## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 1[ST] JANUARY 2023 To 31[ST] DECEMBER 2023** ## **Charity name: PAN ORTHODOX CONCERN FOR ANIMALS** ## **Charity registration number:1175072** ## **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 teachings of**
**the Orthodox Christian faith on care for**
**God’s creation, and how these**
**teachings may have relevance to**
**contemporary animal and environmental**
**issues**| |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|**The charity has a Website, a Facebook**
**Group and Page, and a Twitter account,**
**through which contemporary animal and**
**environmental issues are raised and**
**discussed. Articles are published on the**
**website or in journals/books. Whenever**
**financially possible, participation and**
**attendance at conferences is**
**undertaken to promote love and**
**compassion for all of God’s creation**| |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 had regard to the**
**guidance issued by the Charities**
**commission on public benefit when**
**attending rallies and conferences.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers 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|Throughout the year we continued to work
on highlighting various Animal Protection
issues on our Facebook and Twitter
group/pages. We often put live petitions
from various groups on specific issues, such
as the ongoing work to prevent the
Importation of Hunting Trophies, Saving the
Asian Elephant, or the work to replace the
discredited animal testing model with
alternatives that are available for ‘Big
Pharma’ to use. We also put articles/papers
related to animals on our website see
panorthodoxconcernforanimals.org. We also
undertake a Yearly Review and you will
find the 2023 Review here:
2023 REVIEW–Pan-Orthodox Concern for
Animals (panorthodoxconcernforanimals.org)
**We contnue to collaborate with the Oxford**
**Centre for Animal Ethics; The Animal Interfaith**
**Alliance UK; The Orthodox Fellowship of the**
**Transfguraton, USA, and The Volos Academy**
**for Theological Studies, Greece.**
**As a result of the death during this year of our**
**Treasurer, Fr Simon Nellist, it was necessary to**
**make changes to the Ofcers of the charity. As**
**a result, the Chair became Treasurer, a new**
**Chair was appointed, and a new second**
**signatory of the bank account was added.**
**These changes took place in 2023, although**
**some of the paperwork was not completed**
**untl early 2024.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising|Para 1.41|| |activities against objectives
set||| |---|---|---| |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|**The charity remains solvent to the**
**extent of £2269.09 to 2/1/24 and we**
**expect this to continue.**| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|| ## **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|| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|| |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|**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|**APPOINTMENT BY CHAIR AFTER**
**DISCUSSION WITH TRUSTEES**| ## **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|**We contnue to collaborate with the Oxford**
**Centre for Animal Ethics; The Animal**
**Interfaith Alliance UK; The Orthodox**
**Fellowship of the Transfguraton, USA, and**
**The Volos Academy for Theological Studies,**
**Greece.**| |Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|PAN ORTHODOX CONCERN FOR ANIMAS| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|POCA| |Registered charity number|1175072| |Charity’s principal address|WHITE HART HOUSE, HACTON LANE, UPMINSTER,
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Dr Christine Nellist|President, Treasurer||| ||Dr Nikolaos
Asproulis|Chair||| ||Mr Dean Eggleton|Second signatory of
bank account||| ||Mrs Natalia Doran|||| ||Dr Andreas
Andreopoulos|||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## – 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. Christine Nellist **Position (eg Secretary,** President Treasurer. **Chair, etc)** **Date** 22/10/2024 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND ANO WALES Recelpts and payments accounts CC16a Forth• wiod To 01h)1r&ird 31112r2023 Section A Receipts and payments Unr•stslci•d fund• Tot*1 fvthds fund8 LAst ymr A1 R•c•l FT AID ZON SAIILE REFUM)S FROM TRAVEL 14 14 902 Sub totsl(Gm&s income ftjr AR) 1)71 IM• tabkn). Sub Mal ro*1 rK•lpts U71 1371 70a AJPa CONFERENCESANDTRAVEL FFILLATION AL4 WE8IDOIWN ZOOM •ty) 102 144 102 144 Sub tol•l A4 A•••1 and Inv•*m•it purchas••, (••• ta￿1 Sub tot•1 14ot of rnc•1pts/(pa￿D￿ty) AS Trnn•fern b•t*Yen fund* A6 Cash funds last y••r •nd 17 CCXX R1 (SS) 07110￿024 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Llnrestiicted Restricted nds n•w•¥tÈ Tot•1 cash funds fund• fund* fund• Detail$ tr•TAth*h Curr•nt v•1 D•tails Cury•rtv41 Oetsils B4 A•sets rnt•ln•d for th• ￿n￿ntd￿• du• Details BS U•bllltl Date of roval t*hallof All thetrust lo CCXX R2 ac