2020-10-19-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

	Period start date	Period start date			Period end date	Period end date
	20	October	2019		19	Oct	2020
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Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Romanian Orthodox Church On Merseyside Other names charity is known by ROCOM Registered charity number (if any) 1170197 Charity's principal address 4 Victoria Drive, West Kirby, Wirral Merseyside CH48 0QT

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole **year **	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	Fr Florin Voinea	Chair		Church Council appoints all
	Prof Stuart Carter	Secretary/Treasurer
	Ms Cristiana Andrada Pintrijel
	Dr Dorina Carter- Timofte
	Ms Ana Oltean
	Mr Daniel Cobel

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

	Name	Dates acted if not for whole year
	N/A

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address
N/A

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

N/A

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Constitution Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Foundation Model CIO How the charity is constituted

• (eg. trust, association, company)

Appointed agreed by chair and secretary Trustee selection methods

• (eg. appointed by, elected by)

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 The charity is a key part of the church organisation and reports to the structure and any wider church council whose main purpose is ecclesiastical matters in the parish. network with which the charity The charity maintains governance of church finances. works;

• relationship with any related parties;

• trustees’ consideration of The charity has in place written policies for protection of children and major risks and the system vulnerable adults and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

The Advancement of the Christian religion by the provision of a place of worship on Merseyside.

Activities in furtherance of this will include:

a) Provision of financial support and governance to maintain a Romanian Orthodox church parish on

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Merseyside for use by the public of the region and elsewhere. This will include:

• b) Raising awareness and understanding of the Orthodox Christian church in the local community.

• c) Enabling Orthodox Christian religious devotional acts in the church.

Provision of a functioning church which itself provides regular services of the orthodox Christian faith in its own church building. Wirral Council have provided the church building (it was previously derelict) and the charity was established (under a legal framework) to raise and manage funds for the repair, improvement and maintenance of the church. Summary of the main activities undertaken for The charity considers that it been successful so far and that the public benefit in the church is continually improving as a Christian and cultural relation to these objects support facility for Romanians living in the NW of England and (include within this North Wales. section the statutory declaration that trustees All church services are free and open to the general public. have had regard to the guidance issued by the The trustees have regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on Charity Commission on public benefit and are complicit with public benefit) its requirements.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

• policy on grantmaking;

• policy programme related investment;

Volunteers make a huge difference to the charity’s activities and this takes many forms but centred primarily on provision of free professional building skills eg plastering and electrical work. This means that the funds we raise for the church fabric go much further.

We do not provide funds (grants) for other activities and have no investment plans or proposals.

• contribution made by volunteers.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

This year was very difficult as the church was closed from 24[th] March 2020 through the summer months due to the COVID pandemic. There was a partial reopening, with limited attendance from July 2020 and no weddings or baptisms occurred during the spring or summer. No singing was allowed and social distancing and other related measures were employed and enforced. Inevitably, donated income fell during this period as did sales of religious artefacts. However, our website attracted some donations.

Despite all the above, as in previous years, the main achievements of ROCOM during the year have been the maintenance of the church, the continual improvement of the church fabric and support for the priest. This has been achieved by two means a) generation of funds from the congregation and others and b) the unpaid work of volunteers to make significant improvements. The volunteers have made a big difference as they provide skills and a labour force to enable success of the project at no cost to the church or charity.

A considerable amount of work on improving the fabric was done in the previous reported years and we continued that activity throughout this year. Indeed we achieved a great deal as the church was closed most weekends in the spring and summer months,.The new heating system is now fully installed and the main floor of the church raised and waterproofing and insulation installed below. The church stays warm in winter now. The main body of the church is now carpeted and the ground drainage further improved. The priest now has a functioning office space. All of these were possible due to fund raising efforts in the church community and our use of our website to sell religious items

The size of the congregation was inevitably reduced from the 50-70 each Sunday due to rules which only allow 20 people to attend services. This has been managed during the pandemic by an on-line booking system to ensure all families had a chance to attend services.

As well as the regular church services, there would normally be regular social events, primarily based around the church building and church special days and anniversaries. We would also use a local hall for educational seminars (mainly involving outside speakers) relating to the Orthodox church and Romanian culture. These have all been placed on hold during the year.

Financially, we have made a small loss this year but are still secure and hope that the pandemic will soon be a thing of the past, not primarily for funding but due to the strong community spirit we normally enjoy.

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Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the

charity’s policy on reserves

No formal trustee policy except maintaining a bank account containing at least £2,000 at any one time. There are some ring-fenced reserves for capital expenditure on the church fabric and we regularly prioritise use of other funds as required.

