2024-12-31-accounts - The Orthodox Parish Of St Martin And St Helen, Colchester

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PARISH REPORT 2024

The Orthodox Church of St Martin and St Helen, Colchester

St Martin’s Church West Stockwell Street Colchester CO1 1HN St Helen’s Chapel Maidenburgh Street Colchester CO1 1UB

Charity Registration Number 1192469 (England & Wales)

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Aim and purposes

The Church Council has the responsibility of cooperating with our Parish Priest, Father Alexander Haig, and Assistant Priest, Father mark Shillaker, in promoting in the parish the whole mission of the Orthodox Church. The members of the Church Council are the Trustees of the charity and they are responsible for making certain that the parish meets its responsibilities as a registered charity; complies with the law and is accountable to donors, beneficiaries, volunteers, and the general public.

The parish is a part of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of the British Isles and Ireland. The Archdiocese and the Metropolitan Archbishop set policies that all member parishes follow. The Parish makes a financial contribution to the running costs of the Archdiocese.

Objectives and Activities

The Church Council is committed to enabling as many people as possible to worship at our church and to become part of our parish community. The Church Council maintains an overview of worship throughout the parish and makes suggestions on how our services can involve Orthodox and those seeking Orthodoxy. Within the community we have many from countries who are predominately Orthodox as well as converts from the UK and other countries. Our services and worship put faith into practice through prayer and scripture, music and sacrament.

When planning our activities for the year, we have considered the Commission’s guidance on public benefit and, in particular, the supplementary guidance on charities for the advancement of religion. We try to enable ordinary people to live out their faith as part of our parish community through:

Worship and prayer; learning about the Gospel; and developing their knowledge and trust in Jesus.
Provision of pastoral care for people living in the parish.
Missionary and outreach work.

2024 in Review

The Church Council has been working on further projects to improve the fabric and furnishings in St Martin’s Church. The iconstasis structure is substantially complete

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and work on making the icons is progressing well with their installation hoped for in early 2025. Weekday services continued to be held at St Helen’s Chapel, which is kept open during the daytime for pilgrims, visitors and private prayer.

Archbishop Silouan visited the parish in May and ordained Rdr George Harrison as Subdeacon and Nick Taylor as Reader.

Father Mark continued regular study sessions for those interested in learning more about the Orthodox faith. We are delighted that more of our catechumens have been received into the Holy Orthodox Church during 2024.

During September both churches proved to be popular destinations for many visitors on the Heritage open days.

Negotiations with the Church of England continued to enter into a new lease for St Helen’s Chapel. The signing of a lease was completed in 2025.

Average attendance at Sunday services continued to increase to about double the numbers prior to the disruptions caused by pandemic lockdowns and now are more than 100 on a typical Sunday.

Volunteers

We would like to thank all the volunteers who work so hard to make our church the lively and vibrant community it is and for providing bread, wine, flowers, cleaning, refreshments and other items for the Parish.

Financial Review

Our unrestricted income for 2024 was £40,274 (2023: £35,773); our expenditure £32,595 (2023: £16,072). Our unrestricted accumulated fund is £104,801. The restricted fund for St Martin’s at end of year stands at £218,936 (which is all held in the form of tangible fixed assets) and the restricted fund for the icons was £28,825, making total funds held £352,587 (2023: £337,587).

From the beginning of the year Father Mark began to be paid a stipend. No other trustee receives payments other than expenses.

Trustees at end of 2024 – there were no changes during the year

Rev Alexander Alistair Matthew Haig BD AKC

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Rev John Mark Shillaker

Dusan Radunovic

Nicholas Edwin Taylor

Theodora Ford

Jon Peter Kanaar

Catalin Fliscu

George Philip Harrison

Hilary Mary Haig ARCM

Elena Kanaar

Tasos Papastylianou

Michael Kampouridis (retired in 2025)

James Gomm

Vitaliy Garbarut

Ilias Chrysoulidis

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The Orthodox Parish of St martin and St Helen, ColchesCharity No
(if any) 1192469
Annual accounts for the period
Period end
Period start date 01/01/2024 To date 31/12/2024
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Section A Statement of financial activities

