## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period**
Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year **From** 01 APRIL 2024 **To** 31 MARCH 2025 Section A Reference and administration details ~~NN eee~~ **MALANKARA SYRIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH COUNCIL Charity name UNITED KINGDOM** ~~eee~~ **Other names charity is known by** ~~PS~~ **Registered charity number (if any) 1159649** ~~a~~ **Charity's principal address** 5 Fairway House
Eldon Avenue BOREHAMWOOD Hertfordshire **Postcode :** WD6 1PT
**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
**Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled Trustee name Office (if any)** ~~ee~~ **year to appoint trustee (if any)** H.E. Mor Osthatheos ~~a~~ Issac Metropolitan ~~ee ee ee~~ Rev Abin Markose Secretary ~~ee a~~ Madhu Mamman ~~ee ee~~ Rev Akhil Joy ~~a~~ JOGI VARUGHESE ~~ee~~ Biju Chamakkattu Varghese ~~a ee ee~~ ELDHOSE MATHAI ~~ee~~ SANU MATHEW ~~ee~~ Shibi Cheppanath Treasurer Kuriakose ~~es~~ Vijee Kottarathumyalil ~~a~~ Paily ~~ee ee ee~~ ANISH POONTHELIL VARGESE ~~a ee~~ BIJU MATHSON MATHEW ~~a ee ee~~ JOHN VARGHESE ~~ee ee ee~~ JIBI PANTHANATHUDUVEL JOY ~~rs~~ BABU VARGHESE ~~ee ee~~ PETAR KURIAKOSE ~~os~~ LILU PULIKKUNNEL VARGHESE ~~a~~ BABU ELDHOSE PETER ~~————~~
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**Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)**
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Name Dates acted if not for whole year
SHAJI ALIAS
Biju Varghese
SAJU PAPPACHAN
BIJOY ALIAS
DANIEL KAVALAYIL
JIBU ISSAC
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## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
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## **Section B Structure, governance and management**
## **Description of the charity’s trusts**
Type of governing document
Constitution
- (eg. trust deed, constitution)
How the charity is constituted
Charitable Trust
- (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)**
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
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
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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.
## **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 47 parishes for enriching spiritual blessing.
MSOC UK council also organised Family Conference 2024. Conducted seminar which provided spiritual insights to 200 families who attended the Family conference.
**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 2024. Christmas Carol competition 2024 and al parishes took part in it.
**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** Holy Qurbana, Sunday school classes, Prayer Meetings were held for **achievements of the charity** spiritual upliftment of members. **during the year** The Council provides prayer support and guidance to the member parishes and congregations
## **Section E Financial review**
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- The trustees consider that the free reserves should be available for
- **Brief statement of the** general routine expenditure and any other committed future expenditure **charity’s policy on reserves** 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** 29/05/2025
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**CC16a**
## **Charity Name: Charity number: MALANKARA SYRIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH COUNCIL 1159649 UNITED KINGDOM**
**Receipts and payments accounts For the period** Period start date Period end date **To** ee **from** 01-Apr-24 ee 31-Mar-25 ~~a~~ **Section A Receipts and payments**
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|Unrestricted|Restricted|Endowment|
|Total funds|Last year|
|funds|funds|funds|
|to the nearest £|to the nearest £|to the nearest £|to the nearest £|to the nearest £|
|A1 Receipts|
|Donations|17,622|-|-|17,622|250|
|Diocesean share|-|-|-|-|7,800|
|Martha Mariam Vanitha Samajam|5,175|-|-|5,175|7,365|
|H.H. Charity|270|-|-|270|-|
|Family conference|44,830|-|-|44,830|34,745|
|Sunday School|-|-|-|-|48|
|Reshisha|2,177|-|-|2,177|-|
|AGM|3,450|-|-|3,450|1,150|
|Christmas carol|12,033|-|-|12,033|4,070|
|H.H. Patriarch Visit|-|-|-|-|20,610|
|JSOYA|920|-|-|920|
|Prayer Fellowship|150|-|-|150|
|JSOSM|1,191|-|-|1,191|
|H B Baselios Thomas 1|7,350|-|-|7,350|
|Badminton|1,789|-|-|1,789|
|Passion week|6,650|-|-|6,650|5,550|
