Charfty r•gl8tratlon nwnb•r 1190506
ST MARY & ST SHENOUDA COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH
ANNUAL REPORT AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

ST MARY & ST SHENOUDA COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH
LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
TrustO¢5
DrAGorgy
Dr B Ma￿1
Dr E Morgan
Dr M Moaw•J
Charlty numb8r
1190506
Prfndpal addr9¥
Riekman Hlll
CoulsdoA
Surrey
CR5 3DS
Audltor
Rowena Walsh FCCA
MannlThJtons Charter&JAc&)untants
39 Hlgh Stre8t
Batme
East SLLssex
TN33 OEE
Accountsnts
Holland H8rper LLP
26 High Street
Batue
East Sussox
TN33 OEA
Bank•rs
HSBC
79 Plccadll
WIJ 8EU
B8rd8y5
Leir*st•r
L•lcestsr8Nre
LE87 28B

ST MARY & ST SHENOUDACOPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH
CONTENTS
P•gè
Trnst88S' rnport
Statement of trust885' fespon8ibilth¥
Indopend8nt ¥uditorfs report
Statsment oi financial activitie
Statsm8nt of financial p￿11￿
SIatsn￿nt ol cash flows
Note¥ to the financi818laternents
10-18

ST MARY & ST SHENOUDA COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH
TRUSTEES. REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
finonoal stat•rnénl$ aftd vlith the charrWs Constskn. Act 2011 a￿1 "Accounting and
Rewjrbng by charits￿.. St*n￿nI of Rgc¥rnmeTrJed Pra(kn apFtsble to (*arilies weparing their accounts In
0cwrd8￿ Mth thg FinarKial RgFrfybng Stathd UK aryl Reput* of Ireland IFRS 102r
leffecbve 1 J4nuary 20191.
ObJaetlv•s and aetl¥illÈs
The charity 18 a trust 8nd is w¥e￿I by ItsTntst Deed. The obiads dthè d￿rIty.a5 set out in ts wwwniThJ
dopjment are to the r￿1g￿ Copth OrtIKxkn CPxuch in of ETrJlaTrJ.
The trustees note that tho Chutch is r￿t a a gablwiTrJ of rydThry of drfl8Tent 099$ and
ba¢kgrounds.whose INes have been chaFW by J&us CIKis(the kn ol (>)d. Tr* Tèstsm8nt reveals
the Church as a community ot kwpl¢, tKopety ts￿h1 and car￿j lor, by lowrvJ seNr4J Jesus
Christ, a150 committed to k)ve and Ca￿ for eath 0th8r aThl to 8 t4essirvJ to the in which ti
livad. St Mary and St Shertsjuda c￿tic Church: its tru￿￿$, efders aThJ m￿borS are (wmitted
to the restor8t#)n of New Testamènt It not In this. it is of many Churches in the
area, country and all over th8 thal i8 the excitenwni of krvthl￿ Jesths Christ. Tha
Lord, SavK)w and frisrtd.
The trustees have paid dL* fBgartl to 9wJ8r￿ isTA*d by ts Chwlty Commtsgtyb what at*vlbes tho
AchI￿rnents and perforniar*
To further thg above Obj￿ and vis#)n. the tharitys main alar￿￿eS aThJ thwements as ffJ1￿..
Ihout theirellrxt3.
Flnanclal rwlow
During the year income decreased by £289.375 (lasi indLhded the gfft element of r308.092 rèlating to
properbes glied to the eh•ity) 19 £380,123 and expenditijre derxeased by £5.031 to £229.736. As a r¢su
tho suwplus year decxeawj by £284.344 tr) £19).387 and the charitys nèt •ss•ts NK¥eased by the
sarne armjnt to £3,$58.7%. Net ￿rrent assels imased by£151.652 to £1.401.842.
t100.000 (Wh￿ aqu8* to atoul 8 nK)nth$' ofunreslrid•J expeThYitU￿I so tlwtlhe (*wity coJkJ
con*'nue to operata thjukl irwme 8n(Vor ?xpeThYityrg ¥wy adv￿$&y. At thg yèar end. th8 dwrity hgkl
unro$tricbJ tssh ¢t£l.325,547 and the ¢*aiity is 7hilh its reswves [￿1￿.
Plans for future perlods
The Buik1iNJ Prqect i% Or￿d￿j r8g•LfrrfJ th* dvffjkymont ofts Hal.

ST MARY & ST SHENOUDA COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH
TRUSTEES. REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
DrA Gorgy
Dr B Maxwdl
Dr E Morgan
Or M Moawad
regularfy to m¢nitor Ihe acbvibes ol Ihe ctharity. HH Pope Tavmdrous Ilapp￿ts th• c4)mFThltee
charivs cu5tc4kn In￿le• 15 HH Pipe Tawa¢*rKts 11. vtho t#)klB lo fv wopety lxkny.ng to Ihe
Father M As¥•d
Falhèr l Henein
best pradices in go¥emarv.
Kèy rfsks and ur4c•rt
thB charl￿$ actlvilf88 regularty to Klentify sff4nifjcanl ii5ks a￿1. tK6sQ)k. thèy take approwiale
m•8sures to mitigate thw risks.
OrA Gorgy

ST MARY & ST SHENOUDA COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH
STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES. RESPONSIBIUTIES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
Tha trustw lire r£spon8ible for prep¥dn9 lh¢ lrnglees, raport ants Ihe finanty81 statements In 0(x0rd￿rA th th8
United Klngdiim Accounting Standards IUnit•d Kingdom Generaty Att¢pt•d Accwnthg Pr8&ico) ontt appb'¢ablo
law and 1ogul..itions.