Recommended categories by activity Guidance Notes Incoming resources (Note 3) Income and endowments from: Donations and legacies S01 Charitable activities S02 Other trading activities S03 Investments S04 Separate material item of income S05 Other S06 S07 Resources expended (Note 6) Expenditure on: Raising funds S08 Charitable activities S09 Separate material item of expense S10 Other S11 S12 S13 Net gains/(losses) on investments S14 S15 Extraordinary items S16 S17 S18 Other gains/(losses) S19 S20 *Reconciliation of funds:* S21 S22 1 *Total* *Net movement in funds* Total funds brought forward *Total funds carried forward* *Total* Net income/(expenditure) before investment gains/(losses) Net income/(expenditure) Transfers between funds Other recognised gains/(losses): Gains and losses on revaluation of fixed assets for the charity’s own use	Unrestricted funds Restricted income funds Endowment funds Total funds Prior year funds £ £ £ £ £ F01 F02 F03 F04 F05 39,275 8,072 - 47,347 98,726 - - - - - - - - - - 998 - 998 677 - - - - - - - - - -
	40,273 8,072 - 48,345 99,403
	- - - - - 32,595 775 - 33,370 18,970 - - - - - - - - - -
	32,595 775 - 33,370 18,970

	7,678 7,297 - 14,975 80,433
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	7,678 7,297 - 14,975 80,433
	- - - - - 30,537 30,537 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
	38,215 23,240 - - 14,975 80,433
	66,586 271,001 - 337,587 257,154
	104,801 247,761 - 352,562 337,587

Section B Balance sheet

Unrestricted funds £ F01 - - - -	Restricted income funds £ F02 - 248,936 - -	Endowment funds Total this year £ £ F03 F04 - - - 248,936 - - - -	Total last year £ F05
			- 240,796 - -
-	248,936	- 248,936	240,796
- 49,595 - 57,101	- 4,725 - 3,370	- - - 54,320 - - - 60,471
			- 55,406 - 66,035
106,696	8,095	- 114,791	121,441
			24,650
1,895	9,270	- 11,165

104,801	- 1,175	- 103,626	96,791

104,801	247,761	- 352,562	337,587
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- -	- -	- - - -

104,801	247,761	- 352,562	337,587
- 104,801	247,761	- 247,761 - 104,801 -
			- 271,002 66,585
104,801	247,761	- 352,562	337,587
Signature		Fr Mark Shillaker Mr Nick Taylor Print Name	Date of approval dd/mm/yyyy 18/05/2025 18/05/2025

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Section C Notes to the accounts

Note 1 Basis of preparation

This section should be completed by all charities .

1.1 Basis of accounting

These accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s) to these accounts.

The accounts have been prepared in accordance with:

the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities • and with  preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) issued on 16 July 2014 the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of • and with  Ireland (FRS 102)

and with the Charities Act 2011.

The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102.*

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-Tick as appropriate

1.2 Going concern

If there are material uncertainties related to events or conditions that cast significant doubt on the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, please provide the following details or state "Not applicable", if appropriate:

An explanation as to those factors that support the conclusion that the charity is a going concern;

Disclosure of any uncertainties that make the going concern assumption doubtful;

Where accounts are not prepared on a going concern basis, please disclose this fact together with the basis on which the trustees prepared the accounts and the reason why the charity is not regarded as a going concern.

not applicable not applicable not applicable

1.3 Change of accounting policy

The accounts present a true and fair view and the accounting policies adopted are those outlined in note 2.

Yes * -Tick as appropriate No 

Please disclose:

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(i) the nature of the change in accounting policy; (ii) the reasons why applying the new accounting policy provides more reliable and more relevant information; and (iii) the amount of the adjustment for each line affected in the current period, each prior period presented and the aggregate amount of the adjustment relating to periods before those presented, 3.44 FRS 102 SORP.

1.4 Changes to accounting estimates

No changes to accounting estimates have occurred in the reporting period (3.46 FRS 102 SORP).

