stJOHN CASSIAN CIO REcisfERED CHARITY NO. 1167099 RECEJwfs AND PAYMENT5 ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER2023 AND STATEMENTOFASSETS AND LIABILITICS AS AT315T DECEMBER 2023
ST CASSIAN CI LEGAL ATr4D ADMINJSTRATTVE INFORMATI FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2023 istered Name St Jolin Cassian CIO istcrcd Number 1167099 Princi al Office 21C Grundy Crescent. Kennington. Oxford OXI 5PS, UK Trustees Rev Fr Adrian Nicolae Marin (aka Fr Gavriil)- Pre5ideJit Gabricla cllpan- Treasurer (appoiiited Dec 23) Monica Daraban - Treasurer {resi8ncd Dec 23) Revd. Fatlier Gabriel 14aiigan¥J Revd. Fatlier lulian Sorin Ru5u (resigned Dec 23) Revd. Deacoii Andrei Constaniin Alii)a Florea- Secrctary Elena Oancea- Vicc President C&nelia Chiper (resigned Dec 23) Elena Dascalu Amalia Bozgan Daniela Lungu (resigned Dec 23) JaiT]es Hyndmaii Irina Niculae Rgvd D¢acon Dra801 Mihail Cazacu (appointed Dec 23) Nicolae P¢trus (appointed Dec 23) Gheorghe Badea (appointed Dec 23) Bankers HSBC (Oxford) Barclays (Oxford) Inde endent Examiner Mrs11 C Fanthomc FCA. King Loose & Co Sl Jol)n's l-louse, 5 South Pai'ade. Suminertowii, Oxcord OX2 7JL
ST JOHN CASSJAN CIO TRUSTEES ANNUAL RCPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31SY DECCMBC4 R 2023 Tlie Truslecs present tlieir Report aiid Accoui)Is for the yeaT ended 3 la December 2023. Tlie accounts comply with di¢ cl?arity's constitutioii. tlie Cliarities Act 2011, and Accouiiting and Reporting by Charitie5'. Staleineiit of Recornineiided Practice applicable to charities preparing tlieir accoiii)ts in accordaiice willi tlie Fiiiancial Rcporting SlandaTd applicable in the UK aiid Republic of Ireland- Charities SORP (FRS 102),. aiid tlie Financial Reporting Standard applicable in tlie UK and Repiiblic of Ireland {FRS 102). The Charitv's Trusts The Cliarity wa5 registered 01) 16UI May 2016. with its governing docuinei)I being iliat of a Charitable IncorpoTlted Organisation (C.l.O.) Tlie iiicorporation of tlie Charity into a C.l.O. was to formalise tlie pirvious cliaritable activities into a tnore stiuctiired frdinework. Forrneily ilie Cliarily's objectives were fulfilled by iietworkiiig with similarly minded organizations. Tliese activities hav¢ since 2016 beeii absorbed by the new legal entity. witli the bank balanc¢ from tlie previou5 orgaiiizatioii beiiig doi)aied to Ilie C.l.O. upon it5 iiicorpotalion. t l and Administrative Information Page I to these accounts gives tliis infonnation. As 1 out in the Cliarity's goveriiing docuinents. its objectives are.. to adva1) tlie Ortliodox Christian religion in Soutli East EnglatKI in accordaiice willi die doctrines aiid tlie canoiis of tl Romanian Orthodox Patriarcliate and with the ststute5 of tlie Roinanian Orthodox Metropolis of Westem and Soutliern Europe, by providing a place of worsl)ip. raising awareness and understanding of Ortliodox Cliristian beliefs and practi¢es, and carryiiig out religious a¢ls, missionary and outitach wotk,. to advance such otlier charitable purposes as tlie tru5tee5 see fit from tiine to time, in particul2r but not limited to tlie preservation of Romaiiian cultural traditions. tlw advaii¢ein¢nt of cliildiEn's and adult education in a airistian spirit, and the relief of tl)ose in need. 2rii n of Service5 Activities and Achievetnents durin¢7 tlie Period The Romanian 0111iodox Pai'ish of St Joliii Cassian is pai1 of tlie Roinanian OTtliodox Arclidiocese Tn Wesleni Europe, wliicli beloiigs to tl)e Roinanian Onliodox PatriarcIle. Its Inaiii object5 al'e to advaiice tlie Onl)odo.K Clii'istiaii faitli for tl)e beiiefit of tlic publie iii accordaii¢¢ witl) teachiii8s of tlie One. Holy, Catholic and Apostolic CIILircli. I'ooled iii the Holy Tiadirioii. and tauulit by (lie Holy Sci'iptures, tl?e seveii Ecuineiiical coui)ci15 and Ilie local and proviiicial couiicils of Ihe Oi-tl)odox ChLii¢II. Meinbership of tlie Parish currenily