## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year **From** 01 APRIL 2020 **To** 31 MARCH 2021 ## Section A Reference and administration details **MALANKARA SYRIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH COUNCIL Charity name UNITED KINGDOM** **Other names charity is known by** **Registered charity number (if any) 1159649** **Charity's principal address** 97 Cadogan Gardens LONDON **Postcode :** E18 1LY ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled
Trustee name Office (if any)
year to appoint trustee (if any)
H.E. Mor Anthimos
1
Mathews Metropolitan
Fr Eldhose Mathai Secretary
2
Koungampillil
Fr Abraham Raju
3
Cheruvillil
4 Fr Abin Markos
5 Joshy Kuriakose
6 Parakudiyil Babu
7 Shaji John
8 Madhu Mamman Treasurer
9 Dr Sajith Paul
Sabu Karikulathil
10
Poulose
11 Jose Mathew
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
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**Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** **Dates acted if not for whole year** **Name** 1 |**Names and addresses of**|**advisers (Optional information)**|**advisers (Optional information)**| |---|---|---| |**Type of adviser**|**Name**|**Address**| |||| |||| |||| |||| ## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Section B Structure, governance and management** ## **Description of the charity’s trusts** Constitution Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Charitable Trust How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Governing body, Diocesan Council, consist of Metropolitan/Patriarchal Trustee selection methods Vicar, Priests who serve as Vicars in the Diocese/Region, elected by lay (eg. appointed by, elected by) members and three members nominated by Metropolitan Vicar. ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** Malankara Syrian Orthodox Church Council United Kingdom is an integral You **may choose** to include part of the Universal Syrian Orthodox Church. The Patriarch, His Holiness additional information, where Mor Ignatius Aphrem II is the supreme head of the Universal Syrian relevant, about: Orthodox Church, currently reigning the Apostolic throne of St.Peter. The  policies and procedures Church owes its allegiance to His Beautitude Mor Baselios Thomas I, the adopted for the induction and Catholicose of the East who is the regional head of Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church in India. The Patriarchal Vicar (Metropolitan in charge of training of trustees; UK) in consultation with the Patriarch governs and guides our Church in  the charity’s organisational United Kingdom. structure and any wider network with which the charity Total membership of Regional/Diocesan council shall be one member per works; parish, priests of the parishes and the Metropolitan/Patriarchal Vicar. Two  relationship with any related relationship with any related members of the clergy shall be elected for the posts of Vice-President of the Council and Council-Secretary. A lay person shall be elected as a parties; Treasurer. The term of office shall be two years. - relationship with any related relationship with any related parties; - trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system The Council shall have eleven elected members from the Council as and procedures to manage board of trustees - Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer, two priests and six lay them. members. The Council shall meet at least three times in a year at a convenient time, date and place with the consent of the Metropolitan/Patriarchal Vicar. 2 ## **Section C Objectives and activities** The main objective is to advance and maintain Christian faith, tradition and doctrines of the Universal Syrian Orthodox Church by providing religious rites and sacraments for all its members. Establishing **Summary of the objects of the** congregations for conducting Holy Eucharist, Sacraments and Services **charity set out in its** according to the faith of the Church. To make availability of Priests and **governing document** Holy Sacrament materials to all the parishes all over UK. To organise training camps for Sunday School teachers, student groups, youth association and women’s association. To launch charitable institutions for the welfare of members of the Church and for the poor and needy. Due to the impact of Covid-19 Pandemic, the activities of the MSOC UK were restricted and limited to a minimum. The Covid restrictions and the unavailability of the venues made it very difficult and sometimes even impossible for most of the parishes to conduct their regular face-to-face services such as the Holy Qurbana, Sunday school classes, Prayer Meetings, etc. As a consequence, there was no other option than to conduct them online, and even now most of our parishes and spiritual organisations have succeeded to sustain their services virtually. **Summary of the main activities undertaken for the** The Student Movement has organised an excellent Christmas **public benefit in relation to** Programme joined with MJSSA UK in the last Christmas period. **these objects (include within this section the statutory** Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, it was not possible to conduct the usual **declaration that trustees have** Christmas carol in every parish, so MJSSA UK & JSOSM jointly **had regard to the guidance** conducted an online Christmas Programme on Sunday20 December **issued by the Charity** 2020. **Commission on public benefit)** Due to the Covid-19 restrictions, only 11 parishes have managed to conduct the Passion Week services this year either fully or partially. There was a Lenten Convention organised for the first time by the MSOC Council during the last Great Lent. The Convention was held online every Friday at 7.30pm and distinguished bishops and priests from our Church as well as from other sister churches gave the sermons. 