Yes  No	* -Tick as appropriate
*Please disclose:*
*(i) the nature of any changes;*
*(ii) the effect of the change on income and expense or*
*assets and liabilities for the current period; and*
*(iii) where practicable, the effect of the change in one or*
*more future periods.*

1.5 Material prior year errors

No material prior year error have been identified in the reporting period (3.47 FRS 102 SORP).

Yes  * -Tick as appropriate No

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 2 Accounting policies 2.2 INCOME

This standard list of accounting policies has been applied by the charity except for those ticked "No" or "N/a". Where a different or additional policy has been adopted then this is detailed in the box below.

Recognition of income
Gifts in kind for use by the charity are included in the SoFA as income from donations
when receivable.
Support costs
The charity has incurred expenditure on support costs.
Volunteer help
Donated goods for resale are measured at fair value on initial recognition, which is the
expected proceeds from sale less the expected costs of sale, and recognised in 'Income
from other trading activities' with the corresponding stock recognised in the balance
sheet. On its sale the value of stock is charged against 'Income from other trading
activities' and the proceeds from sale are also recognised as 'Income from other trading
activities'.
Goods donated for on-going use by the charity are recognised as tangible fixed assets
and included in the SoFA as incoming resources when receivable.
The value of any voluntary help received is not included in the accounts but is described
in the trustees’ annual report.
These are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA) when:
 the charity becomes entitled to the resources;
· it is more likely than not that the trustees will receive the resources; and
 the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability.
Donated goods
Contractual income and
performance related
grants
Offsetting
There has been no offsetting of assets and liabilities, or income and expenses, unless required or
permitted by the FRS 102 SORP or FRS 102.
Grants and donations
Grants and donations are only included in the SoFA when the general income recognition
criteria are met (5.10 to 5.12 FRS102 SORP).
This is only included in the SoFA once the charity has provided the related goods or
services or met the performance related conditions.
Donated goods are measured at fair value (the amount for which the asset could be
exchanged) unless impractical to do so.
In the case of performance related grants, income must only be recognised to the extent
that the charity has provided the specified goods or services as entitlement to the grant
only occurs when the performance related conditions are met (5.16 FRS 102 SORP).
Legacies
Legacies are included in the SOFA when receipt is probable, that is, when there has
been grant of probate, the executors have established that there are sufficient assets in
the estate and any conditions attached to the legacy are either within the control of the
charity or have been met.
Government grants
The charity has received government grants in the reporting period
Tax reclaims on
donations and gifts
Gift Aid receivable is included in income when there is a valid declaration from the donor.
Any Gift Aid amount recovered on a donation is considered to be part of that gift and is
treated as an addition to the same fund as the initial donation unless the donor or the
terms of the appeal have specified otherwise.
Donated services and facilities that are consumed immediately are recognised as income
with an equivalent amount recognised as an expense under the appropriate heading in
the SOFA.
The cost of any stock of goods donated for distribution to beneficiaries is deemed to be
the fair value of those gifts at the time of their receipt and they are recognised on receipt.
In the reporting period in which the stocks are distributed, they are recognised as an
expense at the carrying amount of the stocks at distribution.
Donated services and
facilities
Donated services and facilities are included in the SOFA when received at the value of
the gift to the charity provided the value of the gift can be measured reliably.
Income from interest,
royalties and dividends
This is included in the accounts when receipt is probable and the amount receivable can
be measured reliably.
Income from membership
subscriptions
Membership subscriptions received in the nature of a gift are recognised in Donations
and Legacies.
Membership subscriptions which gives a member the right to buy services or other
benefits are recognised as income earned from the provision of goods and services as
income from charitable activities.

