Cash Flow Statemeni foi Ihe yeai ended 31 Maich 2023 . Continued Rèconciliation of nèt Incomè to n•1 cash flow from op6rating activ[1￿$ Nèt incomè as shown in thè Statèrnant of FinancAI Athvit 68.819 13.009 Adjusimenis for:_ Depre¢o￿On charges Decrease in creditors, exclud#)g klans 297 13001 180 {1501 Net cash provided by operating activities 68,816 13,039 Analysis of cash and cash equivalents 2023 2022 Cash in hand at for the year ended 31 March 2023 275.608 213.099 Total cash and cash equivalents 275,608 213,099 Page 34 Hermon Mar Thoma Church, Midlands, UK 2022-23

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS

Notes to the Accounts

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NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS Hernion Mar Thoma Church Not•s to th• Aceounts tor th• y•ar •nd•d 31 March 2023 Any grant that is subject to perfiKrnance-reiated conditions ieceived in advance of delivering the w>d5 and services required by Ihal condillon. or Is subject lo unmel condillons wholty (Jtslde the control of the ￿CIpient charty. Is acc(xJnte(J ft)i a5 a liability an(J Sho￿ on the t>alance 51Treet as delerred Incotne. Defeiied Income is released to incorr In the reporb.ng peri(Kl in %thich the performance-rebted or other CO￿lI10n$ that limrt iecogniton are met. wI￿n inc(xne frotn a granto[d(￿ats.(￿ has not been iecognised due to the Con(JitK￿S apth.ng to gift rK)t being wrthin the ￿￿trol of Ihe recip￿TrI charty, rt is disclc6ed as a ￿￿￿nge01 asset if recwpt of the grant N dOnaty"C￿ is probable Mte those conditons a￿ mel. Where tirre related condib"c￿$ are inwseil tyy a lunder, Ihen the income is aptKJrboned to the lirre pe￿5 concerneo.and. wnere applicable. Is accimjnted for as a Iiabilty and sno¥%n on the balance sneel as aeferreo Income When giants ale re￿Ived ITh advance of the experKJtLure OTh the ackvty furKJe(J t>y thern. txrt there are no specific btne related Co￿lI10Th$. then the mcome is not deferred Ary condrtK)n that ftx the recovery bythe of any unextEnded part of a giant (ths not prevent iecognttK of the Income concerned, bul a lIa￿"lty to any ￿pa￿rrEnt is ￿ognISed ¥then rep•￿1 becomes Wabk. Income from legacies Inc(xne frixn legaaes 15 le￿nIsed when Ihe charty has 5uThcient e¥l(jen￿ that a grft has tEen left to Ihern. that wfiere required. probate has been granted. Ihe executor is satisfied Ihal the property in question wll not be required to satssfy claims In the estate. that It Is Probab￿ that me amunl ¥MII be received by Ine charty. and It amount to be received can be estirnated with surr￿Ent accuiacy. an(J that any cO￿ltI0[￿ attaclEd to the kgacy are ethi wrthin Ihe control Oft￿ chanty or have been met. Where a payTnent i8 le￿1¥ed tr(xn an estate 01 Is tK>bfied as ieceivable by the executors afterthe rewrti￿ ijate atKJ before the accounts are authorised for Issue bul rt is clear that the payment had been agreed by the executors pnor lo the end of the rewiing then ll)e amunt c￿teme￿ is treated as an adiustsr¥J eveni an(J accrue(J as incoft￿ In the accounting perKxJ If receipt 15 wobabk. Where the chaity has establLshed entiletrEnt to a Wary tmrt tlTrere is uncertainty asto the atnount of the paytnenl details of Ihe legacy are¢Jisdose(l as a conb"ngenl asset until the criteria for Income iecognits"￿ are rrEI Where a legacy Is subpct lo Ihe Interest of a Ille lenanl. the acy recognlsed as Inecne until the deatn of the life tenant. it 6 th)ul)tful that full setmement of a legacy deblorwill be received. then an aypslment is macle to ￿duce the aTr￿nt of the legacy (Jebtot and legacy Income ralher than chargiNJ the aaiustr))ent as e4ndIlU￿ In the StateNnt of Financial ActivitLes Donated goods. facilities and services Donatèd fixèd ass•ts are recognised at current falr value. Ai gjch aonats'ons are reecwised as ¢knalvJ) Inecfft. arml debrted to fixed a5sets_ Donated goods that are not fixed assets are accounted forat a Tail unless it is irtwathcd to ielk4bly tneasuie the ¥alue of the ¢Jonatd Iter(E. In the ab5eTrce of atty direct evi(knce of fairvalue of (Jonated g(xxJs. Ihen a value 15 derived trorn the cost of the itetn to the donor or. in the case ol gwcls that are expected to be the estimated resa￿ value alter4e￿CtI[vj ￿Y antiupatea costs of saes. If It B imprathcaLYe to measure the fair value of gocxls donated for resale. ￿ the costs of valuation oulweuh the benefits. the aonated go￿$ a￿ rec(4nisea as income when sold. an equivaknt anKJunt beiffj iecognised as ex￿lse The c051s of goo(J5 donated foi distntmjtl(￿ to beneficianes s deettEd to be the fail value orthose wds uwn receipt. When the W5 ate distntxrted freely 01 f(K a norninal consideration. then Ihe carrying at￿nt Is ajijsted atthe tirne of sale. lo Ihe value al the p)Inl ol dislribubon and the adjustment Is shown as a cost of th)rotions made. Page 36 Hermon Mar Thoma Church, Midlands, UK 2022-23