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 Principal income is from the parishioners and their donations sources of funds (including any fundraising);

• how expenditure has Church fabric is continuously improving

• supported the key objectives of the charity;

• investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

As in previous years, our future plans mainly relate to improving the church fabric. The main targets for next year are better waterproofing, insulation and replacement of rotten timbers. We intend to approach (again) the few church and cultural charities for which we are eligible.

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) Stuart David Carter Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Secretary/Treasurer etc)

Date 10[th] August 2021

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Charity Name No (if any) Romanian Orthodox Church On Merseyside 1170197 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period Period start date Period end date To from 20/10/2019 19/10/2020

Section A Receipts and payments

A1 Receipts	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 23,412 8,370 27,896 7,692 - - - - 67,370 - - - 67,370 543 2,836 12,400 400 6,295 333 22,711 - - 45,518 - - - 45,518 21,852 - - 21,852	Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Total funds to the nearest £ 23,412 8,370 27,896 7,692 - - - - 67,370 - - - 67,370 543 2,836 12,400 400 6,295 333 22,711 - - 45,518 - - - 45,518 21,852	Total funds to the nearest £ 23,412 8,370 27,896 7,692 - - - - 67,370 - - - 67,370 543 2,836 12,400 400 6,295 333 22,711 - - 45,518 - - - 45,518 21,852	Last year to the nearest £
Startingcash balance	23,412					15,486
church collections	8,370					13,334
Web/Bank Donations & church sales	27,896					6,404
Gift Aid Refund(HMRC)	7,692					-
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Sub total(Gross income for AR)	67,370					35,224
A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
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Sub total	-					-
Total receipts A3 Payments
						35,224
Insurance	543					515
New Carpets	2,836					723
Heatingsystem	12,400					961
Smartwaterprotection	400					400
Buildingimprovements	6,295					9,213
Covid costs	333
Maintenance & runningcosts	22,711
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**Sub total **	45,518					11,812
A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)
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**Sub total **	-					-
Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end
						11,812
	21,852	-	-	21,852		23,412
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	21,852	-	-	21,852		23,412

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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 B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B1 Cash funds	Details Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Bank Account Details Details Details Signature	Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - 21,852 - - - 21,852 - 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 Dr Stuart David Carter	Endowment funds to nearest £
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			OK
			Endowment funds to nearest £
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			Current value (optional)
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			When due (optional)
			Date of approval
		Dr Stuart David Carter	10th August 2021

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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Seclion A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the truste•sl mem￿r$ of ROCOM- Rornan￿n Orthodox Church On Merseysmje On accounts for the 1V October 2020 Charlty no {it any) 1170197 nd•d Sot out on pages I report to the Iruslees on my examinatK)n ol the accounts of Ihe above charity 1.the Twst") for ￿ year eTrJed R•sponslbllltlès and As the charity truslees ol the Tru51, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with Ihe requirements of the Charities Act 2011 I"Ihe Acr). I report in respect of my examination of Ihe Trust's accounts carried out under seclion 145 of the 2011 Act in Carrying oul my examinalion, I have lollowed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commisslon urKler 1451Sllbl ol the Act. I have c(￿pleted my examination. I confirm that malerial matters have come to my attenlion loiher Ihan thal disclosed below ') in connection wilh the examination whith gNes me cause to believe that in. any material respecl.. • accounting record5 were riot kept in accordance wlh section 130 01 the Acl Ihe accy)unls do Tr)1 aw)rd wth the accounting records Independent examinerfs stalemènl I have no ty)ncerns and have come auoss no other matters in ￿nnectIon th the examinatKJn lo which atlenlion should be drawn in order lo enable proper understan¢Jing of the accounts lo be reached. ' Please delete the words in Ihe brdckels rflhey do nol apply. Slgn•d: 1910812021 Nam•: Ana Oltean IER October 2018

Relevant professlonal quaiFfI&￿10nI5I or body Ilf anyl- Msc FI￿ar￿e and Management (University of Chesler.20191 BA IHonsl Economu (Academy of Economic Sludies, 2￿8) Addro58: 26 Cross Hey Chesler CH4 7BE Section 8 Disclosure Only complete il the examiner needs to highlighl rnallers ol concern (see CC32. Independent examination of chanty accounts: d1￿ctionS and guidance for exarrU￿r5}. IER October 2018

GI￿ here brief detalls of any Items that the examiner wishe5 to disclosè. IER Oclober 2018