The law app11￿ble to charitses requlfes the trusiees to prepare fln8rtJal statemonts for eath finandal year whlch
a aid fair VI￿ of ihe ststo of affairs of th$ charity and of Ihe incoming r¢sourc•s and appllcalion of
styjrcas ofiw ¢harlty for that peric4J. In preparing th8se Ilnand81 statsm•nts, the tru¥lees are required to:
• sele<l suitable acctyJnling p0￿cles and th￿ apply them ￿nsistenI¢y..
*•
obse ve Iha mothod$ and prlncAples in the Ch8rlties SORP;
makf judgemènts and eslsrnales that are reasonabl• and p￿￿Ont..
¥tste vthtrther applicablo aCLounttng stsnd8rd$ have begn followed. subJ6Ct to any malerial departu
dL8diJssd and expl#tn8d in Ihe finanwl ststsm¢nts and
PTepiire Ihe finandal ststeménts on the 9Otng concem basls unless li IF inapproprbte lo prtwn* thBt the
thartry ¥￿1 c4Jnlinue in business.
The truslees ar6 responsib￿ kn k$￿ing proper a(%ounbng le￿r￿S that dildo￿ wSth rea50naL48 8CC4Jr8w al any
Ume the fin811¢io1 positlon of the eharfty and en¥ble them to ensure tr￿t finanaal 5falemenb comply *llh the
ChariOe3 Act 2011. Ihe Charity IAccounl$ Reports} Regulations 2008. and the prOw￿onS of the ￿nStitUtion.
The trustees a￿ 8180 r8sponslble lor saleguanling tho assets ol Ihe ¢h9rtty arKI hen¢e for taklFVJ Tea8onabk steps
forlhe prevgrillon and dete(*orb of fraud olher trregul8dtley.
Th& tru&t899 4r• fesponsiW¥ maintenanco and Int8giily of lh• ¢orpwalg and financial infijmatson Includ•d on
Ihè charilable companvs web51te. L¢gslatlon govemuig Ihe prep#rafj(￿ and dis8emin8tson ol financial statèmonts
fflay diffgrfro'n iegislabon in otherltsrlsdicbons.
Approved by th• Irustees of the tharity on 20 January 2026 and slgngd on Its behall ty.
DrAGorgy
Trusts•
5/...2016

ST MARY & ST SHENOUDACOPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH
INDEPENDEKf AUDrroR'S REPORT
TO THE TRUSTEES OF ST MARY & ST SHENOUDA COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH
Oplnlon
W8 have audited th¢ fin8rK4al statgrrwts of St Mary & St ththodox c￿rth {the'chwltyl for Ihe
year ended 31 D￿Ornber 2024, th8 si*nont of Financ4al Ackntses, BaLar￿ Sheat, Cashflow 4nd
Notès to tha Finandal statèm￿￿. Ind￿lir￿j a of ￿l￿nI x£J)un￿l9 F￿￿tieS. Th8 finawal reporbng
fram8th Ihat has ba•n in thoir pr•p8Fakn rd Unitad Standard8. compri&ng Chariiles
SORP- FRS 102 Tr Fina￿￿ Rwrtw S￿rd apF4tabltr UK and Republic ol Ireland and ap￿￿bIl
(Unitod ￿ngdorn GengrBllyAc* Pra(aK•I.
In our opinkn. ￿ fin•rK4ul 31oterrwts:
glve a true aThJ f8tr ol IM st8t• ol at 31 DKwnbor 2024 arKI of Its rn8Urtg for th•
year then eThJ￿,.
and
B••l• for oplnlon
W• ￿nduct9￿ our audtt in Kcorda￿ wblh Intoma￿ StaThJArds ￿ AuditsrMJ IUKI IISA8 IUKII and applicgble
law. Our respon￿bIlItieS under tlxjse standards arn lurt*r d•styibed in ts *JJditor8 rwon*blllU•s br the *Ud￿ ol
th¥ fingnclal 8ts1ements $￿tIOn ol ¢)ur r¢F#yt. We arg indepeTrJant ol the charfty in *c￿rdanCe ￿th the ethical
requlr•mont8 that arè r818vant to our a￿lit ol the financlal stat8m￿lS in thg UK. induthng th• FRC'8 Ethi￿1
Standard, and wè havè I￿￿11¢d wr other ethScal ￿8p￿lItieS In o¢tsydpnce wlth Ihese requlrfrments. W¢ boligve
that th* oudil •vbJwu ￿ hovo olthr*l li wffK>ont •¥J apmi* kn WV4*1• a bath ow ophiw.
Con¢lu•lon• rel•tlng to golng eonc•m
In audltkng thg finanuol elat0n￿nIs. we ￿ c4XKI￿￿ed th•t th• trul1•￿ ol Ihp gclng (Xxum bosb ol
a(￿untIr￿ In th? prwralkn olthe slat•M￿ts IJ apprwiats.
Based on the W￿rk wa h8v• Kwltynwj. wa hm rKI Id¢ntified any materfal UrK*rt8#￿oI relaiing lo even18 or
¢ondltton$ that, hKIl￿oU¥llY may c8St slanfficont do￿ cm Ihg #tllty lo Con￿nUe a8 a golng
rnknvant 8actson• of IN8 rnF#yI
Oth•r Infomi#tlon
Th• tru81ees are M9pJnslt48 (or othèr Intmathyb. Tho other Inlomwllon comprkng thè In(om)olton In¢ludod In
o annual rgwt. other than Ihe finawd 51aternents and &#JFkY'8 r•p)rt th¥r￿n. othion on Ihe flnancial
8talemenl¥ OJes c4J¥er ts other InlcrnJon aThJ. •xc•pt tr> th• Slated In rwrt.
we do not expres8 any frjmi ol aswrnnc• c4)ndusKx) Ihert&).