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS Hernion Mar Thoma Church Noi•s to th• A¢¢oums for th• y•ar •nd•d 31 Mar¢h 2023 The c7ffjryng arrKxJnt of any stock for dislritKJtion is assesse(J for irryairrrETrt at the reFKxb"ng date. All (Jonated goods are reccmjnised as dcfftalion incoTrp. and deL)Ila lo tradi￿ stock.when trading stock is subsequenlly scA¢l. or apprcwaled to ft￿1 an expense, then the ca￿￿r0 value of the stock Is recognised as an expense In accoraance ¥Mlh the SORP. donale(J foi d151ntxrtion to I￿[￿rIcIatEs. (K Tor con5Utnption tythe chartty are Ind￿le￿ In Yega¢xes anddonatrons.. G(￿S (Jonated fiK resale ale induded in Yncome trom othertratling activitses, Donat•d s•rvI￿$ and faelllll•s IincJdlng seconded staff and use ol propeityl are InchAed In actounts cffl Ihe basis orthe value of the gtn to the chatty. All thated services and facilities a￿ recognised as donaty.on incory￿ %then recewed,Iprowded the value of the gift can be nasured r￿la￿y) aThJ recognisea as an eN4nse ¥Mth an equwaknl value M•mb•rshlp subs¢riwions The income arml ￿Y a￿￿lated Grft 010lhertaK relurmj from a n￿mberShIp SubscriptK￿ re￿Ned bythe In the natu￿ of a grft, is accounted the basis as a donalM. The incotne trotn a ffletrthrship subscription by Ihe chaity there the 5ub5cnptK￿ purchase5 the rightto services or benefils is rec(yJnLsed as ￿cOMe fr(xn charitai>k activty"es. Policies relating to expenditure on goods and services PmVi+Yed to the charty. R•¢oqnftlon ol Ilabllltl•s and •xp•ndiiur• A Ikxlty, and Ihe related expen(Jiture. is recognise(J when a legal consttuctwe obligatK>n exists as a resutt of a past event. and when rt Is mre likely than ￿t that a transfer of econornic benefits tE required In se¢nt. %%fien the amunl of tne clIga￿￿ can be measured ￿ reiiabty estimatea.. Liabiltbes arisi￿ trom ftrture fun(Jiw commitrrETrts and constructive (AAigations. indU(ji￿ tErfOr[nan￿ relateil gants. ¥there the IimirMJ or the arwnt of the ftjlure expenditure required lo setue the IS￿lgatiOn are unceftain, give rise to a provisic) In Ine accounts. thich Is reviewed at the accOWb￿ year &vJ. The provision Is In¢￿ased to refleel any Increase5 in liabilrties. and is (Jecieased by the ublisation of any provLsion wrthin the peri￿. and reversed If any provisi(￿ Is no k)ngei required. These movetrrnts ale charged oi ctedrted to respective fun(Js and activthes lo which the provis￿ relales. Volunt¢ers In accordan￿ ￿th Ihe SORP. and In recogn￿On or the drfficulles In ￿aCing a rrK)netary value on Ihe Contributi(￿ ftorn volunteers. the C￿InbutKJn of volunteers Is not indude(J wthin the income or the chaity. However. the tsustees Val￿ Ihe signfficant Contri￿tIOn maae to Ihe adivllles of Ihe chanty Dy unpaid vc4unleer. Poli¢i•s r•latinq io assets, liabilit￿$ andpmvisions and0t￿r matters. Fixed Asset Investments Flxed asset lThvestmenls In quoted shares, Irajed ts)nds. Investr￿1 woperts and slrnlLgr Inves1n￿Trts are sh Initialty at cost upon acqu￿￿"On and attheii t[￿rKet value at the balan￿ sh￿tdate attt￿ etKJ of Ihe financial petio(J. Investment tKopertEs are rK)t depreciate(J rangible fNxedassetS TarKJibk fixed assets are rreasured at their onginal cost value. or suiEequent revaluat￿. (Y if donated. as ¢Jesuibed atK)ve Cost value Includes all costs expended in MngiThJ the asset into Its Intended ￿ork1r￿j Condi￿1￿. Depreciation has tEen prowded at Ihe follow￿ rates in (xderto V￿lte off the assets to theiranticipated resi(Jual value o estimated uselul lives. Page 37 Hermon Mar Thoma Church, Midlands, UK 2022-23

