# Church for Herefordshire and Gloucestershire (ROCEG) Annual Report and Financial Statements for the period 6[th] April 2024 to 5[th] April 2025 Registered Charity No 1199060 ## Romanian Orthodox Church for Herefordshire and Gloucestershire (ROCEG) ## **Annual Report 6[th] April 2024 to 5[th] April 2025** ## **Registered Charity Number** Charity NO: 1199060, registered with Charity Commission on the 4t February 2022. The Charity is registered with HM Revenue and Customs for Gift Aid (18[th] July 2023) Before becoming a charity, we were known as Ledbury Mission. ## **Registered Address:** 50 Whitefriars Road, Hereford, HR2 7XF ## **Charities Trustees who Served in 2024** Vasilica Cosmin Savu - Chair (appointed on 16[th] July 2023) Cristian Constantin Marmandiu Iuliana Isac Madalina Arhip Florin Sandu ## **Treasurer** Cristian Constantin Marmandiu ## **Independent Financial Examiner** Penelope Brown FCA ## **Objective of the Charity** To bring people to Jesus Christ and become a member of His family. To grow as a family sharing God’s message and making a difference in people’s lives. To be able to raise enough funds in order to buy a building of our own, to maintain and support not just the Romanian community but also the local people, to add value to the community as a whole. ## **Donations** Total donations of £58,235.66 were received in the year, of which £6,000.30 were restricted. The main restricted donations were £2,300.00 towards the New Church Fund . ## **Children and Families** ROCEG has done really well with lots of exciting activities for children for the Sunday School. We split the children in 3 groups based on their academic school year: Group 1: from year 7 up Group 2: year 2- 6 Group 3: year 1 and all ages below Each of these groups are led by a few parents from our congregation who prepare in advance various stories and activities linked to the Bible and the teaching of the Orthodox Faith in order for the children to have a better understanding of the Gospel. These parents offer their time voluntarily and any supporting materials are paid out either from the Parish account or are donated by various parents from their own resources. All these parents who are involved with the children had their DBS Checks (taken in Dec 2025) For every service, we undertake training for altar servers and we currently have 6 young boys age 8 to 10 who are actively involved in this task. ## **Baptism** During the year, we had 35 people (babies and adults) who were baptised in our Parish. Also we had 3 weddings that happened during 2024. ## **House Blessings** In January 2025 we have been requested by 127 families to have their house blessed after the Epiphany Sunday as this is part of the Orthodox tradition, with 18 families less than 2024. ## **Outreach** Since 30[Th] September 2023, the Parish Priest commenced Liturgy services once a month - more specifically on the last Saturday of the month - in an Anglican church building in Gloucester. This is with the purpose of reaching the wider Orthodox community, particularly addressed to those whom, for various reasons, are unable to reach to our church services in Ledbury. With the financial help from the Romanian community, our parish has managed to support a family back in January 2025 - we sent £1000 to support a single mother from our parish . ## **Statutory Declaration** The trustees of the ROCEG confirm that they do not receive remuneration or other material benefits from their service to the Charity. ## **Trustee Selection Methods** In accordance with the Constitution, Trustees are appointed or reappointed for a term of three years by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the charity’s trustees. In appointing Trustees due consideration is given to ensuring that the Trustees have, between them, the skills and experience necessary to manage the charity effectively and in accordance with charity law. Approved by trustees and sign on their behalf, Cristian Constantin Marmandiu, Treasurer Date 1[st] February 2026 ## **Independent Examiner’s Statement** ## **Independent examiner’s report to the Committee and Members of Romanian Orthodox Church for Herefordshire and Gloucestershire** I report to the Committee and Members on my examination of the accounts of Romanian Orthodox Church for Herefordshire and Gloucestershire (the Charity) for the financial period ended 5 April 2025. ## **Responsibilities and basis of report** The Trustees of the Charity are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’). I report in respect of my examination of the Charity’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. This examination is not an audit. ## **Independent examiner’s statement** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: 1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or 3. the accounts do 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: Name: Penelope M D Brown FCA Address: 94 Bloomfield Road, Gloucester GL1 5BP Date: 01/02/2026 ## **Statement of Financial Activity for the period 6[th] April 2024 to 5[th] April 2025.** ## **Receipts & Payments Account for the Financial Year ended 5[th] April 2025** **- Financial Year 6[th] April 2024 5[th] April 2025 A1: Receipts Unrestricted Fund Restricted Funds** General donations received DD 52,235.36 Vestments Fund : 1,700.00 Gloucester Fund Donations 1,490.00 New Church Fund Donations 2,300.00 Salary Priest Fund 50.30 New Holy Vessels Donations 460.00 **Total Receipts 52,235.36 6,000.30 A2: Payments Unrestricted Fund Restricted Funds** Charitable payments 1,000.00 Rent payments 9,630.00 Sundry payments 5,836.21 Sacristy payments 392.48 Gloucester Rent payments 840.00 Episcopal contributions 1,700.00 **Total Pymts £ 19,398.69 0 – Net of Receipts Pymts £32,836.67 £6,000.30** A3: Cash Funds brought forward: **£** 66,821.20 **£27,818.65 Cash Funds This Year End as per Bank Ledger @ 5[th] April 2025: £133,476.82** ## **Summary of receipts & payments accounts for the Financial Year** **Financial year 5[th] April 2024 - 5[th] April 2025 Unrestricted Fund Restricted Funds** - Funds brought Forward (23 24) 66,821.20 27,818.65 - Net Receipts (24 25) 32,836.67 6,000.30 **Total Funds carried Forward £99,657.87 £33,818.95** ## **Balance Sheet as @ 5[th] April 2025** _**Total 2025**_ **Unrestricted Restricted Total 2024** _**£**_ **£ Current assets** Amount owing from UnR Funds 33 _,818.95_ 33,818.95 27,818.65 Cash @ bank 133,476.82 133,476.82 94,639.85 **Total Current Assets 167,295.77 133,476.82 33,818.95 122,458.50** Liabilities due within one year Amounts owing to restricted fund _(33,818.95)_ (33,818.95) (27,818.65) **Net assets** _**£133,476.82**_ **£99,657.87 £33,818.95 £94,639.85 Funds Of the Church** Unrestricted Fund 99,657.87 99,657.87 66,821.20 Restricted Funds 33,818.95 33,818.95 27,818.65 **Total funds** _**£133,476.82**_ **£99,657.87 £33,818.95 £94,639.85**