In connectkn wlth ow audlt ol the finanual statwn8nts, rOw￿bIlty 15 to read the oth8f ln1crfmalic￿ aThJ. In
dolng so. ccffisider vthgtl*r tr* olhgr Irformati￿ l¥ mgtsrialty in¢xJnslstenl wlth fin8Th281 statsmonts or
knowl•dg• obtained in the audrt or oth￿1$¢ appews to be ffl8terd￿ miss￿1+￿. 11 we #Jgntify Such malerfal
incongst•ntho5 ty oppar8nt maitri•l mis8tst9rn￿ts, we reQ￿red to det6min• whèthgr there is a malertal
mi8stat•m8nt in th• firwKial stater￿nl8 or a materfal miS81at8n￿ ol th• other intDrrnation. 11, basod on the work
report that facl.
W? havo rthing tr) rewt In thkg regwd.

ST MARY & ST SHENOUDA COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED)
TO THE TRUSTEES OF ST MARY & ST SHENOUDA COPTIC ORTHOI)OX CHURCH
Matters on whl¢h w• are requlred to report by •xrAPtlon
In the light of our knowledgg and urtd8rstanding of the charfty and Its onvironment obtalned In the CAJurso of tho
udll, wg have not Klendfled Materi￿ rn138tstements th lh$ TnKgt8e3 RgFQrt.
Wè h8VO nolhing to rewrt in wspo¢t ol tho f¢lltywing mattarg vth¢ro Iho Chartties Acl 2011 requ*es us to rnport to
you il. In our oplnion..
8dequat8 accounténg records have not b88n kapt. or rolum$ ad0qua￿ lor our O￿lIt have not been
received from br8nches not vblted by us: G
th• ffingnclal 9tat8ments ar8 not In agreemgnt %¥lth th8 acr￿untIng rgoyd$ and r•tum8: or
c8rtaln dlBdoour08 oflnmtee renwJner8U¢)n epac￿ed by law are r￿t made., or
we not r•coW all th¢ Inftyrmltx and expl#natbn8 wo requlf• forour audll.
R•spon•lbllltl•• ol tru•t•e•
The tru8tees are respon8ible for the preparnuon of tho finandal 8tstements and for bdng 8at18fl•d that thay gl
true and lalr vlew. and for ouch Inlwnal wnlrol a8 the In￿1&e8 d8ieTmlne16 n8ce88ary to enabl8 th8 pr8Parntton of
fln8n¢lal stAlem•nt8 that are fr8& from mat8rlal ml$st8tem8nt, wheth8r dug to hud or •rror.
In prep8riwJ the fin8nc481818t•m•nl8, Ihe tru8t•o8 af• respe￿SIble lor 888&$8kn9 the dwrlty6 &blllty to contlnue as
golng concem. dlsrJo8Sng, 88 appllcable. matters Telated to golng concem and u8lng tho golno o)nc8m b851s of
a¢countlng un1888 th& t￿￿1$•8 elthor Intend to Ilquldate the charfty or to c888& op8ratk)n$. or havo no ro011$11¢
ott•m8tlv• but to do eo.
Audltorf4 r•spon•lbllltlo• lor th• •udlt of th• financlal •tptonwn¢l
Our oblectfves are to obtsln reasonable a55ur8n¢e about whother the finAnclal atÉtèmentÈ 89 o wholt #w froe from
rnaterf81 misstaternent. whoiher due to fraud or ¢rror. and to 188u8 ¥n audllor's report Ih•t Indudo$ our oplnitsn.
R8a80rsable 8SBurance Is a hSgh level ol 888urance, but 18 not a gubrgnlee Ihal an audit o)nducied In accorclanc8
wlth ISA8 IUKI wlll a￿lay8 detect a materlal mS88taterngnt when It ex18t8. M186laternent8 can 8rf8e from Iraud or
•rror 8nd ara c￿nsIdered matertal11, IndSvklu8lly OT In the ag9regate. they could reaBonabSy be expocknj to kffluanca
thg aconomlc d￿lS1On8 of uMr8 tak•n on th• ba818 of the8e ffTrandal 8tat•m•nts.
lryegul8rflb¥. In¢ludlng fraud, ¥rg Inst¢nw ol non-¢fjmpllanc• *4th 1gw$ 8nd rogul8tbn$. W• d•slun pro¢￿￿r¢S In
Ilne wSth our re8ponsibSlltle8. Outllned abovtr. ¢0 det•¢t mat8rt81 ml$$tslornenls In ￿p¢¢t of Irr¢gularilS08, In¢ludlng
fraud. Tha extent lo whlch our procodur08 ar• rApabl• oldelecllng Irre9ularftio5, Includlng fraud18 dotallod b•low.'
The det¢dlon of Iraud and 1rrogula￿tl*8 1$ a prfmory ¢ongtd8fatlon of th• oudlt plannlng and 19 through to tho
audlt r￿Mple￿On stage. A as8e88ment and PTellmlnary analylcal revlgw18 undertaken Bl th? plannlroJ stage and
8r889 of concem are then bullt Into the audil strategy and t*BUng to en8ure 3ufficlenl procedufe8 and evldenre I
obtained to glvo comfort that matarf￿ ITregularllle$ and po¢enUal InstanceB of Iraud are detected where poBsSble.