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS Hernion Mar Thoma Church Noi•s to th• A¢¢oums for th• y•ar •nd•d 31 Mar¢h 2023 Plant an(J mathfftery Ntr>t(￿ vehic 33 % strawJTht line 20 % Stra￿ht line Accounting for capital grants and fixed asset funds. Gins of langible fixed assets or grants of a natsJ￿. given for the purposes ol acquinng specffic assets to be fulty utilised In the futherance of the objects or the chaity. are ct&ited to fixe(J a55etfund5 aftet Ihe (k)nated a55et has b￿n received or surn5 have tEen pr(yty ex[￿￿ed on the iestricte(J purpose. Debttsrs Debtots are rneasuied at theirrecoverabk atrmxjnts at t>alance sh￿t date. Cr•dltors and provlslons T1￿ uedrtors at yearend is the Independent Examiners fees. Financial instruments including cash and bank balances Cash held L)y Ihe charity Is Included at the anTh)uTht actually held al the year end. Bank baarKes. wthelher in credrt or overdiawn. are s￿n at the amunts property retonciied to Ihe bank slalements. Pensions- ¢Jefined contributson schemes ccffjpany ￿erate$ a defined c￿￿tsu110n peTrsK)n scheme. contnbu1l0r￿ a￿ charged to the ￿t and loss account as they lCOtne payable in accordan￿ the [￿e5 of S(herne. 2 Liability to taxation As a iegistered charty. oiganisatK)n is exempt fi(xn Mc(xne co[pOrat￿ taK to Ihe extent that rts inc(Kne and gains are applied towards the charitabk oblects of the charty and fcK Th) other purwse. 3 Winding up or dissoluts.on of lh• ¢hanty UF￿ winding up 01 [IL￿(Au￿oN or the charty ttEie rernain any assets. after Satisfacti￿ of all (￿t￿ts and liabilrties. the assets represented ty Ihe aCCU￿￿lIate[l furmj shall be transferred to sotr Olher charitable txyty (K b(yJies havir%J slmilar oL)ie¢ts to the chanty. 4 Net surplus before tsx in the financial year 2023 2022 The surplus before lax In the fin￿CIal yew Is stated alier chargiThJ'. Depreciation of (Y￿￿¢ fixed assets 297 180 S Interest payable 2023 2022 Bank ￿te￿$t ptyabse 8.fJ7 6.082 Page 38 Hermon Mar Thoma Church, Midlands, UK 2022-23

