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**o**|Period end date||||| ||||||**01**|04||2024|||31|03||2025|| ||||||||||||||||| |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|||||||||The Board of the Charity||| |3||Rev Richard William
Paulinus Heggs||Secretary|||||||||The Board of the Charity||| |4||Dr Sami Carouba|||||||||||The Board of the Charity||| |5||Mr TonyAbdel-Nour|||||||||||The Board of the Charity||| |6||Rev. Alexander Tefft|||||||01/04/2024 -
24/04/2024||||The Board of the Charity||| |7||Mr JohnnyTabbal||Treasurer|||||||||The Board of the Charity||| |8||Rev. PhilipHall|||||||||||The Board of the Charity||| |9||Mr Christian Karam|||||||||||The Board of the Charity||| |10||Mr Gabriel El-Kassir|||||||||||The Board of the Charity||| |11||Mr William Hunter|||||||||||The Board of the Charity||| |12||Dr Samir Hraiki|||||||||||The Board of the Charity||| |13||Rev. Alexander Haig||SafeguardingLead|||||From 28/09/2024||||||| |||**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)** **TAR** 2023 October 2023 1 **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** Constitution Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) CIO How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) By the whole Board in meeting Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by) ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** All the Charity's Policies and Protocols may be found here:You **may choose** to include additional information, where - https://www.antiochian orthodox.co.uk/policies relevant, about: - policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees; The policy booklet is undergoing full revision during 2025/26. - 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** **Summary of the main** 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. " Public benefit has been delivered in this period by the following: **TAR** 2023 October 2023 2 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. 2. 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. 3. Supporting social care in each of the parishes without distinction or discrimination. **activities undertaken for the** 4. Financial support of the resident Archbishop and his staff in fulfilling **public benefit in relation to** Archdiocesan functions in relation both to the Charity's Objects and its **these objects (include within** Public Benefit. **this section the statutory declaration that trustees have** 5. The Charity, in pursuing these activities for the public good, have had **had regard to the guidance** in regard the guidance issued by the Charity Commission in relation to **issued by the Charity** public benefit. **Commission on public benefit)** ## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: - policy on grantmaking; - policy programme related investment; - contribution made by volunteers. ## Section D Achievements and performance **TAR** 2023 October 2023 3 ## Section D Achievements and performance The Charity has fulfilled its objectives in supporting both the Archbishop, **Summary of the main** archdiocesan workers and the parishes of the Archdiocese: spiritually, in **achievements of the charity** education, providing public benefit and in good works beneficial to local **during the year** communities. It has also succeeded in meeting the budgetary requirements to fulfil these goals and activities. **TAR** 2023 October 2023 4 ## **Section E Financial review** The Charity maintains two reserves. The operational reserve is **Brief statement of the** maintained only to facilitate its day to day operations. **charity’s policy on reserves** The Charity also maintains a legacy reserve which is used to make grants and loans to qualifying applicants. No requests have been received in this reporting year. **Details of any funds materially None in deficit** ## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** The Charity receives the majority of its funding from the parishes, You **may choose** to include communities and members that belong to the Orthodox Church here in additional information, where the British Isles and Ireland, (the UK & Northern Ireland, the Irish relevant about: Republic and the Crown Dependencies in these Isles). - the charity’s principal sources of funds (including Additionally, the Charity receives occasional, small and unsolicited any fundraising); donations from members of the public unassociated with the Archdiocese - how expenditure has or its parishes, who wish to contribute to the aims of the Charity. These donations are gratefully received, but do not amount to a