stand5 at 180 mernbers from Oxford sumunding area5. Men)beisliip is contiiigent LIPOI) being 18 years of age or older. a commuiiicaiit meinber of thc Ortli(dox Cliurch and having ali address in tlie UK (tlie area of the Diocese of Roinaiiian Ortl)odox Arclidiocese of Great Britain aixi N(Ktlieni Irelandl. The Conditions of meinbersliip are SLibject to Tules regardiiig memb¢r51Iip in tlie wider body of tl)e Ai'chdiocese. of whicli the PaTisIi 15 a part. Tlie P.iSh l)as regular Teligious services on Saturday mornings and evenings, Sunday Inorniiigs. aiid Wednesday evenings, as 1[ as oli a iiuinber of F¢asl day5 and also Bapt151ns, Weddiiigs and Fuiierals, liome services, hospital and prisoii visits. All services are open to all InetnbErs tsf ilie piiblic. Tliese Services are celebrated iii 8 mixture of Englisli and Roinaniaii (the tradilioiial language of tlie RnanIan Orthodox Churcli).
ST JOHTrI CASSIAN io TRUSTEES ATrINUAL REI PORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31¥f DECEMBER 2023 Funds raised come from coll¢ctions. private donations, and froin fundraising eveiit5. online fLiiidraising aiid Faccbook donations. As well as raising funds for tl)c oi?goin8 costs of runnin8 a parish. these activities have aiined to build community witliin the parisli and to raise awareness of ilie Charity in tlie wider community of Oxford. Together with dic Parish of St Stylianos in Rcading we also ¢ontinued io fundraise Inoney to help St. Andrew Orphanage in Vingard-Alb4 Romania. As a Christian charity offering religious 5ervice$, w¢ are in constaiit need to raise fuiid5 for ongoing maintei)ance of tlie cl)ur¢h, vestments for clergy, altar setvers, icon5 aiid objects for Churcli aiid Altai. aiid we aTe also striving lo build up sutTicient fiiiids to acquire 5Ultablc premises for Ineetiiigs and social gatherings after Divine Liturgy. We Irc¢ive no financial help froni any ageiicy - religious or s¢ciilar- at hoine QT abi'oad. li) order to help our coiilii)ued fviidrai5ing cfforts, doiiors u"e eiicoui'aged to giv¢ to tlic Parish undcr the Gift Aid Schein¢ (if they are UK taxpayers) ai)d to participatc in fundraising activitics. Our main fundrxising events were at Faster. ai the beginiiing of tlie new academic year, and at Cliristinas. all to l)elp si. Alldr¢w Orplianage in Roinania. We also ran a Christiiias fuiid rais¢r and foodbank appeal to lielp the Gate House cliarity a chai'ity which helps hoineless p¢ople in Oxford and tlic Oxford Emergency foodbank. and a Christmas Carol Concert in D¢¢einb¢r to 5UPPOrt our parish. Collections ai also taken at Sunday celebrations of th¢ Divine Litur8y, as well as at the candle desk. The adiieveinenls of tlie cliarity during thc p2St ycai- includ¢'. Jniiiiffry 2023 Fui)draiseJ" to support funeral expenses. Sezatoare in Loc Sfant (troditional crafts gad)ering) in a socrcd space organised Februttry 2023 r¢ast Day of St Jolin Cassian Parish. witli a visit and sennon from IPS Meti'opolitan losif. Vi51t from a group of students and PTofessor from the faculty of theology in lasi April 3023 Oui. paiish sent packages to th¢ children fmm th¢ family-type orphaiiage in Vingard, Alba lillia. Romania, for Easter. Conccrt and talk oli ps8ltic Inusic by membeis of the Byzaiition Choir orgat]iscd by Fr Julian Rusu. Patronal Feast of the Aylcsbury Mission - Suiiday of tlie Myrrh-bearing Women Icon painting worksliop for cliildren, Aylesbury Missioii May 2023 Lauiicli of the Romanian School in Oxford. offering Icssons in Ihc Roinanian language and rcligious studies Parent workshop5 Julie 2023 Visit ai?d talk by fr Nicu Duinitrascu. prof¢550r at University of Orad¢a Visit and talk by Fr Cristian Galeriu, froin St Silvester Church, Bucharest Jiily 2023 Summ¢i' Feast of the Parish, lioiiouring St. loan Maximovici, followed by a picnic at Port Mcadow. Children's Suiniiier Camp in collaboration with Ayle5bury Mission organised by Fi. lulian Rusu.