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS Hernion Mar Thoma Church Not•s to th• A¢¢oums for th• y•ar •nd•il 31 Mar¢h 2023 6 Staff costs and emoluments Salary eosts 2023 2022 Past(￿1 Care Other pastor￿ Care IBeneltsl Ttuste2s' Rerwnetab 24.319 32.415 23.366 12.713 Total salarl•s, waq•s and r•lai•d costs 56.734 36,079 Numbers oifuiitime •mploy••s orfuii rim? •quival•nts 2023 2022 The average nurrtEr of tota staff etrvoyed in the year was Neither the Iruslees nor any persons connected ￿1h tr￿M have ￿¢￿ved any remunerat￿ from the charity or any reL4ted entsty. eilhei In Ihe ujrrent year. No emF4oyees recdved eTrKIun￿nts iexcludlro ￿Slan coslsl in excess of£60.(IJO per ￿num. 7 Rem￿eratIOn and payments to Trustees and persons connected with them No trustees ￿ p￿sOnS c(thede(J tr)em received any reftmjneral￿ trom tr* charty. or any related entity. 8 Tanolbl• flx•d ass•is Land and Bulldings Plant & Ma¢hln•ry Motor V•hl¢l•s Toial cosi At 1 WI 2022 Add[b(￿S 324,970 8,993 343,951 At 31 March 2023 324,970 8,998 9.988 343,951 Depreciation At 1 Apnl 2022 cnaige for the year 8,273 297 18.261 297 At 31 March 2023 8,570 9.988 18,558 Net book value At 31 March 2023 324.970 423 325,393 At 31 March 2022 324.970 720 325,690 9 Debtors 2023 2022 ot￿r debtor> Vicarage DeF¥)S 1.312 1,312 Page 39 Hermon Mar Thoma Church, Midlands, UK 2022-23

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS H•mion Mar Thoma Chur¢h Not•s to th• A¢¢wnts forth• y•ar•nd•d 31 Mx¢h 2023 10 ¢rth¢¥s'. ¥nounts fallln9 du• wtthln ¢Jrn 2023 2022 Accn 7S) 750 300 1.050 750 11 Credrtor5: rnnts falling due after one y 2023 2022 181,510 187.817 12 Parkn"¢U￿r$ ol how panfrcularlunds ar• rnpr•s•M•d by ass•ts and liabillts•S At31 M4r¢h 1023 Unr•strlct•d D•slgnat•d R•strlet•d funds lunds funds Total Funds F￿e￿ Assets 325.393 325.393 176.713 42.718 57.489 276.920 17501 1181.5101 Tenn i￿NI￿￿5 1181.5101 175.963 186.601 57.489 420.053 At 1 *pn"12ty22 Vnr•sth¢t•d D•signat•d R•stri¢i•d funds lunds lunds Total 325.690 180.591 325.690 214.411 11,0501 1187.8171 129.4811 11.OS)I 63.301 L(w Tum LiaMIitE5 1187.8171 30,531 318,464 63.301 351.234 13 Change in total funds overthe as in Note 12, analysed by individual funds Fun4JS brought fmvard trom 2022 Mc+v•m•nt In Transf•rs I￿)d5 In ty•￿••￿ 2023 lunds In 2023 Funds ¢arrl•d fm¥ard IQ 2024 See Noie 14 Unrestri￿an1l designated thnds.". 109.812 180.591 72.161 181.973 180.591 gnateil ie4erNJe futKts Total ww•5tri¢t•d d•signated fund5 290.403 72.161 362.564 60.&31 14.1231 120 56,508 120 100 761 ht to Lffe Hamts UK 661 Page 40 Hermon Mar Thoma Church, Midlands, UK 2022-23

