**GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF ST BASIL & ST PAISIOS Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Thyateira & G. Britain** ## **Trustees’ Annual Report** ## _**Reporting Period: Year to 31[st] December 2021**_ ## _**Charity registration number: 1174704**_ ## **Achievements and Performance** The operation of the charity gradually recovered to normal following last year’s government pandemic measures. Given the continuing government constraints, we made all possible efforts to provide pastoral and material support to our parishioners particularly the more vulnerable ones. ## _Consecration of the Church_ Following the completion of the legal process for the purchase of the church building from the Lincoln Archdiocese of the Church of England, Archbishop, Nikitas, visited the Community in July 18 and presided over the consecration of the Church, which was combined with the celebration of the Feast of Saint Paisios. This is a key milestone on the life of our church and community as it has, at long last, its own consecrated place to worship God and serve the Lincolnshire Greek Orthodox Community. ## _Liturgical Life_ We continued to celebrate Vespers, Matins and Divine Liturgy on Sundays and on all Feast days. Services are attended by Orthodox people of several nationalities, including Greek, Greek Cypriots, English, Russian, Serbian, Bulgarian, Romanian, Albanian and Latvian. The attendance of the services continued to increase. The Apostolic readings, the Gospel readings, the sermons and some prayers were in both Greek and English. Books that contain the Divine Liturgy in Greek and English were provided. Vespers, Small Petition and The Salutations to the Most Holy Theotokos were read every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evening. The Church remains open between 4pm and 7pm for all. The community continued to made all efforts to ensure the liturgical life remains faithful to the Typicon of the Greek Orthodox Church. There were 11 baptisms, one Wedding and one Funeral during the period to December 2021. ## _Education_ We continued to operate a Saturday Greek School with 10 students in the age group 6 to 16 years old between the hours of 10:30 to 13:30. The lessons were held in the Church Hall and were provided by two qualified teachers. The Saturday 1 **GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF ST BASIL & ST PAISIOS Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Thyateira & G. Britain** Greek School provided Greek Language resources, including Greek Language text books and educational material, which were obtained though the Archdiocese of Thyateira and G. Britain or though purchased resources on the internet. ## _Philanthropic Work_ Continued to provide ongoing moral and material support to Greeks, Greek Cypriots, English, Romanians, Bulgarians, Albanians and all without exemption, Orthodox and non-Orthodox, in accordance to our Lord’s Gospel and through a large variety of issues and problems. Homeless people and anybody in need were allowed to use the church premises to take refuge for a few hours particularly during the winter, use the facilities and if necessary provide them with small financial help, food and drink. ## _Worship_ We continued to assess, plan and manage repairs to the internal and external fabric of the building, including: - A carved temple was manufactured and installed in the south side. The carved panels were donated by Fr Panagiotis and the joinery and installation was undertaken by Mr John Robinson. - Commissioned three icons for the newly installed south temple which were donated by people form the community and London. - Undertook electrical repair work. The Church of England removed the bells from the main tower of the church. One small bell was left for our use but it requires expenditure to make it functional. ## _Fund Raising Events_ A significant fund raising effort was undertaken in the period leading to the consecration of the Church through individual donations from across the UK. We must acknowledge with gratitude and humility and over - generous support of our parishioners throughout this difficult period. ## **Investments** The charity does not have any investments. ## **Financial Review** The charity’s primary sources of fund raising for this period were: 1. Sunday collection after the Divine Liturgy. 2. One-off donations from individuals. 3. One-off fund raising process leading to the Consecration of the Church. 2 **GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF ST BASIL & ST PAISIOS Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Thyateira & G. Britain** ## **Financial Review** Total receipts during the reporting period were £70,958 well in excess of the amount reported last (£31,860). Receipts are made up primarily by Sunday collection (41%) and individual donations (44%). The remaining is made mostly of the Gift Aid tax repayment and Events. The significant increase in the individual donations was due to the fund raising for the Consecration of the Church, which were reported under individual donations. The expenditure was £20,529 mostly related to utilities and insurance (15%), general expenditure (32%), continued improvements to the notably the manufacture and installation of the South Icon Temple (25%). The church continues to require significant expenditure for: - The external fabric of the building: stone walls (coping and pointing) and roof repairs. This is planned to begin during 2022. - The internal structure: Double glazing of the windows to reduce draft and heat loss, plastering / rendering and redecorating, planned also to take place in 2022. - Installation of additional heating system to supplement the existing gas heating which is highly inefficient. - The building and installation of north iconostasis screen. - Iconography of the church walls. This is a major expenditure which will take place over a period of 10 years. - Portable icons. ## **Reserves Policy** The Trustees have decided that a reserve of £6,000 is maintained in the charity bank account at all times against unplanned urgent expenditure. It is our policy that all monies of the Charity are managed through the charity bank accounts at Barclays Bank. All expenditure is paid by cheques which are countersigned by two authorised members of the committee and are shown on the bank statements. ## **Volunteers** All work of the charity is undertaken by volunteers. We would like to express our gratitude to all the volunteers who work hard to make the church the welcoming and vibrant community it is. We would like to express our gratitude to the Chairman, Mr Ioannis Ioannou and his family, and the members of the Church Committee for their unwavering