2b. STJO CASSIAN CIO TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT CONT'D FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31- DECEMBER 2023 Augusi 2023 sezat0e iii Loc Sfanl (Sezaioare in a sa¢rcd space), witli guests from London. th¢ organis¢rs of the 'Marea 5ezatoarc' in tile UK. Exp05itioiVpresentation of the Romanian Blouse from various pla¢es/rcgions from Romani Sepleniber2023 Opening of tlie 2023-24 year of the Romanian School. offering leOn$ in th¢ Roinanian lai)guagc and rcligiou5 Studics. The parisli prayer groLlP rc5unied its Prayer activities Prosphora (cl)uirli bi'ead) workshop OclobÉr 2023 ]letreaLlpilgritDage for mothers to Godoncourt Monastery, fraiice, Start of the parish Mi5szon in Brackncll oveniber 2023 Fundiaisin8 foi. the Repah'iation of a Romanian Citizen and Funeral Assistance oi'ganised Hi5 Grace Bishop NeCt.le, iiewly appoiiited Vicar Bishop. visited oui. pari51i immediately after his appoijiimcnt. Church Music Woi'ksl)op for cl)ildreJi Ciy'istinas Tree Decoratiiig Cliristmas Decorntions Worksliop Lleceniber 2023 1st Dcjllber- Tc Deum and s[al gatl?ering to Inark Romaiiia's National Day Christtnas Carol Music Woi'kshop for rhildrcn Cliristin25 Caiol Music Woi"ksl)op for adults Pilgrimage to St. JoliT] the Baptist Mon85tsry in Essex Cliarity collections (food, clotl)iii& slioes, sleeping bag5 and toiletries) during tlie Clii'istmas fast foi. The Gatehouse and The Emejgency Foodbank. Oxfoiyl rundraiser for LKonard's kidiiey transplant Fuiidraiser for William Christinas gifts for children organised ChildreJ)'s Nativity Play Pastoral and financial support for starting the newly establisl)ed Myirh-Bearin£ Wom¢n Parisli in Aylesbury {uiitil th¢n. a mission of our parish). The cliarity's work WAS SUPPOrted by thc ongoi]38 coinmitment of our volunteeT5, including singiiig, volunteers at tlie candle and book stand. ushers. altsr helpers, flower arraiigem¢nts, cleaniJ]g voluiitecr4 laiiguage iiiterpr¢lers, pi'eparation of bread and eggs for Easter, sunimer cainp voluiiteers, food at ¢vent5 iiicluding tlic Patroiial f¢asL sccurity and firc marslialls.
