## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 20[th] October 2021 To 19[th] October 2022** ## **Charity name: Romanian Orthodox Church on Merseyside** ## **Charity registration number: 1170197** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|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 fnancial support
and governance to maintain a
Romanian Orthodox church
parish on 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.| |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|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.
The charity considers that it been
successful so far and that the church
is continually improving as a Christian
and cultural support facility for
Romanians living in the NW of
England and North Wales.
All church services are free and open
to the general public.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The trustees have regard to the
guidance issued by the Charity
Commission on public beneft and are
complicit with its requirements.|| |---|---|---|---| ## **Additional information (optional)** |**Additional information (optional)**|**Additional information (optional)**|**Additional information (optional)**| |---|---|---| |You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:||| ||SORP reference|| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|We do not provide grants for outside
usage| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|We are not involved in any social
investment programmes| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|Volunteers make a huge diference to
the charity’s activities and this takes
many forms. These include provision
of free professional building skills eg
plastering and electrical work. Also
included are cleaning and transport
roles and provision of a Sunday
school.| |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|The charity has made many contributions
to the church fabric and facilities over
recent years. Indeed, there are very few
improvements which need to be made.
Post pandemic, the numbers attending
services have steadily risen back to what
they were previously. Indeed, our small
church is often overwhelmed on Sundays.
This is a very good outcome but is
becoming an issue due to covid being ever
present and because there is no possibility
of expansion of our current church. As we
are financially in a good position at the end
of this year, we are actively considering
trying to acquire another larger church to
provide a place of worship in Liverpool as
well as our current church on the Wirral.
Currently we are in discussions with the
Liverpool Catholic Diocese about moving| into a vacant church building in Liverpool **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
Achievements against
objectives set|
Para 1.41|| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|As the church fabric is now more or less
settled, we have relatively little expenditure
beyond running costs| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|We have a reserve to replace some poor
roof timbers or any emergency.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£10,000| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|N/A| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|None| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|
Para 1.47|
Principal income is from the
parishioners and their donations| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|None| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|Brexit is affecting numbers of Romanians in
the parish and making life difficult in several
cases.| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Constitution**| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Foundation Model CIO| |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|Selected from the Church Council and
appointed as agreed by chair and
secretary| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|
Para 1.51|| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|The charity is a key part of the church
organisation and reports to the
church council whose main purpose is
ecclesiastical matters in the parish.
The charity maintains governance of
church fnances.| |Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|**Romanian Orthodox Church On Merseyside**
**(ROCOM)**| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1170197| |Charity’s principal address|4 Victoria Drive, West Kirby, Wirral, CH48 0QT| ||| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**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|||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of Name Address adviser** **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** ## **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)** Dr Stuart David Carter **Position (eg Secretary,** Secretary & Treasurer **Chair, etc)** **Date** 26th July 2023 ||**Romanian Orthodox Church on Merseyside**
|**Romanian Orthodox Church on Merseyside**
|**Romanian Orthodox Church on Merseyside**
|**1170197**|**CC16a**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**For the period**
**from**|Period start date
10/20/2021|**To**|Period end date
10/19/2022|| ||||||| |**Section A Receipts and payments**|||||| |**A1 Receipts**
Startingcash balance
**47,194**
Church Collections
**24,494**
Web donations and sales in church
**56,468**
Gift Aid refund
**12,100**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**140,256**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_ -**
**_Total receipts_ 140,256**
**A3 Payments**
BuildingInsurance
**646**
Religiousgoods
**23,259**
Electricalgoods
**698**
Ukraine support
**1,795**
Funerals
**6,875**
Hall/Church hire
**1,380**
Runningcosts
**25,735**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_ 60,388**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_ -**
**_Total payments_ 60,388**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_ 79,868**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**-**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**-**
**_Cash funds this year end_ 79,868**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_
**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**
**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**||**to the nearest £**
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**Restricted**
**funds**|**to the nearest £**
**Endowment**
**funds**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**47,194**
**24,494**
**56,468**
**12,100**
**-**
**-**
**-**
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**140,256**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**140,256**
**646**
**23,259**
**698**
**1,795**
**6,875**
**1,380**
**25,735**
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**-**
**60,388**
**-**
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**60,388**
**79,868**
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**79,868**|**Last year**
**to the nearest £**| ||||**-**|**47,194**|**22,145**| ||||**-**|**24,494**|**15,165**| ||||**-**|**56,468**|**33,190**| ||||**-**|**12,100**|**10,673**| ||||**-**|**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**140,256**|**81,173**| ||||||| ||||**-**|**-**|| ||||**-**|**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**|**-**| ||||||| ||||**-**|**140,256**|**81,173**| ||||||| ||||**-**|**646**|**580**| ||||**-**|**23,259**|**8,918**| ||||**-**|**698**|**400**| ||||**-**|**1,795**|**-**| ||||**-**|**6,875**|**-**| ||||**-**|**1,380**|**-**| ||||**-**|**25,735**|**24,020**| ||||**-**|**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**60,388**|**33,918**| ||||||| ||||**-**|**-**|| ||||**-**|**-**|| ||||**-**|**-**|**-**| ||||||| ||||**-**|**60,388**|**33,918**| ||||||| |||**-**|**-**|**79,868**|**47,255**| |||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| |||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| |||**-**|**-**|**79,868**|**47,255**| ## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** |**Categories**
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B5 Liabilities**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
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approval| |||Dr Stuart Carter|7/26/2023| ||||| CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examine￿$ Report Report to the trusteesl members of Romanian Orthodox Church On Merseyside (ROCOM) On accounts for the year ended 19 October 2022 Charity no {if any) 1170197 Set out on pages Separate document I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (Ihe Trusf) for the year ended 19 October 2022. Responslblllllès and As the charity trustees of the Trust. you are responsible for the preparation basis of rnport of the accounts in accordan￿ with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (Ihe Acr). I report in respect of my exarnination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 14515)(b) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confinn that no material matters have come to my attention (other than that disclosed below") in connection with the examination which grves me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. a¢Gounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records Independent examinerfs ststement I have no GOn￿mS arKI have come across no other matters in Gonnection with the examination to which attention should te drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Please delete the words in th8 brackets if Ihey do nol apply. Signed: Date: 08 Name: Mrs Ana Oltean Relevant professional qualifJcation(s) or body Master of s￿en￿. Management and Finance Address: 17 Ascot Drtve Ellesmere Port, Cheshire CH66 2NB IER October 2018