|H.H. (Warm Christmas Charity)|-|-|-|-|4,526|
|Diocesean Building Fund|-|28,132|-|28,132|
|Sub total|(Gross income for|
|AR)|103,607|28,132|-|131,739|86,114|
|A2 Asset and investment sales,|
|(see table).|
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|Sub total|-|-|-|-|-|
|SS|SS|S93|
|Total receipts|103,607|28,132|-|131,739|86,114|
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|A3 Payments|
|Reshisha|4,500|-|-|4,500|-|
|Printing, Postage and stationery|104|-|-|104|-|
|Annual Convention(Lental)|-|-|-|-|147|
|Media Wing|-|-|-|-|757|
|Metropolitan Allowances|500|-|-|500|1,418|
|Professional fees|5,454|-|-|5,454|-|
|Family conference|37,492|-|-|37,492|29,173|
|Sunday school|-|-|-|-|-|
|Charity donations|-|-|-|-|-|
|Vanitha Samajam|6,058|-|-|6,058|2,290|
|Refund (St. Marys JSOC Coventry)|-|-|-|-|50|
|Travalling Expense (Holy Week)|198|-|-|198|-|
|AGM|2,804|-|-|2,804|-|
|Christmas Carol|12,149|-|-|12,149|3,532|
|Farewell(HG Mathews mor Anthimos)|-|-|-|-|3,000|
|H.H. Patriarch Visit|1,500|-|-|1,500|17,419|
|H.H. (Warm Christmas Charity)|4,796|-|-|4,796|5,840|
|Passion week|4,750|-|-|4,750|8,032|
|H B Baselios Thomas 1|8,927|-|-|8,927|-|
|Office Expenses|169|-|-|169|-|
|Holy Feet Wash Ceremony|300|-|-|300|-|
|Badminton|1,123|-|-|1,123|-|
|JSOSM|200|-|-|200|-|
|Prayer fellowship|188|-|-|188|47|
|Sub total|[ 91,212 ]|-|-|91,212|71,705|
|A4 Asset and investment|
|purchases|(see table)|
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|Sub total|[ - ]|-|-|-|-|
|SS|SS|SS|SSS|
|Total payments|91,212|-|-|91,212|71,705|
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_**Net of receipts/(payments)**_ **12,395 28,132 - 40,527 14,409 A5 Transfers between funds - - - - - A6 Cash funds last year end 35,137 - - 35,137 20,728** _**Cash funds this year end**_ = **47,532 28,132** ~~==~~ **- 75,664 35,137**
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|Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period|
|Unrestricted|Restricted|Endowment|
|Categories|Details|funds|funds|funds|
|to nearest £|to nearest £|to nearest £|
|B1 Cash funds|Bank|47,517|28,132|-|
|Cash|
|15|-|-|
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|Total cash funds|47,532|28,132|-|
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|(agree balances with receipts and payments|
|account(s))|OK|OK|OK|=>|
|Unrestricted|Restricted|Endowment|
|funds|funds|funds|
|Details|to nearest £|to nearest £|to nearest £|
|B2 Other monetary assets|-|-|-|
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|Fund to which|Current value|
|Details|asset belongs|Cost (optional)|(optional)|
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|Fund to which|Current value|
|Details|asset belongs|Cost (optional)|(optional)|
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|Fund to which|Amount due|When due|
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|Signed by one or two trustees on|Date of|
|Signature|Print Name|
|behalf of all the trustees|approval|
|Fr. Abin Markose|
|05/29/2025|
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## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts**
## **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report**
**Report to the trustees/** Charity Name **MALANKARA SYRIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH COUNCIL UNITED KINGDOM members of**
**On accounts for the year** 31 March 2025 **Charity no** 1159649 **ended (if any) Set out on pages** (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets) I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/03/2025. **Responsibilities and** As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the **basis of report** accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
**Independent** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have **examiner's statement** come to my attention in connection with the examination 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 requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
**Signed: Date:** 29 May 2025 ~~[|~~ **Name:** Seejo Tony **Relevant professional** AFA **qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:** 58 Highbury Grove Portsmouth
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**Oct 2018**
**IER**
PO6 2RS
## **Section B Disclosure**
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
**Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** .
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**Oct 2018**
**IER**