3 ## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: - policy on grantmaking; - policy programme related investment; - contribution made by volunteers. Section D Achievements and performance 4 Section D Achievements and performance **Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year** Holy Qurbana, Sunday school classes, Prayer Meetings were held online for spiritual upliftment of members. The 250 families who attended Lenten Convention virtually found it was very useful to uplift their spirituality, especially at the time of lent and the Covid-19 situation. The Council provides prayer support and guidance to the member parishes and congregations ## **Section E Financial review** 5 ## **Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves** The trustees consider that the free reserves should be available for general routine expenditure and any other committed future expenditure on any other projects, where funds permit. **Details of any funds materially in deficit** ## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about: - the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); - how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; - investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. ## **Section F Other optional information** ## **Section G Declaration** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s)** Madhu Mamman **Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Treasurer **etc) Date** 03/01/2022 6 **----- Start of picture text -----**
Charity Name: Charity number:
MALANKARA SYRIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH COUNCIL 1159649
UNITED KINGDOM
CC16a
Receipts and payments accounts
For the period Period start date Period end date
To
from 01-Apr-20 31-Mar-21
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Metropolitan share - - - - 1,050
Passion week 415 - - 415 7,860
Diocesean share 200 - - 200 -
Church representatives meeting - - - - 800
Donations 1,850 - - 1,850 -
Carol virunnu - - - - 830
Fr. Biji's Funeral fund 36,350 - - 36,350 -
Family conference 1,500 1,500 21,788
Sunday School 202 - - 202 2,352
- - - - -
Sub total (Gross income for
AR) 40,517 - - 40,517 34,680
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 40,517 - - 40,517 34,680
A3 Payments
Passion week 1,050 1,050 8,390
Postage 27 27 -
Printing and stationery 8 8 -
Travelling - 300
Fr. Biji's funeral fund 36,391 36,391 -
Student movement - - - 3,000
Refreshment 220 - - 220 415
Carol virunnu - - - 700
Professional fees 600 - - 600 -
Rent and rates - - - 120
Family conference 125 - - 125 21,612
Sunday school books - - - 3,186
- - - - -
Sub total [ 38,420 ] - - 38,420 37,723
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total payments 38,420 - - 38,420 37,723
Net of receipts/(payments) 2,096 - - 2,096 - 3,043
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 4,722 - - 4,722 7,765
Cash funds this year end 6,818 - - 6,818 4,722
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 03/01/2022 1 |**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|| |---|---|---|---|---| |**Categories**
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behalf of all the trustees
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
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**charity’s own use**
**B5 Liabilities**
**B3 Investment assets**|Signature
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Bank
Cash
**Details**
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
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**funds**
**to nearest £**
**6,733**
**85**
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**to nearest £**
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**-**
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03/01/2022| CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 03/01/2022 2 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of Charrty N* MALANKARA SYRIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH COUNCIL UNITED KINGDOM On accounts for the year ended 31 March 2021 Charity no lif any) 1159649 Set out on pages I report to the trust￿ on my examination of the accounls of the above charrty ("the Trust.) for the year ended Responsibilities and basis of report As the charity's twstees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ("the Act"). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Diredions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(51{b) of ihe Act. Independent IThe charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 and l am qualified lo •xamlner's statement undertake the examination by being a qualified member of linsert name of applicable listed bodyl). Delete I l if not appliGable. I have completed my examination. I confirni that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination lolher than that disclosed below "I which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect. the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act., or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records,. or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requiremenls Con￿rning the form and content of accounts set oul in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair, view which is not a matter considered as part of an indepen¢Jent examination. I have no ¢on¢erns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. Signed: Date: 03 January 2022 Name: Seejo Tony Relevant professional qualification(sl or body AFA IER Oct 2018 (if any): Address: 58 Highbury Grove Portsmouth P06 2RS Section B Disclosure Only complete If the examiner needs lo highlight material matters of concem (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounls. directions and guidan￿ for examiners). Give here brief details of any Items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER OGt 2018