2L TJOHN CASSIAN CIO TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT CONT'D R THC YEAR ENDED31- DECEMBER2O23 Future d¢v¢lo ments II) OTder to advaiice tlie Ortliodox Cliristian faitli tlirougli the Rotnanian Ortliodox Coinmllnity in Oxfordsliire and Surrounding areas, the PaTish of St. Jolin Cassian ha5 been sharing St. Thoinas tlie Martyr church willi ihe Anulican paTish of St. Bamabas aFtd St Thoinas since February 2014. This partneT51iip lias lielped ihe cliarity to grow furtlier and lo esiablisli new missiojts atkl parislies. In 2023 we coiilinued our Inission iii Swindon and AyIestry, wl)ere tliere are well established Rotnanian cominunities but also Ortliodox CliristiarLS iii genernl. We 3150 initiated a mission in Bracknell. The mission in Aylesbury was suppoited in its pieparali0115 towards bwon)iJ8 a full Parisli in DeeetTaber 2023. In order to be able to acliieve our main Charitable objectives witli a full scliedule of 5¢ryices aiid activitie5, we will contii)ue to rely on tlie support of parishioner5 and friends lo bLiy all tlie necessary Ihings to cany out thE tnissioii of our thuiEII. To reach our goals as a Chrisiian coininuiiity and cliaTity, a iiumbeT of fundraisiii¢y events are planned for Ilie coming year, itLcludiiiE conceits, c0iiferele Culitsral, social aiid family Events wliere everyone would be invited. A major priority is the need io raise and save funds to ¢nable a property to be acquired when a suitable opportunity present5 itself. Public Benefit Iii reviewing tlie Cliarily's 0118oing objective5 and a¢iivities, the Trustees have considered tlie guidance set out in tlie Cl)arity Coininissioii's guidelines oli public benefit. and are of t1 opiiiioii tllll tlie objecrives and activities are in total Cp17#nce tlierewith. Trust¢¢5 The Trustees named on page I served duTing il)e rIOd and up lo t1 dale of signing tlii5 report. There ar¢ no other Trustees. ointmcnt of Tru5tee5 Trustees are appointed ex offi¢io (¢lergy) or following seleclioii bed on their professional skills andlor representational qualities. All new TTLLStee5 arc elected at the Annual Geiieral Meeting. to Serve for a 2-year terim for 2 Inaximum of 3 tei'nis.. they are r¢criiited froin cliurcli Ineinbets or by exislillg Trustees. All new trustee5 are given appTopriate induction and offeted training lo fuifLI tl)eir role. Reserves Polic Tl)e Trustee5 coiisider tliai fTee reserve5 ainounling lo six Inonth's operating costs is prLideiit and advisable lo cover tlie various uncertaiiitie5 aiid T15ks in tlie Cui'rent econoinic cliinate. Tliese requireineiits are uiider C9115tanl ieview by tlie Trusl¢¢s, wlio consider t1¢ tli¢ p05itioii at the period ¢nd date is iii line willi policy. Trustees RemunerationlEx enses Tlie Parish Priest, Rev Fi Gavriil (Adrian Mariii), wl)o is also one of the Trustees, has keli paid, as decided by tlie Pai'isli Couiicil in accordaiice witli the CIO Coiistilutioii and Slaiiding Orders 12017) approved by tlie Cliai'ity Comtnissioii, a Ininiinal stipend to ei)able liim to Carry out clerical and p&toral duties. Small one-off stipends were also granted by the Pai'isli Council to Revd Fr Gabr2el Hanganu and Rev Fr lulian Sorin Rusu, wlio stepped up to In¢aSed responsibilities in autuinii 2020. No expeleS are paid io Trustees other thali to Teimburse occasional, low-value autliorised disbursements incuffed.