Th$ #udil tèam Is briefed r8gardlng any areas or ￿ncern. the poton15al audR rlsk6 and con6equentlal Impacl. The
udll 1&8rn fwnalngd vlollant throughout thalr and made enqulrfes ol key management and flnance personnel
throughoul. St Mary & St Shenoud• capt￿ Orthodox Chureh Traa8ur8r and Ch81rn)an w•ra eonsult•d on any
known or suspected breaches In law8 and regu￿￿On8 along with mi8appropriotbn of fund$ 8t b)th th• ￿annIng and
cOm￿e￿on stages of the audk. Due consljeratlon w8¥ givon to th¢ po88lbl• use of managomtrnt Qvorrido and Ihl¥
wa8 bulll into our audit slrateoy.
The purpos• of the preliminary ana1￿C￿l revlew ol the fin8nc4al slatements Is to hlghllght any po8Blble 8rea8 of
¢on¢èrn lo investlgate whether the vorfance Ig expected or unexpectgd, b88ed on the inform8tlon oblalned as p8rt
of Ihg plannlnp pr¢<8ss and tho current cllmate the chadty IB operating under.
Rèl•vant 8￿J1t tests had then been planned to obtaln 8UPPQrting documentalon to that they ￿thIn Ihe
ch8rIto￿8 objectives and no rnLsapprowlath)n of fvnd¥ by w8y of fraud. or mi¥statemgnt¥. L8ts$l attounts
dIs¢losu￿ d)ed(lists available ar& 8lx) cornpleted to gn¥ur¢ the ac?￿nIS compty wlh the 1*98t reporting
Iramewor* Ihat Is appllcable to the tharfty.

ST MARY & ST SHENOUDACOPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH
INDEPENDENT AUDITORE REPORT (CONTINUED)
TO THE TRUSTEES OF ST PAARY & ST SHENOUDA COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH
There a￿ aspects of the audit whth are deliberalely un￿￿ble 10 &5SiSt in Ihe detection of lffegufariiles, swh
as Va￿ng hryw we test iterrffj whith are susc4ptiblè to fra￿. year ￿ yew and by bwraiir¥J systematie
A luthr description of our resFw)nsitrxlthes is awaiL*40 c¥) the Finanoal Re￿ting c￿n￿'S 7wgbsit¢ at
W1￿.1r¢.1Y9.u￿jaUditOrsrQspc￿*I￿lJ0$. T1￿9 deXripti￿ krfms part of£wa￿'S r*F¢rt
Use ot our report
This re[￿rt is made sdety to thfr Ifttsle￿ as a LY*ty. In t•Ah 144 of ￿ Cttsgrib•s
2011 aThJ regdalims made undw 154 of thatfvrt Ow has t*en urMJert*en $0 that we might State to
ihe tr￿Stee9 those matters we are required to statè to tr￿tee$ in ￿ a￿litOrS. r8p)rt and fty TrJ (Aher purpos9. To the
fvIl￿1 èxtènt parmittod by Iw. dg Tr)t ¥£•pt ry ¥SSLm r¢wsits&ty to any￿ ollw than the rtharfty Sls
RO￿na Wahh FCCA IS•nlor StatutoryAuditor)
For and on l)ehalfof MannSngtons chartor￿A¢¢￿•tt￿ SI￿AudItOr
39 Hlgh Street
Bathe
East Sussex
TN33 OEE
Date:. ofi103126.................
anningtons Charts￿￿ ACts￿n￿nts is efvJit4& for apFOlntm￿I as a￿Jitly ol Il* charity by vwbjo Of its ebbabi ilty for
appointmnt as Audit￿ of 8 Cl￿panY urnler Secti￿ 1212 ofthe CthnpaiiesNA 2006.

ST MARY & ST SHENOUDACOPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTNITIES
INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
Unmtdcted R￿1￿cted
fund¥
fund•
2024
2024
Total Unr•8trlct•d R•*trlet•d
fund
lund#
2023
2023
Totsi
2024
21)23
Incom• Irom:
Oonalion¥ 8nd1og•do
Invastm•nt8
12,360
294.724
85.399
623,596
31,252
14.850
638.246
31.252
85.399
Total Incom•
367,783
12.380
380.123
654,848
14.850
669.498
Expondltur• on:
Ch8rllabl& 8dvltlo8
182.891
229.736
197.001
37.78e
234,787
Total •yndltur•
182.891
46,845
229.736
197.001
37.768
234,767
N•t 5nCOm￿lIxP•ndItU1•)
184,872
134,4851
150,387
457,847
123,1161
434.731
Trnnfylern tJ•hv•on
funds
114,4S61
14,458
N•t mo¥*n•nt In
lund
170.418
120,0291
150.387
457.847
123,1161
434.731
R•conclll•tlon of fund•:
Fund balAn¢o$ at 1 January
2024
2.794,S13
613.858 3,408,369
2.336,666
836,972 2.973.638
Fund balanc￿ at 31
00￿mbor 2024
2.964.929
593.827 3.558.758
2.794.513
613.856 3.408.369
Th• 8t8t•m•nl ol finand81 ac￿VItI89 IndthJ88 911 galn8 8nd1088es rec4>gnl8ed In th8 ￿8(. Al Ine4yn8 and •xpandlluro
dwlve frorn continuin9 activ1t1￿.