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2.4 ASSETS
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Intangible fixed assets
Heritage assets
Settlement of insurance
claims
Insurance claims are only included in the SoFA when the general income recognition
criteria are met (5.10 to 5.12 FRS102 SORP) and are included as an item of other
income in the SoFA.
They are valued at cost.
These are capitalised if they can be used for more than one year, and cost at least
£5,000
Redundancy cost
The charity made no redundancy payments during the reporting period.
Deferred income
No material item of deferred income has been included in the accounts.
Creditors
The charity has creditors which are measured at settlement amounts less any trade
discounts
Provisions for liabilities
A liability is measured on recognition at its historical cost and then subsequently
measured at the best estimate of the amount required to settle the obligation at the
reporting date
Basic financial
instruments
The charity has intangible fixed assets, that is, non-monetary assets that do not have
physical substance but are identifiable and are controlled by the charity through custody
or legal rights. The amortisation rates and methods used are disclosed in note 9.5
They are valued at cost.
The charity has heritage assets, that is, non-monetary assets with historic, artistic,
scientific, technological, geophysical or environmental qualities that are held and
maintained principally for their contribution to knowledge and culture. The depreciation
rates and methods used as disclosed in note 9.6.1.4.
This includes any realised or unrealised gains or losses on the sale of investments and
any gain or loss resulting from revaluing investments to market value at the end of the
year.
2.3 EXPENDITURE AND LIABILITIES
Liability recognition
Liabilities are recognised where it is more likely than not that there is a legal or
constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out resources and the amount of the
obligation can be measured with reasonable certainty.
Investment gains and
losses
The charity accounts for basic financial instruments on initial recognition as per
paragraph 11.7 FRS102 SORP. Subsequent measurement is as per paragraphs 11.17
to 11.19, FRS102 SORP.
Tangible fixed assets for
use by charity
The depreciation rates and methods used are disclosed in note 9.2.
Governance and support
costs
Support costs have been allocated between governance costs and other support.
Governance costs comprise all costs involving public accountability of the charity and its
compliance with regulation and good practice.
Support costs include central functions and have been allocated to activity cost
categories on a basis consistent with the use of resources, eg allocating property costs
by floor areas, or per capita, staff costs by the time spent and other costs by their usage.
They are valued at cost.
Investments
Fixed asset investments in quoted shares, traded bonds and similar investments are
valued at initially at cost and subsequently at fair value (their market value) at the year
end. The same treatment is applied to unlisted investments unless fair value cannot be
measured reliably in which case it is measured at cost less impairment.
Investments held for resale or pending their sale and cash and cash equivalents with a
maturity date of less than 1 year are treated as current asset investments
Grants with performance
conditions
Where the charity gives a grant with conditions for its payment being a specific level of
service or output to be provided, such grants are only recognised in the SoFA once the
recipient of the grant has provided the specified service or output.
Grants payable without
performance conditions
Where there are no conditions attaching to the grant that enables the donor charity to
realistically avoid the commitment, a liability for the full funding obligation must be
recognised.
Stocks and work in
progress
Stocks held for sale as part of non-charitable trade are measured at the lower or cost or net
realisable value.
Goods or services provided as part of a charitable activity are measured at net realisable value
based on the service potential provided by items of stock.
Work in progress is valued at cost less any foreseeable loss that is likely to occur on the contract.
Debtors
Debtors (including trade debtors and loans receivable) are measured on initial recognition at
settlement amount after any trade discounts or amount advanced by the charity. Subsequently,
they are measured at the cash or other consideration expected to be received.

Current asset investments
The charity has has investments which it holds for resale or pending their sale and cash and cash
equivalents with a maturity date less than one year. These include cash on deposit and cash
equivalents with a maturity date of less than one year held for investment purposes rather than to
meet short term cash commitments as they fall due.
They are valued at fair value except where they qualify as basic financial instruments.

