
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

## **From 06/04/2024 To: 05/04/2025** 

## **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<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|Provide places of worship, raise awareness of<br>religious beliefs and practces. Carry out<br>religious devotonal acts, carry out missionary<br>and outreach work, employee people, organise<br>events.|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or<br>services identified in the<br>accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|Conducted multple services of religious nature<br>throughout the year, including liturgy, baptsm,<br>funeral, prayers.|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

||<br>SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Contribution made by<br>volunteers|Para 1.38|Charity is part-funded by donatons from parish<br>members|
|Other|||





## **Achievements and Performance** 

||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|Provided a place of worship to our<br>congregaton and conducted regular liturgy<br>services in London for our local parish.|



## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|Charity had income of £30,623, and spending<br>of £12,005|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>statingwhytheyare held|Para 1.22|Reserves are held as cash for church building<br>maintenance and charitable actvites|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£26,000|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|<br>The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|<br>Para 1.47|<br>Charity operates largely on donatons from its<br>parish members. Funds are used to cover utlity<br>bills, service expenses and providing parish<br>meals shared by everyone afer each Sunday<br>liturgy.<br>Charity also rent its elevated space to<br>Telecommunicaton mast|
|---|---|---|
|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46|To increase the parish membership and provide<br>space for parish members and local community|
|Other|||





## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Consttuton|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Trust|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|Votng at a trustee meetng|



## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity’s principal address|Church of the Good Shepherd<br>Rookwood Road<br>London<br>N16 6SS||
|---|---|---|



|1<br>2<br>3<br>4|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|
|---|---|---|
||Mr German Shanidze|Chair|
||Ms Nana Sarajishvili|Secretary|
||Mr George Saladze||
||Mr Besarion Gagua|Deputy Chair|





## **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,** Chair **Chair, etc)** 

**Date** 05/11/2025 


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Charity Name No (if any)<br>THE GEORGIAN  1162145<br>APOSTOLIC<br>AUTOCEPHALOUS<br>ORTHODOX CHURCH<br>IN GREAT BRITAIN CC16<br>Receipts and payments a<br>accounts<br>Period end<br>For the period from date<br>31/12/2024<br>Section A Receipts and payments<br>Total Last<br>Unrestricted funds<br>funds year<br>to the to the<br> to the nearest      £<br>nearest £ nearest £<br>A1 Receipts<br>                    30,623<br>Donations 30,623  47,102<br>                              -<br>- -<br>                              -<br>- -<br>                              -<br>- -<br>                              -<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>





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- -<br>                              -<br>- -<br>                              -<br>- -<br>                              -<br>- -<br>Sub total (Gross income<br>                    30,623<br>for AR)  30,623  47,102<br>A2 Asset and investment<br>sales, (see table).<br>                              -<br>-<br>                              -<br>- -<br>Sub total                                -  -    -<br>Total receipts                 30,623  30,623  47,102<br>A3 Payments<br>Bills<br>-<br>                      8,420  8,420<br>Parish Meals<br>-<br>                      2,755  2,755<br>Transportation<br>                         830  830  -<br>Sub total<br>                    12,005  12,005  16,479<br>A4 Asset and investment<br>purchases, (see table)<br>- -<br>- -<br>Sub total<br>                              -  -    -<br>Total payments                 12,005  12,005  16,479<br>-<br>Net of<br>receipts/(payments)                 18,618 18,618  30,623<br>A5 Transfers between<br>funds - -    -<br>A6 Cash funds last year<br>end                           -  -    -<br>Cash funds this year end<br>                18,618  18,618  30,623<br>Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end<br>of the period<br>Unrestrict<br>Categories  Details   ed funds<br>to nearest £<br>B1 Cash funds  Bank Balance<br>26,000<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>





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-<br>-<br> Total cash funds<br>26,000<br>to nearest £ to<br>Details nearest £<br>Signed by one or two trustees  Date of<br>on behalf of all the trustees<br>Signature approva<br>l<br>German 31/10<br>Shanidze /2025<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