ST MARY & ST SHENOUDA COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2024
2023
Nat09
FSxed assèts
Tanglblts assets
Investment propety
10
11
t.343,459
813,455
1,344.724
813.455
2.156.914
2.158.179
Curr•nt 45S8ts
Oebtors
Cash al bank and In hand
12
94.739
1.325,$47
50.143
1,212.214
1.420,286
1262,357
Credltors." amounts f•lllne wllhln
onè ￿ar
13
118.4441
(12.1671
N•t cuThenl aBsots
1.401.842
12SO.190
Mèt #s8•ts
3.558,756
3.408,369
The funds olth• chsrlty
R8str¢cled income lunds
Unwtrictèd knnds
15
593,827
2.964,929
613,858
2.794.513
3,558,756
3,408.369
Th& financial st8t8monts were approved by tha Iwst￿ on
OrAGorgy
Trustse

ST MARY & ST SHENOUDA COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
Cash gOnernt￿ from opefati
I￿.387
434.731
D¢pwiglkJn
Loss on dlBpcul of fiThJ asfjets
1.489
3.150
151.652
439.370
Worklng C•pltsl adJu•trn•nt•
Decreas0llinw80} In d•blty8
IDKwsèl I Increa8a In cr•Jitors
144.S981
6.277
5,813
113.333
453,483
Cuh Flo￿ fram lftvmtlng aclMII
Purcha88 of Investment WOPO
1630.(M)S1
Ikt ¢Mh In In¥••Ung •cll¥ltl
1630.0051
N•t In fln•n¢lng •¢d¥ltl••
N•t Incr••MlldKrnu•l In ￿•h
•qulval•nt•
113.333
{176.S22)
Ca•h and cath oqufvolonts at t4glnnkng of)*ar
1212.214
1.388.736
Ca•h ind c••h •qufv•l•n¢• •t•nd af y••r
1,325.547
1.212,214

ST MARY & ST SHENOUDACOPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
covnilng pollcl••
The a8Bets and activi￿0$ of the unSncorporated chadty {regIstra￿On nUM￿r 296601 were transferred to the
CIO effective from 18t January 2023. The nam88 ofthe unlncorporat8d ¢h¥rity and Ihe CIO r8rnaln tha ￿M0.
In accKJrdanr* wlth ￿¢￿10n 27 of th• Charflles SORP IFRS 1021 regardlng a chw4J8 In legal lorm. whsfy 8
¢hgrity'$ work lin¢luding it8 purposes and benefic4ary ¢laBsI rernain unthang•d, th8 rèrA)nslrucUon should t
treated as a rnerger Invol¥lThJ trea￿n9 the assets, IlabSlltl&s and lunds 85 tItOUgh they had always been part of
the same Ireslructuredl c*arity. Cornparat￿ flguros fmrn thè unlrtcryrat¢d charfty are 8hown In the
account8.
¢h•rlty lrtfomi•tlo
St Mary & St Sher￿uda Copltc Orthodox Chur¢h os an Chgrftsble Incorporated Organl8ation ICIOI raglstergd
wSth the Charfty Commi$61on In Engl•nd & Wale¥. Th• reglstered numtor and prfn¢1￿l addre88 can
be found on thè Charfty Inlom)ath)n pag•.
1.1 B•81$ Of pr•parntlon
The flnand81 $tat8mgnts have bgen w9pa￿d In occordanco wlth Con8titullon, tho Charftl88 Act
2011. FRS 102 'The Financial Reportlng Stsndard appllcabl8 In tha UK and Republlc ol Ireland. I'FRS 102.1
And tho Charflles SORP 'Accountlng and Raportlng by Ch8rf11?B.' Stslement ol Recornmonded Pr8CtIc8
appllcoble to prgp8rlng thglr accounts In accordjnce vlth the Fln8ndAI Rgp)rtln9 Stand8rd
8pplle8bl* In thg UK and Republlc ol Irqlond IFRS 1021. l•ff6ctlv• 1 January 20191. Tho chartty 18 a Publbc
Bon8fl1 Entty aa d•fiftèd by FRS 102
Th8 fin8nd•l $tst•monts have departed from the ChorftSes IAc¢ount• •nd R•wrt81 R¢guJolon8 2008 only to
tho gxlenl requlred to provlde a true and 18lr vkgw. Th18 d8partur• h88 Involved loll¢ywlng the Ststem8nt ol
Recommended Pr8Ctlc• for charfties applylng FRS 102 ralhtr than the verslon of tha Ststgm&nl ol
R￿￿Mm9nd8d Pr8d¢& hYhlch18 rolerred to In the R¢9ulatlon8 bul whlch ha8 81rK8 b8•n wllhdrgwn.
Tho ￿na￿l&l 8tatemonts aro pr•par•d In 8tortlng, whlch 18 tho fun¢t4ono1 currey ol th8 charfty. Mon•l•ry
amounr8 In th88• finenclal Btatemen18 aro rouTrJed to tho n•arg$t £.
The flnandal 8ts1em8nts have bogn pr•par•d undor th• hl8torf￿l ¢osl t>)nvtrntlon. Th• p￿￿paI AcrA)Un￿ng
polldes adopted ar• out b•k)w.
1.2 Golng concorn
At Ihe Ilme of apthng th• financlal 8tat•m8nt8, th• tru8t8u hav• a rg88onabl8 expectatfjon that th• ¢h8rtty
ha6 adequate resourc￿ to COn￿NYO sn operattonol ¥ilBtence lor the foreseeablè luturè. Thu8 tho trust
¢ontlnu& to odopt tho 90ing concom baslB of accounUng In prepadng tha financial gtatsmonts.