contribution to the Church and Community. We are also grateful to the ladies of the Philoptochos Committee who prepare and deliver most of the fund raising events as well as the coffee/tea and snacks every Sunday after the Divine 3 **GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF ST BASIL & ST PAISIOS Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Thyateira & G. Britain** Liturgy. We must note with gratitude the invaluable contribution by our chanters, Mr and Mrs Philippou and Mrs E. Antoniadou. ## **Structure, Governance and Management** The charity is governed by the Constitution which is provided by the Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain and approved the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. This Constitution governs all the Greek Orthodox Communities across the UK. The Charity is governed by the Trustees. The Trustees are selected from the members of the community by the community according to its Constitution and approved by the Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain. The Trustees have overall responsibility for the Charity, and in particular to ensure the assets of the Charity are managed in line with the Constitution of the Charity and the relevant laws and regulations. The annual accounts of the Charity are prepared and approved by independent qualified accountants. The Church Committee is responsible to the Trustees for making decisions on operational matters relating to the day-to-day operation of the Charity, including any spending of funds of the Charity. Because of the government lockdown the Committee met three times during the year and the meetings were minuted. ## **Reference and administrative details** The Greek Orthodox Church of Saint Basil and Saint Paisios now operates from its own premises. The correspondence address is The Greek Orthodox Church of St. Basil & St. Paisios, High Street, Lincoln LN5 8JB. The Charity is registered with the Charity Commission, Charity Number 1174704. The Charity Trustees are: - Mr Ioannis Ioannou, Chairman - Mr Hambis Mavromatis, Member - Archbishop Gregorios of Thyateira and Great Britain, Member (now deceased) - Fr Panagiotis Sakellariou, Member (Parish Priest) The Church Committee is comprised by: - Mr Ioannis Ioannou, Chairman - Dr Apostolos Papadopoulos, Treasurer - Dr Ioannis Stergiou, Secretary - Dr Christos Lois, Member 4 **GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF ST BASIL & ST PAISIOS Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Thyateira & G. Britain** - Mr Hambis Mavromatis, Member - Mr Michael Antoniou - Fr Panagiotis-Fokas Sakellariou, Parish Priest It is with profound sadness that we report the untimely passing of our brother Ioannis Ioannou, the Charman of our Community in September 2021. Mr Ioannou has been solely instrumental in the creation of our Community and Church, and we greatly indebted to him for his love and tireless effort for the glory of our Lord and the Greek Orthodox people in the wider area. Following a period of moaning a new Churchman will be appointed to continue our work. **Approved by the trustees and signed on behalf of the Trustees by the Fr Panagiotis Sakellariou.** 5 Greek Orthoth Churth of s￿ Basil the Great and Paisios fte￿ipts and payments account for the year ended 31st December 2020 Charlty no: 1174704 The receipts and payments acccxsnts and statement of 355ets set out on pages 3 to 5 ￿lating to the year eThled 31st i)ecember 2020 are as approved by the trustees. Signed.. Fr. Pana8iOts Sakellariou Address.. HBh Street. Lincoln LN5 7SR Date: 11 April 2021 Rep(Yt lo the trustees of Greèk Orthodox (hurth of Sts. Basll thè Great Paisios (Chartty numljer. 11747041 on actounts fix the yw ended 31 DeCem￿r 2020 as set out whhin thefollo¥Ang pa8es. Independent Examlner's Re The charity's trustees are respM)nsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity's trustees tonsider that an audit 15 not required for this year under section 144121 of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to= 11 examine the accounts untler section 145 of the 2011 Art. 11 to follow the procedures laid down rn the general Directions given by the Charlty Commt5sion lundersection 14515llbl of the 2011 Art and 11 to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. Ba555 of independent e¥aminer's ststement My examination was ca￿￿ed out in actordance with general LThrettions Eiven by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept bv the thartty and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items ordtsclosures in the accounts. and 5eekinB explanations from the trustees concerning arry suth matter5. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit. and cortsequently no opinion is gtven as to whether the accounts present a'true and fairf wewand the report is limited to those matters set out in the ststement below. Independent examineF'S Statemeni In connection with my examination, no matter ha5 come to my attention 111 wh¢th gives me reawnable cause to believe that in. any material respect, the requirements= Izl to keep accouFtting records irt accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Att: and Ibl to prepare attounts which atCLYd with the accounting records and compty with the at¢ountine requi￿rnents of the 2011 Act have not been met,. or 121 to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Disclosure (leove blankif notupplicoblej Signed.. ITara Kemp FCCAI Address". Unit 6, Blackthorn Way. Frve Mile Business Park. Lincoln LN4 IBF Date.. Page Z Greek Orthodox Churth Sts. Basll the Gr&7t and Palslos Recelpts and Payments account torthe year ended 31st Detember2020 l(fvrOty no: 117470¢1 2020 2019 Intome Gift Aid tax repayments Collections Donations Events and other sundry income 6,141 15.393 7.681 2,645 9,229 18,736 1.475 5,346 Totsl 31.860 34.786 ExP￿￿￿tUre Rent Insurance General church expenditure 560 4,277 3.287 23.130 780 550 7.898 1.566 Major repairs Chanting costs Payments to prlest Legal and professional costs Total 10,452 32.584 Surplus (Defkltl forthe yèar 21.408 2,202 Pa8e 3 Greek Orthodox Church Sts. Basll thè Great and Palslos Detalied brèakdown of Recelpts and Payments account for 2019 ltharity no.. 11747041 8alano sheet 2020 2019 FIXED ASSErs Fixtures and fittinB5 68,267 49,090 CURRENT ASSETS 8ank account no. I 21,407 NET ASSETS 91.905 70.497 CAPITAL ACCOUP Net profrt and re5er¥es 91,905 70,497 91,￿5 70,497 Pa8e 4 Greek OrthodgJE Churth Sts. Basil the Great and Palsi05 Detslled breakdown of Recelpts and Payments accountfor 2020 conL (Charity no: 11747041 2019 2019 Tangible Flxed A55ets Schedule COST Additions 49.0 19.177 46,772 2,318 At 31 December 2020 68.267 49.090 Net book value 31 December 2019 49,090 46,772 Pa8e 5