**Charity number : 1199309**
## **DEBRE YDRAS ST GEORGE ERITREAN ORTHODOX TEWAHDO COMMUNITY CHURCH BIRMINGHAM UK**
## **(D. Y. ST GEORGE ERITREAN ORTHODOX TEWAHDO CHURCH)**
Trustees' report and financial statements
For the year ended 31st August 2024
## **D. Y. ST GEORGE ERITREAN ORTHODOX TEWAHDO CHURCH**
**Contents For the year ended 31st August 2024**
||**Page**|
|---|---|
|Legal and administrative information|1|
|Trustees' report|2|
|Statement of financial activities|3|
|Balance Sheet|4|
|Accounting policies|5|
|Notes to the financial statements|6 - 7|
## **D. Y. ST GEORGE ERITREAN ORTHODOX TEWAHDO CHURCH**
**Legal and administrative information For the year ended 31st August 2024**
## **Status**
The Organisation is a charity registered with the Charity Commission on 15 June 2022. The charity is governed by its constitution.
|**Charity number:**|1199309|
|---|---|
|**Trustees:**|Mr Amanuel Weldyohanis|
||Mr Paulos Gebregziabher|
||Mrs Semret Berhane|
||Mr Tesfalidet Berhe|
||Mrs Tsaedu Ghidey Haile|
||Mr Kinfe Gebregergsh Beyene|
||Mr Sirak Asfaha|
|**Chairman:**|Mr Amanuel Weldyohanis|
|**Registered office:**|169 EAST MEADWAY|
||BIRMINGHAM|
||B33 0EN|
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## **D. Y. ST GEORGE ERITREAN ORTHODOX TEWAHDO CHURCH**
**Trustees' Report**
**For the year ended 31st August 2024**
The trustees present their report and financial statements for the year ended 31st August 2024.
This report and accompanying financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice; Accounting and Reporting by Charities 2005.
## **Charitable object**
To advance the Christian religion in Birmingham and the surrounding areas for the benefit of the public in particular but not exclusively through the holding of prayer meetings, lectures, public celebration of religious festivals, producing and distributing literature on the Christian faith to enlighten others about the Christian religion, providing pastoral care by carrying out missionary / outreach work and create a network of support services for all members in the community.
The charity has made significant strides in supporting its beneficiaries and the wider community.
meetings, worship services, and public celebrations of religious festivals, led by priests, preachers, and deacons from across the UK.
principles.
sports activities.
pastoral engagement.
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## **D. Y. ST GEORGE ERITREAN ORTHODOX TEWAHDO CHURCH**
## **Statement of Financial Activities**
**For the year ended 31st August 2024**
|**Notes**
**Resources Expended**
Charitable expenditure
**2**
**Total expenditure**
**Net movement in funds**
Funds balances at 1 Septemebr 2023
**Funds balances at 31 August 2024**
**Incoming resources**
Voluntary income|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
**£**
**19,647**
**-**
**13,741**
**-**
**(13,741)**
**-**
**5,906**
**-**
**12,445**
**-**
**18,351**
**-**|**Total**
Total
**2024**
2023
**£**
£
**19,647**
29,609
**13,741**
15,069
**(13,741)**
(15,069)
**5,906**
14,540
**12,445**
(2,095)
**18,351**
12,445|
|---|---|---|
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**D. Y. ST GEORGE ERITREAN ORTHODOX TEWAHDO CHURCH**
**Balance Sheet**
||**Balance Sheet**|
|---|---|
||**As at 31 August 2024**|
|**Note**|**2024**
2023
**£**
£|
|**Fixed Assets**
Tangible Assets
**3**
**Current Assets**
Cash at bank and in hand
**Creditors**: Amounts falling due within one year
**4**|**1,424**
1,854
**16,927**
12,573
**18,351**
14,427
**-**
(1,500)|
|||
|**Net Assets**|**18,351**
12,927|
|**Accumulated Funds**||
|||
|Balance brought forward
Surplus of income over expenditure
**As at 31 August 2024**
**5**|**12,445**
(2,095)|
||**5,906**
14,540|
||**18,351**
12,445|
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions of Part V11 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies and with the Statement of Recommended Practice. Accounting and reporting by Charities issued in March 2005 and the Financial Standard for Smaller Entities (effective January 2005).