1.3 Charltabh lunds
Unieslrfded funds are avallable for gt th& dlBcralon of thg ¢￿tte$ In fvrthernnc• of th811 charltabl
oblocfvg8.
Rèstrfctgd fvnds ore sublect to Speclfic condltbnB by donors or grantors •8 to tt4)w they may bg used. Tho
purpow gnd u808 oftho restrfcted fund8 are Bet out In the nots8 to th& fina￿￿91 St•t￿9￿￿.
1.4 Incorn•
IrKome h recoJnl88d whan thè eh¥rity L*1ggolly gntllod to It after any perfomianc• condilon8 hav• b8•n m￿.
the amount$ ¢8n bo rn•8$urgd roliably. and it is proty¥ble Ihat Incomo VAII be rnchlved.
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ST MARY & ST SHENOUDA COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
Ae¢ountlng poll¢h8
IContlnu8d)
Cash donations ar• recognised th) racaipt. Oiher donations are re(ognlsed once the chafity has boon notifiad
of th¢ dongtion. unless perfomiance CA)nditions requiie deferral of tho amount. Incom& lax recoverable in
lation to donation8 received under GiftAKI or doeds of cavenant is re(x)gni$od •t Ihe timo of ts dwtion.
Legacle$ grg reccgnisgd on rece6pt or otherwlse11 ts charfty has b8en n01m￿ of an ImFendlw dlstilbutknn,
the amount 13 known. aTrJ rgcgipt $xpodad. 11 the aff￿unt is not known. the lagaty is tr•at8d as a
cvntingent asset.
DonAtsd goods and ass•ts are recognlsed at th8 date of dona￿On at the value the Itern ori9Snalty cost
donoT1988 any contributts?n or setUem8nt costs.
Rsfttal wthma is reeaved in ￿lat￿)n to investment properDe3 and rewi8ed in Ihe ygar a8 Pgr th& $KJA￿l
10880 4gr¢en*nt for th¢ wiod to vthlch It r8lat8S.
1.5 Expondtture
Expenditure Is reco9ni8ed on¢e thert 1$ g legal or CLJnstruCt￿e obllgathjn to transfer economlc benefit to a
thtrd party, it Is probable that a transler of e07nomlc benefits wlll bo wulred In ￿￿eMent. and ihe amount of
the obligatlon can be measured rellabty.
Exp8nditur• is classified by aclfvlty. The costs of oach a￿'vIty are mad• up of thè total ol direct eogts and
s￿r9d ￿$ts. induding support cosis invofved th Underta￿D9 each activity. Dirert attributablè to a single
activity are allocated directly to th8t ￿tiVIty. Shared o)sts which contribute to rnore than one actNity and
suppKJrt c£Jsts wh¢ch are not attributable to a siNJte acdvlty are appOrt￿ned bets¥een those aCtivi￿e8 on a ba
con515tent with the use of resources. Central staff ctssts are 8lk)c8tad on the basls of Ilme spent. and
dopwatvJn ¢harges ar• allocated on the p￿On ol Ihg 8889t's u¥e.
1.8 Tanglbl• flxed assets
Tangibb fixed ￿8913 org inthally m8asured at cA)st and SubBequen1￿ rnga8urod at co* OT v8lu8tion, net of
deprethUon and any impatrnent t9¥58S.
Depreciation i¥ r¢cognistd so as to wrtte off the cost ry valuation of a$8•ts1trss th&ir residual ￿lUeS over thelr
useful lives on the loll￿TYJ baw..
Freehold land and buildings
FixbJr¢¥ fittings
Is not depreclaied Ibec8u8e it 18 not ￿￿rned by usel
15% reducAng balan￿ basls
The gain or loss arising on Ihe dispo￿1 of an asset Js determlned as the dlffer8nr* b8tsveen th8 5#10 proceods
and the Car￿￿j value of the asset. and is reognised In the statement ol finanrAal a¢tivitig8.
1.7 hwestmoni property
IrNestment pr¢￿rty. whs¢h Is property hehj to earn r8ntg1$ andlor for capital appredatHJn, Ss reco3nk8ed 81
o)st, wh*h indudes th• purchase o)sl and any diroctty attrlbulabte expenditure.
Impalm)ent ol flx•d ￿￿ets
At each r¥porting end date. the charity ￿￿¥w8 the earryiro Amounts of fts tanqlble 88seb to dotèfmina
whglher thère is any Indkath)n that ihose assets hav& suffered an Impairment loss. If any 8u¢h indication
exists, the ro￿ra￿￿ 81Th)unt of the 8s8et 1$ 9slwn8ted in ord8r to dat8m)ine the extsnt of th? impairngnt
IOBS lil any).

ST MARY & ST SHENOUDACOPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEAIBER 2024
A￿OUntIng pollcl85
(Contlnu•d)
1.9 CaBh and ¢ash equlv•lènts
Cash and cash equSvalents Sndude cash In hand. dgposit8 I￿[d at C811 wlth banks, other shO￿terni Ilquld
investments with original maturitles of three month6 OT less. and bank overdrafts. Bank ovgrdraft8 are $h¢y*n
th￿ btirrtih￿g$ in currgnt liatrilit¢g5.
1.10 Flnanclal Instrnments
The charity has elected lo apply the P￿￿$￿nS of Section 11 'Badc Financkql Insttum¢nts' 8ftd SectvJn 12
'Other Flnandal InstrU￿nts18￿jes, of FRS 102 to all of its finan￿01 in*rurnen¢8.
nandal instrum&nts ar8 r8eogni8ed in the ¢haritl$ balance she8t the charlty becomès party to t
contractual provlstons ol thg InstrumenL
FInan￿al •¥sets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts pr888nted In the finandal ststemgnts, vkn¢n
there is a legalty enforceable right to set oifthe rgcogni8ed amounb and thère Is an intènt•Jn to settle on a n8t
ba81¥ or to reali88 th8 a86et arrfl g•tUè thè liabilty $imultsneousty.