STJOHN CASSIANCIO TRUSTECS ANNUAL REPORT CONT'D FORTHEY, AR INDED JisfDECEMBIR2023 Statemcnt of Trustccs. res oDstbilities The Trustees are responsible for preparing ilie annual report and tlie fiiiancial statement5 ill aCcordae witli appli¢able law aiid Ui)ited Kingdoin Generdlly Accepted Accounting Practice. Law applicable to cliarities in Eiiglai)d and Waltt reqLiires tlie TTUStCC5 to prepare financial statements for eacli financial yeaF, wl)icli give a ti'ue and fail view of tlie CliaTity's financial activities during the year and of its financial position at tlie ej of tlie year. In preparing ih05e finaiicial stsieinents. die Trustees are required to- select suitable accouiiting policie5 and ilieii apply tliein consistci]tly' observe tlie metliods and principles of the applicable Charities SORP,. Inakc judgeinei)ts and estiimates that are reasonable And prudent. state wliether applirable accountiiig 5tandaTds aiid slaieiiieiJt5 of ieG(xiiiMeJided praoli hav¢ been followed. Subject to any material depailuTes disclosed and explaiiied in d)e financial statnellts. prepare tl)e finaiici21 srateinents oli a going concem basis uiiless it is inappropriate to presume rliat the Cliarity will contiiiiie iii opeTatioii. The Trustees ale responsible for keeping accounting recoTds wliicli disclose witli reasonable accuTaey at aiiy lime tlie finaii¢i21 posilion of tlie Cliarity and wliicli enable tliein to asceitaiii tlie financial Posilion of Ille Cliarity and enable tliein to eiisure tliat tlie financial statements coinply willi tl)e Clwrilies Act 2011 and 11)e applicable Cliarities SORP. They are a150 responsible for s8fegu2rding tlie assets of ilie Charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and delectioii of fraLKI and other irregularitie5. roval This report lia5 beet) Jpproved by tlie Trustees and is siwied on tlieir bel)alf by: 24 October 2024 Signed Date . (Trustee)
r JOHN CASSIAN CIO INDEPCNDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT ST FOR THE YEIAR CtNDED31 DCCEMBER2023 REI GISTERED CHARITY NO. 1167099 I report oli tlie ac¢ounts of the cliarity, for il)e year ended 3 I Deeejnber 2023, wliicli are set out on page$ 5 10 7. Res ective res onsibilities of the trustees Rnd exarniller The cliarity's ti'ustees are responsible for tlie preparalioii of tlie accounts. The ¢harity's trustees co))der tliat ali aiidit is not required for tliis pej'iod under Sectioii 144(2) of tlie Cliarities Act 2011 (tlx 2011 Act) and that an independeni examiiiation is iieeded. It is Iny responsibility to= examine tlie a¢¢ounts uiider Section 145 of tlie 2011 Act. follow tlie procedurc5 laid down iii tlie General Directions given by the clrItY Cojninissioners under Se¢tion 145(5)Ib) of tlie Act., aiid state W1¢17er partlCLilar matters liave come to my attention. Basis of inde endent eKaminer'5 re ort My exainiiiation was carried out in accordance willi ilie Geiier&l Dire¢iioi)s given by tl)e Cl)arity Commi5sioI)ers. An examination includes a Teview of tlie accounting records kept by (lie diarily, and cornyarison of tlie accou)Its preseiited with those records. It also includes con5ideratioii of aiiy uliusl itetns or diw105Lires in ilie account5, and seekiry explaiiatioiis froin you a5 Ii'usttes conceiiiiiig any such rnalte. Tlie procedLires undertaken do iioi provide all t1 evidence tliat would be required in an al11, aiid conseqiiently Jio opiiiioii is giveii a5 to wlieiliei. the account5 preseiil a 'irue ai)d fair view., and Ilie report is liinited to diose Imatters sel out iii the statement below. IDde ndcnt examiner's statement Iii connection witli my exaininatioi), no matter lias coine to iny atteiilion.. whicli gives Ine reasoiiable cause to believe tliat, in Any material respect, tlie requireinents.. to keep accouiiting records iii accoTdaiice with Section 130 of the 2011 Act.. aiid to prepare accouiits which accord with tlie accounting records and to coinply ulltl) tlie accouRting quire1nents of ihe 2011 Act have iiot beeii mel. or (2) to whicli, my Opinio attention sliould be drawn in order to e)ble a proper understanding of the accoui)ts io be reaclied. Kin¢p L005e & Co St Jolin's House 5 Soutli Par#ile Summertown Oxford OX2 7JL H C FAKfHOME FCA
