## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 1[st] April 2022 Period start date To 31/03/2023 Period end date Charity name: HOLY TRINITY INDIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH CRAWLEY Charity registration number: 1184221**
## **Objectives and Activities**
||SORP reference||
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|To advance the Orthodox Christian faith
throughout Crawley, Horsham, Haywards
Heath, and other areas in Sussex and
Surrey, England, for the benefit of the public
through the holding of prayer meetings and
public worship, lectures, public celebration of
religious festivals, production and/or
distribution of literature on the orthodox
Christian faith, and teaching the general
public about the faith.|
|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|To maintain places of regular common
worship and prayer and for instruction in the
faith of the Church, in its tradition, history, in
accordance with the Apostolic and
ancient traditions of the Indian Orthodox
Church and subject to the authority of the
Holy Episcopal Synod of the Indian Orthodox
Church.
To provide for religious, educational, social,
and cultural activities of special groups like
women, youth, children, and senior citizens.
To promote and carry out service activities
and diaconia for the benefit of the wider
community and society.|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**Yes**|
## **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**
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|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|During the year 2022 - 2023, the following
activities were held at the Church. These
events have helped the community members
to uphold the Orthodox Christian faith and
attend the services in the traditional format.
**Holy Qurbana –**Regular Services (Holy
Mass) were conducted during the First and
Third Sundays of each month. Most of the
services were attended by 100+ members.
**Other Services –**
•
Celebrated Holy Week Services,
which was well received by the
community.
•
Celebrated Christmas and New Year
services
•
Christmas Carols – Visting the
houses of members during Christmas
time to spread Christmas Cheer and
the festivities.
**Sunday School –**Catechism classes are
held after the Church Services regularly.
**OVBS (Orthodox Vacation Bible School)**
was held during the October half-term
holiday for Sunday school children,
withsupport from families and volunteers.|
**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
Para 1.41
Achievements against objectives set Performance of fundraising activities against objectives Para 1.41 set Investment performance Para 1.41 against objectives Other
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|The charity accounts had a strong financial
balance at the end of the period and all
accounting best practises were followed.|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held.|Para 1.22|The reserves are held for religious purposes
when buying a property in the future.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£40,000|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|NA|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|NA|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|NA|
|**Additional information (optional)**|**Additional information (optional)**|||
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|You may choose to include further statements||where|relevant about:|
|||•|Voluntary Donations, including|
||||offertory at Church.|
|The charity’s principal||||
|sources of funds (including|Para 1.47|•|Monthly Subscription Amounts from|
|any fundraising)|||the members of the Church.|
|||•|Sponsorships from local businesses|
||||for various events.|
|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
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|The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|•
Voluntary Donations, including
offertory at Church.
•
Monthly Subscription Amounts from
the members of the Church.
•
Sponsorships from local businesses
for various events.|
|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|•
Members moving out of the area is
causing concern, resulting in a deficit
in donations.|
|Other|||
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution with 11 Trustees.|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Charitable incorporated organisation
(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|The Trustees are selected via an Annual
General Body meeting attended by all
eligible members of the Church.|
|**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|A proper handover and training are carried
out when the newly elected office-bearers
assume office duties.
Ex-officio is elected to work along with the
new office bearers for a period of at least 1
year.|
|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|The Church Management Committee will
have the following key individuals:
•
President – Vicar of the Church
•
Honourable Treasurer
•
Honourable Secretary
•
7 Committee Members
•
Representatives from other religious
bodies within the church
`o`
Youth Movement
`o`
Sunday School
`o`
Women|
|Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|None|
|Other|||
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|HOLY TRINITY INDIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH CRAWLEY|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses|Holy Trinity IOC|
|Registered charity number|1184221|
Charity’s principal address
11 Elgar Way West Sussex RH13 6RH
## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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11|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Fr.Mathew Abraham||||
||Dinu Elias Baby||||
||Rojimon Varughese||||
||Shaji Varghese||||
||Anil Varughese||||
||Shine Joseph||||
||Jomon Cherian||||
||Biju Paul||||
||Alex Pappachen||||
||John Zacharia||||
||Liji Pappachen||||
– 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 None held in this capacity Name and objects of the None charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for None 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**
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|**Signed** **on behalf of th**
**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**|**e charity’s trustees**||
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||Dinu Baby|Rojimon Varighese|
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Hon. Church Treasurer & Charity
Trustee|Charity Trustee|
||13/03/2024||
||13/03/2024||