Bas1¢ Ilnan¢lalassèts
Basic financial assets. whlth indudè debtor¥ and cB3h and bank balAncs$. #re initially me&sured 8t
Iran8a¢tion prtce including transaction costs and 8r8 8ubsequentty carried at 8rn0rtised cost using the effective
intorest method unless th9 8rrangement constitutes a finan￿r0 transactlon. where th& tmnsactlon is
me8¥ur9d at the pre8ent Va￿ of the futurè re￿Ipts di5count¢d at a market rate of Intgrast. Fwncial assets
cla&8ified as receN•b￿ vitthln on• ygar8rg not arnortiwl.
Bask lIn￿¢1￿111abIIAtie5
B8$ic fin8nc4al liabil￿e6. Sncludlng credltors and bank lo?n$ are inltlalty reo)gnis6d ot trans8don prfce unless
the 8rr8n9ement ojnslitutes a fmancing transaction. where the debt instrument is measuMd at the p￿ent
value of the future p8ymonts discount8d al a mwket rate ol lrtere8t. FIna￿al 1wbi1￿¥¥ da88tfied as payable
within C￿ year affj not amrtis8d.
Debt Instruments ¥re $ub59quenOy carri￿ at amortised cost. using thè thtivo intsro8t rate method.
Trade ryeditors are cknligaticffls to pay ts g¢J)ds or 8ervlcEs th* Iwo been a￿Uired kn the ordinary 0)ursè of
operabons from suppligys. Amounts p8yablg a￿ dassified as current liabillties il payment is duo within one
year ￿ less. If no( th8y are pr98ented as non<UT￿nt Ilabilltle6. Trado creditors ore recAJgnised initially at
tr8ftsa¢ti￿ pric¢ and subse¢wenUy measured at amorbs&J u$lng Ihe effeclThie inlerest method.
Dwecognltlon of flnanclal Ilabllllhs
Flnanclal liabill￿•S ar¢ d•rocogn1￿d when thg ¢hwiWs c4Jntrnci(Ml oblTgaliMs •xw or art d1sdwrg￿ or
¢an￿Lled.
1.11 Employee benefils
Th• cost of any unused holid?y gntrfement L8 recogni￿1 In the perh)d In whith thè •rnployee's ￿r¥i￿$ are
r8c8ivèd.
Termination benefits are roccgnlsed immedlately as an expense wh8n th? tharity 4 demonstraNy ￿MMitted
to tennln8te thg ern￿oYMent of an ￿ployee or to provlde tem)ination b¥nefft$.
1.12 R•tlr•m•nt b¢ngfft¥
Payments to defined contribulton retI￿rnant b8n•fil sth•m¥s affj tharged as an exFense as th•y f811 due.
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ST MARY & ST SHENOUDACOPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
In of th8 charfty's #c£ounUtYJ pol￿$. lh8 tru5te85 arè rgquir¢d ts makg jLKlgernents. eBtlmates
assumpt1￿8 ab￿l thè alb>￿￿t of 8880ts aThJ I￿l￿1￿ thai #re not readity apparent from other
SOUf¢o$. Th9 8Stim¥tss ond a&8(Kaat￿ awmWh)ns arg bawj on hIs￿1Cal exwl8rK* and othér lador8 Ihgl
affj cons•Jergd lo b8 rdevant. resu118 rw differ from these eslmat6s.
e5￿Mates are recc¢3nknd in in the •Sb'matg is re¥￿ th lh8 r8vislon aff¢cts only ih#i
ods.
In¢om• fNxn don•tloM and l•g•cl••
Totsl UM••trkW R•¥tri¢t•d
fund*
2023
Total
fund•
fvnd•
2023
2023
Don8tlonB arnl gKIJ
Donat￿
I2.￿)
244.945
215.921
14.69J
230,571
308.902
98.773
49.779
49.779
98.773
282.364
12.3eo
294.724
823.598
14.650
638,246
Unrn•trlci•d Unr••trl¢i•d
nd•
nds
2024
2023
Rentsl Irthm
Int•TrBt rnc•fvab
75.120
10279
15.621
15,631
31.252
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ST MARY & ST SHENOUDACOPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS {CONTINUED
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
Éxp•ndltur• ¢)n charltsblo •¢tl¥tth•
2024
2023
Dlrect cost•
Staff co8t8
London DIoc88an Fund COntribu￿0n
Bulldlng Prosect Pro1089lon81 F8•9
Costs rèlallng to Ihe runnlng and m8lnt•n8ne• of tho church and Its bu51dlr4J$.
