Trustees' Annual Report for the period
Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year From 1st January 2024 To 31st December 2024
Section A Reference and administration details
PAN ORTHODOX CONCERN FOR ANIMAS
Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1175072
Charity's principal address WHITE HART HOUSE, HACTON LANE, UPMINSTER, HAVERING, LONDON
Postcode RM142YF
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole **year ** |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
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| Dr Christine Nellist | Treasurer | |||
| Dr Nikolaos Asproulis |
Chair | |||
| Dean Eggleton | Second Signatory Bank Account |
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| Dr Andreas Andreopoulos |
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Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Foundation Constitution Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Charitable Incorporated Organisation How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by) [Charity trustees vote on proposals]
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Section C Objectives and activities
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| Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit) |
We aim to promote compassionate care and Christian responsibility for animals and the wider creation through articles, books, conference attendance and through the media. We provide a public benefit by educating on the empathetic treatment of animals and the wider creation which gives a moral benefit to the human community. |
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| 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. The Trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit |
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
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Section D Achievements and performance
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Section D Achievements and performance
A Summary of the main achievements can be found here: Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year JANUARY We began the year with the good news that the accomplished Orthodox theologian and philosopher, Nikolaos Asproulis will join Pan Orthodox Concern for Animals as its new Chair, whilst Dr Christina Nellist will remain President and become its new Treasurer, following the death last year of Father Simon Nellist. Throughout the year we continued to support various petitions and sign letters to government ministers or institutions to increase animal protection and decrease animal suffering. This covers Bills/Acts on a wide range of issues such as the Animals Low Welfare Activities Abroad Act; the banning of animal skins in London Fashion Week; switching from real fur to faux fur for the King’s Guard’s headwear; calling for the government to ban children from attending hunts; banning the use of harmful pesticides that kill insects and bees; stopping the unnecessary deaths of many horses each year in racing events; banning the Canadian seal hunt; banning greyhound racing; banning the horse-drawn carriages in Mallorca; banning the badger cull in the UK; urging airlines to stop shipping animals to research laboratories, etc. We also continued to post details, teachings and icons of Orthodox Saints who are known for their kindness and care for animals (Orthodox and non-Orthodox) such as St Seraphim of Sarov; St Brendan; St Isaac the Syrian; St Paul the Hermit; St Ninian; St Gertrude; St. Paisios; St. Luke of Simferopol; St. Hubertus; St Blaise. We also continued to post details or links to various Reports on aspects of animal protection and climate instability, such as the report on reducing meat and dairy diets, which is, of course, relevant for both issues. On other occasions we published more detailed work or information of our presentations at various events, such as that of Dr. Nikolaos Asproulis, deputy director of the Volos Academy for Theological Studies and Chair of POCA, who delivered a talk at the conference entitled Together for Europe Workshop Ecology. This was on the ontological interdependence among all creatures of God and the need for Christian theology to reconsider the content of the imago Dei doctrine so as to also include non-human creatures, and his attendance at the latest Halki Summit and topic “Water: Spirit and Science - Exploring Spiritual and Scientific Perspectives”, organized by the Ecumenical Patriarchate in cooperation with the Hellenic Open University. MARCH In March we began to work on a new book relating to Orthodoxy entitled: CREATION CARE: EASTERN ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVES and this should be published during 2025. We also began discussions on how we might begin a Newsletter for our followers. One outcome was to invite individuals from different countries to write a paragraph or so, on the situation in their respective countries regarding Animal Protection, including any events, seminars etc on this and related themes, by the church. MAY In May, Dr Christina Nellist was invited by the Volos Academy to present a paper at the European Academy of Religion’s conference in Sicily, on how farmed animals and the meat and dairy diet, play a significant part in climate instability.
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Section D Achievements and performance
AUGUST
In August Dr Christina was invited by the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics to give a lecture at Merton College, Oxford, on the work of the great Russian Writer, Philosopher and Theologian, Count Lev Tolstoy. This was entitled ‘Ahimsa, Animals and Anarchy’, and will be published in a book of collected papers by Palgrave in the coming year.
Dr Christina was also invited to participate in an Interfaith Vegan Panel discussion organised by the Shamayim Jewish Animal Advocacy. See - https://youtu.be/CJIgw9i1LMI
SEPTEMBER
We promote Orthodox and non-orthodox calls for papers from different publishing houses/ journals and organizations, and we publish details of our books and articles in journals/magazines, e.g. https://www.cambridgescholars.com/product/978-1-5275-7420-5; https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=IfN0DwAAQBAJ https://www.cambridgescholars.com/product/978-1-5275-7421-2. https://ecen.org/articles/orthodox-church-addresses-climate-crisis https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/priests-of-creation-9780567699107/ - - - OE Magazine 2nd Edition (1) Flipbook Page 1 (paperturn view.com) We also answer questions and requests from members of the public from across the world on a range of issues. We continue to promote Green Parish initiatives and education at Parish level.
In September we were blessed with a new Patron, Met. Serafim Kykotis of Zimbabwe and Angola.
We are also blessed with the inclusion of Dr David Goodin, Professeur Associé at the Université Laval, Institut de Théologie Orthodoxe de Montréal, as the latest member of our team and our Canadian representative.
OCTOBER
In October our President was interviewed on her work and the work of our charity, by the SUPREME MASTER CHING HAI INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION. This will be aired on their television channel in the near future.
At the end of the month Dr Christina attended a two-day Annual Egyptological colloquium at the British Museum, entitled: ‘Animal mummies: from beliefs to practice’ as part of her ongoing research into this subject.
NOVEMBER
Our President attended the Animals in War Service at the Memorial in Park Lane, London, where she laid a wreath on behalf of Pan Orthodox Concern for Animals and the Animal Interfaith Alliance.
Here is the link to a short article on the service and this year’s speech from a member of the NOWZAD TEAM. ANIMALS IN WAR REMEMBRANCE SERVICE – Pan-Orthodox Concern for Animals
DECEMBER
In November and December much time was given to organising THE PAN ORTHODOX CONCERN FOR ANIMALS’ WEBINAR SERIES. Our first Webinar will be on the work of Met. Kallistos of Diokleia on this
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Section D Achievements and performance
subject and is entitled: MET. KALLISTOS OF DIOKLEIA: EDUCATION ON ANIMALS AND CREATION CARE. It will take place on February 25[th] , 2025.
We continue to collaborate with the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics; The Animal Interfaith Alliance UK; The Orthodox Fellowship of the Transfiguration, USA, and The Volos Academy for Theological Studies, Greece.
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Section E Financial review
Brief statement of the
The charity remains solvent to the extent of £2245.09 to 2/1/25 and we expect this to continue
charity’s policy on reserves
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Section F Other optional information
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) Dr Christine Nellist Position (eg Secretary, Chair, President/Treasurer etc) Date 19/6/2025
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Print Name ;' CHRISTINE NELLlST |
Date of aporoval 19-Jun-25 |
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