2023-03-31-accounts

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		From		Period start date					T o	Period end date
				01	04		2022			31	03		2023
Section A				Reference and administration details
		Charity name				Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of the British Isles and Ireland
	Other names charity is known by
	Registered charity number (if any)					1175538
	Charity's principal address					15 Strawberry Fields
						Stalham
						Norfolk
						Postcode						NR12 9NZ
	Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
	Trustee name		Office (if any)					Dates acted if not for whole year				Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)
1	Rev. GregoryHallam											The Board of the Charity
2	Rt Rev. Amir Oner		Chair
3	Rev Richard William Paulinus Heggs
4	Dr Sami Carouba
5	Mr TonyAbdel-Nour
6	Rev. Alexander Tefft
7	Mr JohnnyTabbal		Treasurer
8	Rev. PhilipHall
9	Mr Christian Karam
10	Mr Gabriel El-Kassir
11	Mr William Hunter		Secretary
12	Dr Samir Hraiki
	Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
	Name							Dates acted if not for whole year

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

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Type of adviser Name Address

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

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

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

Constitution

CIO

(eg. trust, association, company) By the whole Board in meeting Trustee selection methods

• (eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

All the Charity's Policies and Protocols may be found here:-

https://www.antiochian-orthodox.co.uk/policies

• policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;

• the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;

• relationship with any related parties;

• trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

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

The Objects of the CIO are:- "the advancement of the Orthodox Christian faith and life, according to the teaching and practice of the Orthodox Christian Church as maintained by the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and all the East of which it is part, and, additionally, the CIO will advance education and carry out any other such charitable purposes in the United Kingdom and/or other parts of the world as may be for the benefit of its members and/or the public generally. "

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• Public benefit has been delivered in this period by the following: 1. Facilitating due care and diligence in the parishes of the Archdiocese in relation to pastoral care, safeguarding and financial probity among its members and officers.

• Theological and practical formation through its online course (E-Quip: http://www.equip-orthodox.com of parish members and clergy in training them to serve their local communities.

• Supporting social care in each of the parishes without distinction or discrimination.

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)

1. Financial support of the resident Archbishop and his staff in fulfilling Archdiocesan functions in relation both to the Charity's Objects and its Public Benefit.

2. The Charity, in pursuing these activities for the public good, have had in regard the guidance issued by the Charity Commission in relation to public benefit.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

All the Charity's Policies and Protocols may be found here:-

https://www.antiochian-orthodox.com/policies

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

• policy on grantmaking;

• policy programme related investment;

• contribution made by volunteers.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

The Charity has fulfilled its objectives in supporting both the Archbishop, archdiocesan workers and the parishes of the Archdiocese: spiritually, in education, providing public benefit and in good works beneficial to local communities. It has also succeeded in meeting the budgetary requirements to fulfil these goals and activities.

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Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

Details of any funds materially in deficit

The Charity maintains two reserves. The operational reserve is maintained only to facilitate its day to day operations. The Charity also maintains a legacy reserve, which it received from the Antiochian Orthodox Deanery of the United Kingdom (reg. no. 1057533), now ceased, and which is used to make grants and loans to qualifying applicants. The Board of Trustees will consider, at its next meeting, how best to reinvest the legacy funds currently held in the bank savings account, in accordance with Independent Financial Advice.

None

Further financial review details (Optional information)

The Charity receives all its fundraising from the parishes, communities and members that belong to the Orthodox Church here in the British Isles and Ireland, (the UK & Northern Ireland, the Irish Republic and the Crown Dependencies in these Isles).

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

• the charity’s principal sources of funds (including Additionally, in this financial year only, the Charity received funds from its

• any fundraising); predecessor charity, the Antiochian Orthodox Deanery of the United

• how expenditure has Kingdom (reg. no. 1057533), now ceased. These funds, totalling supported the key objectives £391,061, constitute a legacy which was received by the predecessor of the charity; charity, to be used for grants and loans to qualifying applicants. The Charity continues the predecessor charity’s grant- and loan-making

• investment policy and function, and an Endowments Committee has been formed, consisting

• objectives including any both of trustees of the Charity and former trustees of the predecessor

• ethical investment policy charity, to ensure that all such grants and loans are made in conformity

• adopted. with the Objects of the Charity.

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) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) **Date **	Fr Paulinus Heggs
	Rev. Richard William Paulinus Heggs
	Secretary
	27/11/2022

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ANTIOCHIAN ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN ARCHDIOCESE ststement of the accounts as at 3V0312023 Income £37,418.(X) £32.418.(K) £7,106.92 £12,9(X).LK) £341.091.62 £490. Expenditure Antiochian Orthodox Society contributions Antiochian Orthodox Deanery contributions Parishes contribution from February 2023 Met. Silouan contribution for housing & car Mccall Legacy. from Deanery Sale of calendars {netl Total income £431.424.54 Met. Silouan Gross Salary Pension costs House Rent Bills & Utilities Financial and administration expenses Purchase of Car £36.2￿.23 £894.12 £17.657.50 £6,219.54 £5,529.42 £19.500.(KI £86,¢)00.81 Total expenditure Surplus for the year -£86,c￿).S1 £345.423.73 Bank Business account as at 3110312023 Bank Saving account as at 3V0312023 St Fursey, Sutton loan as at 3110312023 St Dunstan, Poole loan as at 3110312023 £11.971.40 £341.350.95 £18.222.24 £56,958.19 Total Assets £428.502.78 TawFik Dallal, 3010912023

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examinevs Report Report to the trusteesl members of nt10￿ wi OrthoJ)% ￿￿15*1•￿ hrao 18ri+isk 1175558 On accounts for the year ended 31/0312D23 Charity no {if any) Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examinalion of the accounts of the above charity {'the Trusv) for the year ended Responsibilities and As the chartty trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in a(Xx)r￿an￿ with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 fthe Acr). I rewrt in reswl of my examination of the Trust's accounts ¢xrried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination. I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charty Commission under section 145{5Mb) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confinn that no material matters have come to my attention ') in connection wtth the examination which gives me (3use to believe that in, any material respect: accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord wtEh the accx)unting records Independent examinerfs statement I have rn concems and have o)me auoss no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Please dele elh rds in the brdckgts rfthey do not appty. Slgned: Date: Name: MR. ELJ45 OLIR rL COMPANI PI£EcToL Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: ENE AVENUE Lr IER October 2018