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS Hernion Mar Thoma Church Not•S io th• A¢¢oums for th• y•ar •nd•il 31 Mar¢h 2023 Total restricted funds 60.831 3,342 57,489 Total ¢harlty l￿d$ 3S1.234 68,819 420,063 14 Analysis of movements in funds over the year as shown in Note 13 Olh•r Gains 8 Losses Inetsme Expondituro Movémènt in funds 2023 2023 2023 202a Unrestricted and desAgnated funds."_ Unrestricted revenue fun(ts 1%.091 123.9301 72,161 Restncted funds... Educatsonal AKJ HelpThJ Hands UK Church DeveioF))entIPrc￿rem)t) Lightto Lrfe 2.181 22.886 120 11,5201 127,0091 661 14,1231 120 221,278 152,459 68,819 15 Th• purpos•s for whi¢h th• lunds as d•tail•d in nots 11 ar• h•ld by th• ¢harify ar•-. Unrestri¢t•d and deslgnatd funds... These fun(ts ale held ftK the rneetI￿ the objectsves OT Ihe chatty. an(J lo promde resetves for fuhjre actwtb"es. an(J. subject to chartty legI￿ation. are free trcrfn all res1n"cl￿ns on Ihwr use. Unrestricted revenue fur The deS￿nated fun(Js are foi Ihe repairs. rTraintenan￿ an(J the txjichase of property to be used as Church. DesbJnaled r￿enue fuTrts R¢strKted funds... Church De¥ekyrnentlFYocurementi The purFM)se of these funts L8 to purchase aThJ malnlaln a property whlch wll be used as Church. th)nalions %4Ere collected for the Kerala flo￿1 relief ￿)[￿31 both at the church and Ihe Famity conference that have been passed on In %￿le lo Ihe ieliel wc¥k Via ow tentrai ty)¥etnirvJ LW. Relief Fwd 16 Ulllmat• ¢ontrolllnq party The chanty Is Lrferthe umlrol of ts kgal methrs. Page 41 Hermon Mar Thoma Church, Midlands, UK 2022-23

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS hrn￿ Mar Thoma ¢trwr¢h D•ull•d analsryls al I￿•m and •xp•rKlltur• forth• ￿ar •nd•d 31 March 2023 as rwJlr•d byth• SORP 2010 This anaW5 ts da555ifi•d by conb•ntTronal nominal d•5crfption5 arKI not by activity. 17 Donadons and L•qacl•s Cury•ntyw ¢wr•nt J•¥ Curr•nt ywr PriorY•ar Unr•strlct•d R•strfet•d Totsl Funds Trtal Fwds Fund5 Fund5 2023 XJ23 2023 2022 1.815 1.815 5.4x1 Grft ItE¥n gthwjiray urvJ￿1ak1[vj 40.L 40.054 20,419 11.￿5 20.419 11.905 10.816 6.747 Bartsm offul￿ thThti(Yts TrtIE 4,910 8.080 1.085 11.750 3.2X 275 Z(ml tkve10wr￿l FW Fuvj SurAYty Scl Edavaka N5SK 11.79) s(K) 207 1,6 207 41Kl 39.344 33.452 Totaldon*ionsandgifts fnxn indivKluaff$ 148.539 148.539 71368 148.539 148.539 72.368 7marypur￿Sea￿d anciltsrytrading •ntyw Cwr•nt Curr•nt J•ar PriorY•ar Fund5 2023 23 2023 2022 C(Mnmunal Meal Contrit)ubon Sunday SC￿￿?1 Books and Exam Family Retregt Harvest Student Dedical Cnsis Reli8f Fut Medical Aid Raju EducalM)nal AKI Hdping Hands UK Sewka 16.3X> 16.330 625 8,340 20.898 1,342 5.846 12.950 766 2.425 20. 1.342 100 1(K) 2,181 2,181 640 Page 42 Hermon Mar Thoma Church, Midlands, UK 2022-23