materially - supported the key objectives significant contribution to the Charity’s income. - of the charity; - investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. ## **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)** Fr Paulinus Heggs **Full name(s) Rev. Richard William Paulinus Heggs Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Secretary etc) Date 10/10/2025** **TAR** 2023 October 2023 5 Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdioceses of The British Isle and Ireland Income & Expenditures For the Tax Year ended 31.03.2025 Description Amount 2024- 2025 Amount 2023- 2024 Income,. Antiochian Orthodox Society Contributions Balance of closing Bank Alc for Deanery Met. Silouan Contributions for Housing St. Edward Parish Contributions - Athelhampton St. Michael Parish Contributions- Dresden & Audley All Saints Parish Contributions- Basildon St. Ignatius Parish Contributions- Belfast- Ireland St. Dunstsn Parish Contribution - Poole St. Martin & St. Helen Parish Contribution - Colchester St. Columba & St Kentigern Parish Contributions- Doncaster All Saints Parish Contributions - Apostles & Rarish- Eastleigh Holy Cross Parish Contributions- Lancaster/Morecambe All Saints Parish Contributions- Lincolnshire St. Botolph Contribution- London Parish St. Aethelheard Paiish Contributions - Louth St. Theodore & St. Aidan Parish - Manchester contribution St. Fursey's Parish Contributions- Sutton St. Constantine the Great Parish Contributions- York Nicholas Gordon Chapman Donation Other Donations and from Legacy Orthodox Young Professionals IOYPI Events and Donation Sales of books Bank Interest Received 30,000.00 30,000.(X) 3,673.78 8,400. 840. 8,4(JJ,(M) 5,557.87 2,298.00 250.00 4,8CK).00 5,128.10 1,008.CQ 6,335.92 1,909.29 4,389.00 1,8CK).00 1,2LN).00 6,350.1)0 4,185.31 4,2&J.00 2,013.00 5Crf).00 4,OCK).00 4,962.52 1,092.Cl) 3,198.07 1,391.75 3,217.48 1,8(X).00 1,2C().CMJ 8,582.CK) 1,200.CIJ 1,555.49 1,320,C() 7,899.10 1,160.CK) 1,494.50 1,378.62 330.86 11,795.12 100,610.59 43.50 3,731.91 94,820.60 Totsl Income Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdioceses of The British Isle and Ireland Income & Expenditures For the Tax Year ended 31.03,2025 Description Amount 2024- Z025 Amount 2023- 2024 Less Overheads Ex nditures; Met, Silouan Gross Salary Archdiocese NSEt Pension Contribution Rent Council Tax Gas Bills Electricity bills Cleaning Telephone & Internet Insurance Water Car Repairs & Maintenance Printing, Stationery & Books Bank Charges Traveling & Transportation Safeguarding Postage IT & Web Site Expenses Subscription Miscellaneous Expenses TV Licence Legal Fees Home Repairs and Maintenance Orthodox Young Professionals {OYPI Events Expenses Totsl Overheads 36,200.04 898.52 36,200.10 894.12 20,775.00 2,017.99 55.88 705.68 21,925.00 1,122.83 1,265.23 733.86 669.03 494.62 1,203.89 479.57 755.37 1,812.49 538.28 833.55 1,222.15 591.73 2,164.71 2,242.60 4.25 530.65 2,648.75 290.00 728.48 51.00 1,012.42 1,975.07 225.00 169.50 4,386.00 159.(X) 17.C 73,936.72 71,594.42 Net Surplus or (Defect) 26,673.87 23,226.18 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND ANO WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Rep¢)rt to the trusteesl members of ANTIOCHIAN ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN ARCHODIOCESE OF BRITISH ISLES AND IRELAND On accounts for the year ended 3110312025 Charity no lif any) 1175538 Set out on pages I repjrt to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the ab)ve charity ('the Trust") for the year ended 3110312025. Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparati( basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 20111lhe Acr). I reFQrt in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounls carried out under sects'on145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 14515)Ib) of the Act. Independent I have completed my examination. I confim that no material matters have examinevs ststement come to my attention (other than that disclosed below'l in connection wth the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. accounting records were not kept in accordanc£ wtth sedion130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examinatson to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. ' Please delefy the words in the brackets rfthey do not appty. Signed: Date: 1810512025 Name: MR ELIAS BOURJEILY Relevant professional qualificatlon{s) or body (if any): COMPANY DIRECTOR Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounls,. directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose.