2024-05-31-accounts - The Bulgarian Orthodox Community Of St. Constantine And St. Helen

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The Bulgarian Orthodox Community of St. Constantine and St. Helen


Trustees' Annual Report for theperiod
From	Period start date			T o	Period end date
	Day 01	Month June	Year 2023		Day 31	Month May	Year 2024

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name[THE BULGARIAN ORTHODOX COMMUNITY OF ST. ] CONSTANTINE AND ST. HELEN

Other names charity is known by

Registered charity number (if any) 1189491

Charity's principal address 6 Rochester Road Cuxton Rochester Postcode ME2 1AF

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Name of person (or body) Dates acted if not for Trustee name Office (if any) entitled to appoint trustee whole year (if any) Chairman 1[Rev. Dobromir ] Dimitrov

2 Kiril Ivanov
3[Lambrini ] Ferkadis
4 5

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)

Type of adviser Name Address

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

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Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Charity Constitution Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution)

How the charity is constituted

(eg. trust, association, company) Trustee selection methods Every appointed trustee must be appointed for a term of three years by resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the charity trustees. (eg. appointed by, elected by) In selecting individuals for appointment as appointed charity trustees, the charity trustees must have regard to the skills, knowledge and experience needed for the effective administration of the CIO

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

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

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

To advance the Orthodox Christian faith in Kent, London and SE England in particular and throughout the UK for the public benefit, mainly but not exclusively by providing

● a place of worship, religious education, pastoral care, religious ceremonies such as liturgical services , baptisms , christenings , Summary of the objects of the weddings , funerals , and other regular religious services to the Bulgarian charity set out in its as well as other Orthodox Christians governing document

the building and maintenance of a church and community centre. ● ministry to the people through canonical services conducted according to the order and tradition of the Bulgarian Orthodox Diocese of Western and Central Europe at the Bulgarian Orthodox Church – Bulgarian Patriarchate.

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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)

In the fourth year of operation the Charity has continued to serve the community.

We have been able to hold regular church services in Kent. The congregation has been growing steadily and consistently.

We were able to run a successful online and in person fundraising campaign and have managed to secure funds to maintain the services going.

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

Summary of the main We have been able to hold regular church services in Kent as well as in achievements of the charity London for the whole accounts period.The congregation has been during the year growing steadily and consistently.

We have run a successful online and in person fundraising campaign and have managed to secure funds to maintain the services going.

Section E Financial review

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The Charity intends to hold a 10% of all income in reserves, which are Brief statement of the intended to cover short term shortfalls in revenue. None of the reserves charity’s policy on reserves will be restricted.

Details of any funds materially None in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
how expenditure has supported the key objectives 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) КИванов

Kiril Ivanov

Full name(s) Kiril Ivanov

Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Secretary

Date 10/02/2025

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	Charity Name	Charity Name	Charity Name	No (if any)	CC16a
	The Bulgarian Orthodox Community of St. Constantine and St. Helen			1189491
	Receipts and payments accounts
	For the period from	Period start date	To	Period end date
		01/06/23		31/05/24

Section A Receipts and	payments
	Unrestricted funds	Restricted funds	Endowment funds	Total funds	Last year
	to the nearest £	to the nearest £	to the nearest £	to the nearest £	to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Donations	4,266	-	-	4,266	3,134
Grants and GiftAid	1,372	-	-	1,372	-
Other Charitable Income	-	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-	-
*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)	5,638	-	-	5,638	3,134

A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
Bank Interest	-	-	-	-
Investment Income	-	-	-	-	-
*Sub total*	-	-	-	-	-
				5,638
*Total receipts*	5,638	-	-		3,134

A3 Payments
Rent		-	-	-	-
Church Maintenance	-	-	-	-	4,728
Utilities	-	-	-	-	-
Insurance	371	-	-	371	354
Donations	2,600	-	-	2,600	-
Memberships and Subscriptions	877	-	-	877	-
Trustee Expenses	1,196	-	-	1,196	441
Bank Charges	15	-	-	15	-
Other Expenses	441	-	-	441	471
*Sub total*	5,500	-	-	5,500	5,994

A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)
	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-
*Sub total*	-	-	-	-

*Total payments*	5,500	-	-	5,500	5,994

*Net of receipts/(payments)*	138	-	-	138	- 2,860
A5 Transfers between funds	-	-	-	-	-
A6 Cash funds last year end	896	-	-	896	3,756
*Cash funds this year end*	1,034	-	-	1,034	896


Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Categories	Details		Unrestricted funds	Restricted funds	Endowment funds
			to nearest £	to nearest £	to nearest £
B1 Cash funds	Bank Current Account		1,034	-	-
	Bank Savings Account			-	-
	Cash			-	-
	*Total cash funds*		1,034	-	-

	(agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))	OK	OK	OK
		Unrestricted funds	Restricted funds	Endowment funds
	Details	to nearest £	to nearest £	to nearest £
B2 Other monetary assets		-	-	-
		-	-	-
		-	-	-
		-	-	-
		-	-	-
		-	-	-

	Details	Fund to which asset belongs	Cost (optional)	Current value (optional)
B3 Investment assets		-	-	-
		-	-	-
		-	-	-
		-	-	-
		-	-	-

	Details	Fund to which asset belongs	Cost (optional)	Current value (optional)
B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use	Land and Buildings	-	-	-
	Vehicles and Equipment	-	-	-
	Stocks and Shares	-	-	-
	Accounts Receivable	-	-	-
	Other	-	-	-
		-	-	-

	Details	Fund to which liability relates	Amount due (optional)	When due (optional)
B5 Liabilities	Accounts Not Yet Paid	-	-
	Expenses Not Yet Paid	-	-
	Transfers between A/C's	-	-
	Loans	-	-
	Other Liabilities	-	-

Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees	Signature	Print Name		Date of approval
	КИванов	Kiril Ivanov		10/02/25