Donatlon8
104,807
98.925
19.255
37.766
50.342
5,238
5,8
74.337
25.998
210,833
211.524
8￿r& ol#upport aftd 90￿MIne• ¢o•t•1•g• not• 61
Support
Governanc
8,441
10,462
6,138
17.105
229.736
234,767
Analy•l• by lund
Unr861rfctad fund•
R•8trict¥d funds
182,891
46.845
197.001
37,768
229.7
234.787
Supportco•ts
Support Gov•manc•
o•t•
2024
Support Gov•rnan¢•
2023
D•pr8dglbn
Lo88 on d18P￿91 ol hx¢d
a88818
Insurance
Mana9gmont and
admbn18tr8￿v8 cwtB
L•tt*ng •gent8
1.285
1,489
1.489
3,150
3,953
4.403
4,403
3.953
838
32
838
3,200
721
721
1.464
Audit fe88
Logo18nd profeB8k)nal
Bank ¢hary¢8
6.000
3,024
173
6,￿0
3,024
173
8.600
5.650
216
216
8.441
10,462
18,903
6.138
17.10S
23.243
Analy3ed betrn•n
Charltabl• activi￿¢5
8,441
10,462
18.91)3
6.138
17.105
23.243
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ST MARY & ST SHENOUDA COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
N•t mo¥wn•nt In fund•
2024
2023
Tha net movement In funds b $t8t8d Aftèr tharg1NJll￿dltlngl'.
Fees payable lty th8 oudlt of thg ¢hadty¥ flnanclgl ¥tatements
D¢precWon ol owned tanglble fixed as881s
Logs on di$po881 of langible fixed a688ts
8.000
1,285
6.600
1,489
3.1SO
Tru•t•
None of th• tNgt•O8 lor any per80n8 connoCt•d wllh th8ml f¢¢d¥ed any remuneratlon or benoffts from Ihe
charfty dutfjng th• y•ar.
Employ0••
Tho averag8 monthty numÈ•rofompkJyoe8 dwlng tho yow w￿..
2024
Nurnb•r
2023
Nurnts•r
Employm•nt ewts
2024
2023
WageB and 8elarf88
S￿181 g¢¢urity ¢08ts
Oth•r ponslon ¢oit8
97.747
4,718
2.342
92,708
4,024
2,193
104.807
98.925
r8 wern no emph￿1 ￿ anrwjal r•rnun8rntkn wag mor• than £eo.orx).
R•mun•rntlon of key man8g•m•nt por•¢nn•l
Th• rnmun8Mtion ofkey management pernonnel was ao lollovrt..
2024
2023
Aggfo9ate comp•nut
84.495
80,157
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ST MARY & ST SHENOUDA COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
10 Tanglbl• flx•d •M•ts
FM•hDld land Flxtuw gnd
and bJlldlng6
flttln
TfA
ost
At 1 January 2024
1,336.289
91.643 1.427,932
At 31 D8e8mb8r 2024
1.336289
91.643 1.427.932
D•pr•¢latlon and Imp•lmi•nt
At 1 JaTruary 2024
D8prad•tion tharged In the year
83.208
1,265
1.265
At 31 Decemb•r 2024
84.473
84.473
Carrylng amount
At 31 Decembw 2024
1,336,289
7,170 1.343.4S9
At 31 DK¢mber 2023
1.336,289
8.436 1,344.724
11 Invutm•nt pvop•rty
2024
Co•t
At 1 January 2024 and 31 Decembar 2024
813.455
12 D•l>torn
2024
2023
Amouni8 l•lllng dug wlthln on• y••r.
Othar d¥btor8
Pr•wm•nls and 0¢¢ru￿ Income
91,581
3.158
43.802
6,341
94,739
50.143
13 Cr•dllorn: ornounts lalllng w5thln om y••r
2024
2023
Acw81$ and dthrred Intxrne
18.444
12,167
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ST MARY & ST SHENOUDA COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONllNUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
2023
2.342
2.193
The reslittesj frJnds of the chawity comprisè th8 unexFended ba*4$ rrf donal*Th grants on trust
subj8Ct to speafic by a¥ to they may be used.
At 1 January Inmmlno R•sourees Tran8fer¥
2024
At31
2024
JildirvJ FuThJ
813.856
12.
(46.8451
14.456
593.827
Pmilous y••r.
At31
Decemb•r
2023
2023
Building FuThJ
.972
14.
(37.7661
613,8S6
16 Unr¢strletad fund•
The Un￿1n¢￿ed frjnds of Ihe comfv the Lywnded balarlces ofdoThalons and grants whith arè
not subject to coThlitions by 11C¥￿ arNJ grantcws as to haw thèy may ba ￿ed. These Ind￿18
At 1 January Inc¢)mlng Roswrw
2024
At31
Ganèral funds
2.791.513
367.763
(182.8911
114.4561
2,964.929
At 1 Janwy Irton￿l￿a Ruourc•# Tran8fer¥
At31
2023
G*)eral funds
2.336.666 654.848
{197.1]011
2.794.513
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ST MARY & ST SHENOUDA COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR ThIE YEAR EhlDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
17 AMly•l¥ of not ••Mts bg¢w••n fund•
fund8
2024
fvnd•
24
2024
At 31 D•wnbor 2024:
Tangl￿ assets
Inv8slrnont wope
Curyenl 868etsllli8biNtlesl
749.832
813.455
1.401.842
$93m7
1.343.459
813.455
1.401.842
2.984.929
593.827
3.558.756
T¢Jt•l
fvnds
2023
2023
At 31 D•c•mb•r 2Q23:
T8ryiWe 8580ts
Investment kYopgrlkn¥
Current ¥8e¢t81111obll￿￿I
7W.897
813.45S
1,230.181
593.827
1,344,724
813,455
1,260,190
2.794.S13
613.8S6
3,408.389
18 R•l•t•d p•rty trIn••¢￿n$
Tran•aGll¢rn wl¢h r•l•t•d ￿￿*•$
Dona￿CTh from Trustees
12023- ts9.2￿1.
Al the bala￿¥ shoot dats tr• wount tkn tfyTrNn 01￿ frThn Tnxte89 was £NII {W23.£NI).
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