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS ghl to Lilo 120 120 rot4lPrlmarypury>os• •ndan¢Hl•ry tr•thg 47. 1301 49.861 22.992 19 kn¢om• from oth•r fundralslng acthiltl•s Curr•ffl y•ar Cwr•nt ￿aT Curr•m Prfor Y•ar Unr•strlct•d R•StrI￿ Totsl Funds Total Fw Fund5 Funds 2023 2023 2023 2022 21888 Total fmm other activltles 21886 22.886 5.950 20 Intsrest Income CwTprbt ￿1(¥ Y Trtal Fur Total FwK15 2023 2023 2023 2022 Bank Interest Total from other &tivities Currem year Cwrent par Currem Prioryear Unrestricthd Resrricted Totsl Funds T(al FWMIS Fund5 FuThJs 2023 2023 2023 2022 visib￿ Cty&Leths Past(nl Cat? Costs(￿ bekw4'1 oth￿ Pastca Care £csts(see trkA} CtrKxr Pavsh day Fan1￿ Retrea 2,469 24.319 32,415 1.474 1,175 10,399 875 319 31415 1.474 1,175 10.389 875 192 2443 1641 12,713 1(r2 6,673 2,641 Sewka sang￿rn UK C￿31 Evenrs 650 120 203 150 120 Youlh League 150 Page 43 Hermon Mar Thoma Church, Midlands, UK 2022-23

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS CariA Setvice Churth Altsr Exwse Communal Pthl First CorntnunK>n 1.085 617 13.329 1,593 1,085 617 13.329 1.593 1,270 392 Total direct spendir 97.139 97,139 Pastoral Car• Current year Current year Current yèar Unr•stri¢t•d R•stri¢t•d Toial Funds Funds Fund5 2023 2023 Prior Year Tffjal Funds 2023 2022 Stipend Vital Winter arTrd Guest ￿k￿ance Vicaffs Pension & PF Total Pastoral Carn 23,124 750 445 24319 23,124 750 445 24.319 22,194 750 422 23,366 Oth•r Pasioral Car• Costs Current year Current year Current ytar Prior Y*ar Unr•strl¢t•d R•strl¢t•d Toial Funds Funds Fund5 2023 2023 T￿al Funds 2023 2022 Accomodalion 2,245 utiltb"eslWatet-paid annualty+ Gas&Eledricl 5.T14 2.24S 5,714 2.362 2,955 1.37$ 2,093 16,671 2,665 Relocation Travelling Expenselincl Mandalam Visill vehic￿ Operating Cost Vicarage Maintenance Vicarage Transfer 2,955 1.375 2,093 15,671 3,119 Totsl Other Pastoral Care Costs 31415 32,415 12,713 22 Exp•ndhur• on ¢harltabl• a￿5Vh1•$- Gram fvndiny of a￿VIti•5 Current year CurreN year Current year Prior Year Unrestricted Funds 2023 Restricted Funds 2023 Total Funds Total Funds 2023 2022 Small Chanty Donations Helping Hands Project Crisis Relief Fund Medical Aid Raju VBS Charity Totsl granimaklng costs 2,252 1,520 1,520 5,165 4tK) 400 400 1.520 1.620 8,417 Page 44 Hermon Mar Thoma Church, Midlands, UK 2022-23