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 3 Analysis of income

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Restricted
Unrestricted income Endowment
funds funds funds Total funds Prior year
Analysis £ £
Donations Donations and gifts 36,042 6,947 - 42,989 60,259
and legacies: Gift Aid 3,233 1,125 - 4,358 9,767
Legacies - - - - -
General grants provided by government/other
charities - - - - 28,700
Membership subscriptions and sponsorships
which are in substance donations
- - - -
Donated goods, facilities and services - - - - -
Other - - - -
Total 39,275 8,072 - 47,347 98,726
Charitable
activities: - - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
Other - - - - -
Total - - - - -
Other trading
activities: - - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
Other - - - - -
Total - - - - -
Income from Interest income 998 - - 998 677
investments: Dividend income - - - - -
Rental and leasing income - - - - -
Other - - - - -
Total 998 - - 998 677
Separate - - - - -
material item - - - - -
of income: - - - - -
- - - - -
Total - - - - -
Other: Conversion of endowment funds into income
- - - - -
Gain on disposal of a tangible fixed asset held
for charity's own use - - - - -
Gain on disposal of a programme related
investment - - - - -
Royalties from the exploitation of intellectual
property rights - - - - -
Other - - - - -
Total - - - - -
TOTAL INCOME 40,273 8,072 - 48,345 99,403
Other information:
All income in the prior year was unrestricted except for:
(please provide description and amounts)
St Martin Appeal fund donations and Gift Aid of £3,917; Icon Ap
Where any endowment fund is converted into income in the
reporting period, please give the reason for the conversion.
not applicable
Where any endowment fund is converted into income in the
prior period, please give the reason for the conversion.
not applicable
Within the income items above the following items are
material: (please disclose the nature, amount and any prior
year amounts)
not applicable
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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 6 Analysis of expenditure

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This year Last year
Restricted
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Unrestricted income Endowment
Analysis funds income funds funds Total funds funds funds funds Total funds
Expenditure on raising funds: £ £
Incurred seeking donations - - - - - - - -
Incurred seeking legacies
- - - - - - - -
Incurred seeking grants
- - - - -
Operating membership schemes and
social lotteries
- - - - -
Staging fundraising events
- - - - -
Fudraising agents
- - - - -
Operating charity shops
- - - - -
Operating a trading company
undertaking non-charitable trading
activity - - - - -
Advertising, marketing, direct mail and
publicity - - - - - - - -
Start up costs incurred in generating
new source of future income
- - - - - - - -
Database development costs - - - - - - - -
Other trading activities - - - - -
Investment management costs: - - - - -
Portfolio management costs - - - - - - - -
Cost of obtaining investment advice
- - - - - - - -
Investment administration costs
- - - - - - - -
Intellectual property licencing costs
- - - - - - - -
Rent collection, property repairs and
maintenance charges - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
Total expenditure on raising funds - - - - - - - -
Expenditure on charitable activities:
Parish activities 16,587 - - 16,587 8,741 - - 8,741
Premises costs 12,165 - - 12,165 7,181 - - 7,181
Governance costs
150 8 - 158 150 18 - 168
Professional fees 3,693 767 - 4,460 - 2,880 - 2,880
Total expenditure on charitable
activities 32,595 775 - 33,370 16,072 2,898 - 18,970
Separate material item of expense
- - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - -
Other
- - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
Total other expenditure - - - - - - - -
TOTAL EXPENDITURE 32,595 775 - 33,370 16,072 2,898 - 18,970
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Section C Notes to the accounts

Note 10 Details of certain items of expenditure

10.1 Fees for examination of the accounts

Please provide details of the amount paid for any statutory external scrutiny of accounts and other services provided by your independent examiner. If nothing was paid please enter '0' in the appropriate box(es).

Other fees (for example: financial advice, consultancy, accountancy services) paid to the independent examiner Independent examiner’s fees Assurance services other than audit or independent examination Tax advisory fees	This year Last year £ £ 150 150 - - - - - -

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 14 Tangible fixed assets

Please complete this note if the charity has any tangible fixed assets

14.1 Cost or valuation

14.1 Cost or valuation
		Freehold land buildings £		&	Other land & buildings £	Plant, machinery and motor vehicles £	Fixtures, fittings and equipment £	Total £
At the beginning of the year			150,387		-	-	90,409	240,796
Additions				-	-	-	8,140	8,140
Revaluations				-	-	-	-	-
Disposals				-	-	-	-	-
Transfers *				-	-	-	-	-
At end of the year			150,387		-	-	98,549	248,936
14.2 Depreciation and impairments
	**Basis	SL			SL	RB	RB
	** Rate	0%					0%

At beginning of the year				-	-	-	-	-
Disposals				-	-	-	-	-
Depreciation				-	-	-	-	-
Impairment				-	-	-	-	-
Transfers*				-	-	-	-	-
At end of the year				-	-	-	-	-
14.3 Net book value
Net book value at the beginning of the	year		150,387		-	-	90,409	240,796
Net book value at the end of the year			150,387		-	-	98,549	248,936

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 19 Debtors and prepayments

Please complete this note if the charity has any debtors or prepayments.

