2023-03-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year From 01 APRIL 2022 To 31 MARCH 2023

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 5 Fairway House

Eldon Avenue BOREHAMWOOD Hertfordshire Postcode : WD6 1PT

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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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 Osthatheos
1
Issac Metropolitan
2 Rev Abin Markose Secretary
Rev Abraham Raju
3
Cheruvillil Fr.
4 Rev Akhil Joy
5 Joy Palikodath Jacob
Biju Chamakkattu
6
Varghese
7 Shibu Karimpil Abraham
8 Dr Sajit Paul
Shibi Cheppanath Treasurer
9
Kuriakose
Vijee Kottarathumyalil
10
Paily
Siril Vazhakkalayil
11
Kurian
14
15
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19
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Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

Names and addresses of 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.

• (eg. trust, association, company)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

• policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;

• the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;

• relationship with any related parties;

• trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Malankara Syrian Orthodox Church Council United Kingdom is an integral part of the Universal Syrian Orthodox Church. The Patriarch, His Holiness Mor Ignatius Aphrem II is the supreme head of the Universal Syrian Orthodox Church, currently reigning the Apostolic throne of St.Peter. The Church owes its allegiance to His Beautitude Mor Baselios Thomas I, the Catholicose of the East who is the regional head of Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church in India. The Patriarchal Vicar (Metropolitan in charge of UK) in consultation with the Patriarch governs and guides our Church in United Kingdom.

• Total membership of Regional/Diocesan council shall be one member per parish, priests of the parishes and the Metropolitan/Patriarchal Vicar. Two 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 Treasurer. The term of office shall be two years.

The Council shall have eleven elected members from the Council as board of trustees - Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer, two priests and six lay 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.

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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.

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MSOC UK council organised Christmas services with the support of clergies in all 30 parishes for enriching spiritual blessing.

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

MJSSA UK has managed to sustain all its activities such as Sunday classes, teachers training and other related programmes successfully. The Kalolsavum competition was held in all zones prior to the UK Regional Kalolsavum. Vanitha Samajam Units were active and continued their regular functions like monthly online prayer meetings, charity help and other related activities during this reporting year. The youth association has organised and actively participated in the Christmas Programme 2022. Student Movement has conducted the Christmas Carol competition 2022 and al parishes took part in it.

There was a Lenten Convention organised for the first time by the MSOC Council during the last Great Lent. Distinguished bishops and priests from our Church as well as from other sister churches gave the sermons. There are 3 new MSOC Congregations started in UK during the reporting year.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

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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

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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 for spiritual upliftment of members. The 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

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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)

Full name(s) Rev Abin Markose

Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Secretary etc)

Date 14/02/2024

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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-22 31-Mar-23
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
Charity 401 - - 401 -
Diocesean share 7,560 - - 7,560 6,750
Student Movement - - - - 3,400
Donations - - - - 8,850
H.H. Charity 5,870 - - 5,870 -
Family conference - - - - 250
Sunday School 12,973 - - 12,973 6,188
Reshisha 1,190 - - 1,190 1,350
AGM 1,300 - - 1,300
Media Wing(Xmas Carol) 1,425 - - 1,425
- - - - -
Sub total (Gross income for
30,719 - - 30,719 26,788
AR)
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 30,719 - - 30,719 26,788
A3 Payments
Bank charge(H.H. Charity) 30 - - 30 -
Reshisha 5,000 - - 5,000 -
Printing, Postage and stationery 207 - - 207 5
Annual Convention(Lental) 151 - - 151 -
Student movement - - - 853
Metropolitan Allowances 1,501 - - 1,501 -
Professional fees 300 - - 300 300
Family conference - - - -
Sunday school 15,358 - - 15,358 4,587
Charity donations 1,300 - - 1,300 10,350
Vanitha Samajam 165 - - 165 98
Refund (St. Marys JSOC Northampton) 350 350
Travalling Expense (Holy Week) 358 358
AGM 1,235 1,235
Media Wing (Xmas Carol) 1,449 1,449
-
- - - - -
Sub total [ 27,404 ] - - 27,404 16,193
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total payments 27,404 - - 27,404 16,193
Net of receipts/(payments) 3,315 - - 3,315 10,596
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 17,414 - - 17,414 6,818
Cash funds this year end 20,728 - - 20,728 17,414
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets	Signature Details Details Bank Cash Details Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details	Unrestricted funds to nearest £ 20,685 43	Restricted funds to nearest £	Endowment funds to nearest £ - - -
			- - -
		20,728	-	-
		OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name		OK
				Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - - - - - When due (optional) Date of approval 14/02/2024
		Rev Abin Markose