## Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 06/04/2023 To: 05/04/2023
## Charity name:
## THE GEORGIAN APOSTOLIC AUTOCEPHALOUS ORTHODOX CHURCH IN GREAT BRITAIN
Charity registration number: 1162145
## Objectives and Activities
||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|Provide places of worship, raise awareness of
religious beliefs and practces. Carry out
religious devotonal acts, carry out missionary
and outreach work, employee people, organise
events.|
|Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|Conducted multple services of religious nature
throughout the year, including liturgy, baptsm,
funeral, prayers.|
## Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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SORP reference||
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|Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|Charity is part-funded by donatons from parish
members|
|Other|||
## Achievements and Performance
||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|Provided a place of worship to our
congregaton and conducted regular liturgy
services in London for our local parish.|
## Financial Review
|Financial Review|||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|Charity had income of £47,102, and spending
of £16,479|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
statingwhytheyare held|Para 1.22|Reserves are held as cash for church building
maintenance and charitable actvites|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£30,000|
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|
Para 1.47|
Charity operates largely on donatons from its
parish members. Funds are used to cover utlity
bills, service expenses and providing parish
meals shared by everyone afer each Sunday
liturgy.
Charity also rent its elevated space to
Telecommunicaton mast|
|---|---|---|
|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|To increase the parish membership and provide
space for parish members and local community|
|Other|||
## Structure, Governance and Management
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Consttuton|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Trust|
|Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|Votng at a trustee meetng|
## Reference and Administrative details
|Charity’s principal address|Church of the Good Shepherd
Rookwood Road
London
N16 6SS||
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3
4
5|Trustee name|Office (if any)|
|---|---|---|
||Mr German Shanidze|Deputy Chair|
||Ms Nana Sarajishvili|Secretary|
||Mr George Saladze||
||Mr Gela Gogoladze||
||Fr. Dorote Barbakadze||
||Fr. Giorgi Gibradze||
||Mr Giga Kukhaleishvili|Chair|
||Mr Aleko Bejanishvili||
## Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s) Full name(s) German Shanidze Position (eg Secretary, Deputy Chair Chair, etc) Date 19/08/2025