19.1 Analysis of debtors Trade debtors Prepayments and accrued income Other debtors Total

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This year Last year
£ £
- -
- -
54,320.0 55,406.0
54,320.0 55,406.0
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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 20 Creditors and accruals

Please complete this note if the charity has any creditors or accruals.

20.1 Analysis of creditors

Accruals for grants payable Bank loans and overdrafts Trade creditors Capital commitments Accruals and deferred income Taxation and social security Other creditors

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Amounts falling due within Amounts falling due after
one year more than one year
This year Last year This year Last year
£ £ £ £
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
9,270 24,500 - -
1,635 150 - -
260 - - -
- - - -
Total 11,165 24,650 - -
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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 24 Cash at bank and in hand

Note 24 Cash at bank and in hand
Other Cash at bank and on hand Total Short term cash investments (less than 3 months maturity date) Short term deposits	This year Last year £ £ - - 31,420 31,003 29,051 35,032 - -
	60,471 66,035

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Note 27 Charity funds

27.1 Details of material funds held and movements during the CURRENT reporting period

Please give details of the movements of material individual funds in the reporting period together with a balancing figure for 'Other funds'. The 'Total funds' figure below should reconcile to 'Total funds' in the blanace sheet.

* Key: PE - permanent endowment funds; EE - expendible endowment funds; R - restricted income funds, including special trusts, of the charity; and U - unrestricted funds

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Fund Fund
balances balances
Type PE, EE Purpose and Restrictions brought Gains and carried
R or UR
forward Income Expenditure Transfers losses forward
Fund names £ £ £ £ £ £
Donations for the purpose of purchasing
and fitting out St Martin's church in
St Martin's Appeal Fund R Colchester. 271,002 3,917 - 775 - 55,208 - 218,936
Parish General Fund U General operations. 66,585 40,273 - 32,595 30,538 - 104,801
Donations for the purchase of icons for the
Icon Appeal Fund R iconostasis in St Martin's church. - 4,155 - 24,670 - 28,825
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- - - - - -
Other funds N/a N/a - - - - - -
Total Funds 337,587 48,345 - 33,370 - - 352,562
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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 27 Charity funds (cont)

27.2 Details of material funds held and movements during the PREVIOUS reporting period

* Key: PE - permanent endowment funds; EE - expendible endowment funds; R - restricted income funds, including special trusts, of the charity; and U - unrestricted funds

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Fund Fund
balances balances
Type PE, EE Purpose and Restrictions brought Gains and carried
R or UR
forward Income Expenditure Transfers losses forward
Fund names £ £ £ £ £ £
Donations for the purpose of purchasing
and fitting out St Martin's church in
St Martin's Appeal Fund R Colchester. 196,628 63,630 - 2,898 13,642 - 271,002
Parish General Fund U General operations. 60,526 35,773 - 16,072 - 13,642 - 66,585
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- - - - - -
- - - - - -
- - - - - -
- - - - - -
- - - - - -
- - - - - -
- - - - - -
Other funds N/a N/a - - - - - -
Total Funds 257,154 99,403 - 18,970 - - 337,587
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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 27 Charity funds (cont)

27.3 Transfers between funds

This year

This year
	Reason for transfer and where endowment is converted to income,		Amount
		legal power for its conversion
Between unrestricted and	Funds not held in separate bank accounts.		£30,538
restricted funds
Between endowment and
restricted funds
Between endowment and
unrestricted funds

Last year
	Reason for transfer and where endowment is converted to income,		Amount
		legal power for its conversion
Between unrestricted and	Funds not held in separate bank accounts.		£13,642
restricted funds
Between endowment and
restricted funds
Between endowment and
unrestricted funds

27.4 Designated funds

This year

Planned use	Purpose of the designation	Amount






Last year
Planned use	Purpose of the designation	Amount

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 28 Transactions with trustees and related parties

If the charity has any transactions with related parties (other than the trustee expenses explained in guidance notes) details of such transactions should be provided in this note. If there are no transactions to report, please enter “True” in the box or "False" if there are transactions to report.