fJOllN' CAS IAJN £lnSAliD PwlYhlF.NI DED315f DECEIITSER IARITY 67 2•2 2022 167.799.47 14.443.79 148.370.58 Gifl Aid 182.243.26 148,370.58 PA Y]Fi%.f5 23.613.00 7.2fy).00 7.200. 19.852.30 2.65000 3.850.00 Gifis Rrnl & prkiBo Comiiiuiiiiygvents 13.243.75 8.487.75 10.147.04 1.033.69 15,000.00 3.825.OD 3182.62 6,104.44 4.082.21 9.353 69 kons Gin5 lohylcsbury P4rish kn'LlS to Ayk5buJ)'Porisli Book5 Tiaytl c051S 2.741.59 2.273.96 4.013.00 I.JN.00 07.11 2,875.05 75Q.00 240.00 519.46 480.IM> 2.932.i2 Curol r4n¢¢rt ¢osts P[TnlRL PQSI. 51alioncry&¢omw¢i ¢0SL% Ve$1ments 2.07J.6S 61h).iO 1?3.40 i5ccllalltOuS nk. cliar8CS ICciliI 43). 2.618J9 73 JOS.BI 76,668.97
STJOHN CASSIAN CI TAT EN FASSEIB AND LIABI ITIES AS AT31ST DECEMBE 2023 CHARITY NO. 116709 2023 ZO22 FIXED ASSET Tangible fiKcd A5sBts (not¢ 3) 10.998.17 16.631.00 CURRENT ASSETS Ctsslj Bllnk Curr¢nt AGcount Cash 242,903.45 582.00 165,148.81 243.485.45 165,148.81 CURRENT LIABILITIES CTcdiiors 900.00 1,500.00 Net Current A55et5 242.585,45 163,648.81 NET ASSETS 253,583.62 180,279.81 PIT Unreslri¢led funds BIFwd Surplu5 for ihc P¢Tiod 180,279.81 73,303.81 103.610.84 76,668.97 Unrostricted Funds CIFivd 253,583.62 180279.81 Approvcd by Ihe Truste¢5 24 October 2024 Dated
ST JOEIN CASSIAN C TrIOTES TO THE FINANCiAL STATEMFNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2023 Accounti Policies Basis olpreparAtion The accounts (finaiicial statements) have b¢en prcpared 01) a r¢¢eipts wid payinents basis. with the additiojial inclusion of a depTecialioii cliai'gc, as below. Tlii5 is de¢iDed appropriate due to the nature of tlie fixed assets held, to eiiable thc charity (o show a true aiid fair view at tiie year cnd. (a) (b) Tangible A$set5 and Depreeigtion Tangible fixed assets h¢ld for the cl)aritys own use are stated at cost Icss ac¢uinulated deprcciation. Depreciatioii is provided at rates ¢alculated to write off tlie cost of fixcd assets, less tli¢ir esliinated Irsidual valug, over their expected useful lives at tlie following l'ates- Mobile assets 15D/o reduciiig balancc basis Mobile assets comprise portable icoiis. altar pieces. vestineiits, altsr clotlis, books and suiidry otiiei. sm211 it¢ms of equipmcnt. Rccei t5 and Pa ments Account A Receapts aiid Payments Account 15 shown. however the it¢Jns below arc rccognis¢d on an aGcrua15 ba5iS to ¢nable a true and fair vi¢w to be sliown of the results for di¢ ycar and to give a fair reflection of the stewardsliip of the charity's resources. (a) Aeerucd Ineome Accrued Incoine is reflected in the accounts to enable a trlic aiid fair vicw to bc sl)own of the results for thc year and to give a fair irflectioii of ihe 5tewardsliip of the cl)ai'ity's resources. (b) Cr¢ditor5 Creditoi's.. aJ))ounts falling due within one ycar are r¢flected in the Coul)ts to enable a true and fair view to be s])owii of tlie resLilts for tlie ye2r. Tan iblt FixLid Asscts Mobilc Assets Total Cost B Touglit fon¥ard 01.01.23 Additioiis Transferred to Aylcsbury Parish 31002 810 (7.615) 32.002 810 (7.615) Cai'ri¢d fonvoi.d 31.12.23 25.197 25.197 Depreciotion Brought fojivard 01.01.23 Cliarge for the period Transferred to Aylesbuiy Parisli 15,371 2.618 (3,790) 15,371 2,618 (3.790) Carried foiivard 31.12.23 14,199 14.199 Net Book Value gt 31.12.23 10.998 10,998 at 31.12.22 16,631 16,631 AII tAnoihle fixed assets are used directlv for charilabl¢ purposes.