The Trustees are of the opinion that the company is entitled to the exemptions from audit conferred by section 447 of the Companies Act 2006.
## **The Trustees are responsible for:**
its results for the year then ended in accordance with the requirements of section 386 of the Companies Act 2006, and which otherwise comply with the requirements of this Act relating to accounts, so far as applicable to the company.
The financial statements on page 3 to 8 were approved by the Trustees on 27th June 2025 and signed on their behalf by:
## **Mr. Amanuel Weldyohanis**
## **Chairman**
**Date:**
27/06/2025
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**For the year ended 31st August 2024**
## **D. Y. ST GEORGE ERITREAN ORTHODOX TEWAHDO CHURCH**
**Accounting policies**
## **1 Accounting policies**
## **1.1 Basis of preparation**
The financial statements have been prepared under historical cost convention and in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities, the Statement of Recommended Practice; Accounting and Reporting by Charities 2005.
## **1.2 Incoming Resources**
All incoming resources are included on the statement of Financial Activities when the Charity is legally entitled to the income and amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy.
## **1.3 Resources expended**
Resources expended are accounted for on an accrual basis. Expenditure includes VAT which cannot be recovered and which is included as part of the expenditure to which it relates.
Costs are allocated between charitable expenditure and governance as appropriate. Charitable expenditure comprises those costs directly incurred in carrying out its charitable activities and expenditure of an indirect nature necessary to support these activities. Governance costs are those associated with the constitutional and statutory requirements of the charity and include Independent Examiners' fees and costs incurred in the strategic management of the charity.
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## **D. Y. ST GEORGE ERITREAN ORTHODOX TEWAHDO CHURCH**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements - (Continued)**
**For the year ended 31st August 2024**
## **2 Total Resources Expended**
|Travel expenses
Printing, postage and stationery
Rent
Sundry expenses
Other charitable activities
Depreciation charge
**Item Description**|£
4,665
-
4,000
1,075
3,857
144
13,741
Charitable
activities|Governance
Costs
£
-
-
-
-
-
-|**Total**
Total
**2024**
2023
**£**
£
**4,665**
5,253
**-**
476
**4,000**
4,180
**1,075**
1,285
**3,857**
3,722
**144**
153
**13,741**
15,069|
|---|---|---|---|
|||-||
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**D. Y. ST GEORGE ERITREAN ORTHODOX TEWAHDO CHURCH Notes and Accounting Policies For the year ended 31st August 2024**
## **3 Tangible Fixed Assets**
|Tangible Fixed assets comprised:
**Cost**
At 1st Septemebr 2023
Additions
**At 31st August 2024**
**Depreciation**
Charge for year
**At 31st August 2024**
**Net Book Value**
**At 31st August 2024**
At 1st Septemebr 2023|**Fixtures and**
**fittings**
**Total**
**£**
**£**
1,372
1,372
196
196
**1,568**
**1,568**
144
144
**144**
**144**
**1,424**
**1,424**
890
1,372|
|---|---|
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**D. Y. ST GEORGE ERITREAN ORTHODOX TEWAHDO CHURCH Notes and Accounting Policies For the year ended 31st August 2024**
## **4 Creditors**
Creditors comprised amounts falling due within one year as follows:
|Trade Creditors and accruals|**2024**
2023
**£**
£
**-**
1,500
**-**
1,500|
|---|---|
## **5 The Funds of the Charity**
|**The Funds of the Charity**|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|Unrestricted Funds
Restricted Funds
**Total**||**At 1st**
**Septemebr**
**2023**|**Incoming**
**Resources**|**Outgoing**
**Resources**
**At 31st August**
**2024**|
|||£
(2,095)
-
**(2,095)**|**£**
29,609
19,647
**49,256**|**£**
**£**
(15,069)
**12,445**
(13,741)
**5,906**
**(28,810)**
**18,351**|
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