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS 23 Support costs for Charitab￿ activities Current year Current year Current swr Prioryear Unrestricd Re￿ri￿ed Funds Funds 2023 2023 Total FU￿lS Totsl Funds 2023 2022 Nrthyachilavu DK)c8san SuThJoy CollectKJn DK)cesan Fund Sabhan Office Payment E￿$(Opal Travel Ecumenical Sut>scripti Salary Adjustment Fund Schoknship FurKJ 900 1,360 24,988 670 1,350 1,8rH) 23,18B 450 250 250 900 250 2S) 670 Prnmlses Expens•s Church and H￿1 Rent Church Development Fund C￿"[ [kne1(VT￿t Fund B,995 8,995 1,942 1,641 3.524 3,524 672 6¥2 White (knls Adminisrrnive overlKads SiaDon8ry and rn)iing Bank Charges 1,752 1,407 1,407 15 261 261 261 sU[￿ry expenses Equiwent,r&pairs,expens6s and m8inlanan.696 Other legal and professKmal 145 696 145 162 Financial costs Loan ￿￿erest 8,237 8,237 Depreciation & Amortisation in total for the 297 297 Total ￿PpOrt Msts for ctrorithble activrlles 25,641 650 31446 Current y•ar Current y•ar Current PriorY•ar Unr•strl¢d R•sirlth•d Total Funds Funds Funds 2023 2023 r￿al Funds 2023 2022 7XJ 750 750 750 700 700 T*xal Oth•r exp•ndlwr•- Gov•rnan¢• ¢osis Page 45 Hermon Mar Thoma Church, Midlands, UK 2022-23

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS 2S Total Charitable experTrditure Current year Current yEar Currem ￿ar Prior Year Unrestricted Funds 2023 Restricted Funds 2023 Total FuThJs Total Funds 2023 2022 Expenditure m charitable actwibes. tA"rEct sperKIIThJ Grantsnakn"tvJ costs pp(Kl costs for charitable athitses G0Veman￿ costs 97,139 97,139 46,688 1.520 27.1x19 1,920 52.650 79) 8,417 32,446 750 25,641 750 123,930 28.529 152.459 88.301 Page 46 Hermon Mar Thoma Church, Midlands, UK 2022-23

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2023-24 ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM

2023-24 Administrative Team

President	Rev. John T Thomas
Vice President	Dr Sudeep K Thomas
Secretary	Dr Georgie P Thomas
Trustee (Finance)	Mr Shiju Abraham
Trustee (Accounts)	Mr Aby Chandy
Lay Leader 1	Mr Joji K John
Lay Leader 2	Mr Binoy Thomas
Mandalam Member	Mr Thomas Koshy
Diocesan Assembly Member	Mr Thomas Abraham
Nominated Zonal Assembly Member
Organization Representatives
Choir	Mr. Gaius Thompson
Sevika Sangham	Mrs Reeba George
Sunday School	Dr Noel Abraham
Youth Fellowship	Mr Monish Varghese
Edavaka Mission	Mrs Jejo Joji
Couple Fellowship	Mrs Tania Thomas
Area Representatives
Birmingham, Worcester & Solihull	Mr Blessen C Mathew
Coventry, Warwickshire & Nuneaton	Mr Sujith Mathew
Walsall, Wolverhampton & Stafford	Mr Abraham Varghese
Nottingham, Derby & Burton-Upon-Trent	Mr Jiji Kurien
Leicester	Mr Sanish Mathew
Safeguarding Officer	Mrs Jinu Varghese
Internal Auditors	Dr. Minu Sherry
Internal Auditors	Mr Verghese Philip
Newsletter Editor	Mrs. Riji Susan Gevarghese

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HERMON MAR THOMA CHURCH

UK & Europe Zone

Registered Charity Number – 1137185

Principal Address	83 Cheswood Drive	83 Cheswood Drive
	Sutton Coldfield, B76		1XU
	Tel [phone]
Place of Worship	Saint Marys Hobs Moat
	30 Hob's Meadow,
	Solihull, B92 8PN
Bankers	Lloyds TSB Bank Plc
	PO Box 1000, BX1	1LT
Independent Examiner	Jitender Kaur
	Chartered Accountant
	Faith House, Main St.,
	Little Stretton, Leicester LE2 2FS
	Office:-
	9 Stoughton Road Oadby
	Leicester, LE2 4DS

Hermon Mar Thoma Church, Midlands, UK

2022-23

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