28.1 Trustee remuneration and benefits

This year

None of the trustees have been paid any remuneration or received any other benefits from an employment with their charity or a related entity (True or False)

FALSE

In the period the charity has paid trustees remuneration and benefits. Please give the amount of, and legal authority for, any remuneration or other benefits paid to a trustee by the charity or any institution or company connected with it.

constitution Name of trustee Legal authority (eg order, governing document) *Where an ex gratia payment has been made to a trustee,* *provide an explanation of the nature of the payment.* Fr Mark Shillaker *Please give details of why remuneration or other* *employment benefits were paid.*	Remuneration Pension contribution Redundancy (including loss of office)/ex gratia Other TOTAL £ £ £ £ £ 5,200 - - -5,200 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Amounts paid or benefit value For services as a Parish Priest

Last year

None of the trustees have been paid any remuneration or received any other benefits from an employment with their charity or a related entity (True or False)

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Name of trustee Legal authority (eg order, governing document)	Remuneration Pension contribution Redundancy (including loss of office)/ex gratia Other TOTAL £ £ £ £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Amounts paid or benefit value

Please give details of why remuneration or other employment benefits were paid.

Where an ex gratia payment has been made to a trustee, provide an explanation of the nature of the payment.

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28.2 Trustees' expenses

If the charity has paid trustees expenses for fulfilling their duties, details of such transactions should be provided in this note. If there are no transactions to report, please enter “True” in the box below. If there are transactions to report, please enter "False".

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No trustee expenses have been incurred (True or False) FALSE
This year Last year
Type of expenses reimbursed
£ £
Travel 1,443 1,070
Subsistence - -
Accommodation - -
Other (please specify): - -
- -
TOTAL 1,443 1,070
Please provide the number of trustees reimbursed for expenses or who 2 2
had expenses paid by the charity
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28.3 Transaction(s) with related parties

Please give details of any transaction undertaken by (or on behalf of) the charity in which a related party has a material interest, including where funds have been held as agent for related parties. If there are no such transactions, please enter 'true' in the box provided.

This year

This year	This year	This year
There have been no related party transactions in the reporting			period (True	or False)			*TRUE*

								Amounts
Name of the trustee or related party	Relationship to charity	Description of the transaction(s)	Amount		Balance at period end	Provision for bad debts at period end		written off during reporting
								period
			£		£	£		£

In relation to the transactions above, please provide the terms and conditions, including any security and the nature of any payment (consideration) to be provided in settlement.

For any related party, please provide details of any guarantees given or received.

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Last year

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There have been no related party transactions in the reporting period (True or False) TRUE
Amounts
written off
Name of the trustee Relationship Description of the Balance at Provision for bad debts
Amount during
or related party to charity transaction(s) period end at period end
reporting
period
£ £ £ £
In relation to the transactions above, please provide the
terms and conditions, including any security and the nature
of any payment (consideration) to be provided in
settlement.
For any related party, please provide details of any
guarantees given or received.
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Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ The Orthodox Parish of St Martin & St Helen, Colchester members of On accounts for the year 31 December 2024 Charity no 1192469 ended (if any) Set out on pages 1-2 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31 December 2024. Responsibilities and As the charity trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the basis of report accounts in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).

I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect,:

the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act; or
the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Signed: Date: 18/05/2025 Name: Ludmila Oulianova-Hookings ACCA Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: 232 Nacton Road Ipswich IP3 9JJ

October 2018

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Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

Give here details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

October 2018

IER