2024-04-05-accounts - St.mary's Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church, Hampshire

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date 02 09 2023 05 04 2024 From To

Section A Reference and administration details

St Mary's Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church, Hampshire

Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1201097

Charity's principal address 5 Parlour way Drayton Portsmouth Postcode PO6 1DY

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year
Rev. Aneesh Achankunju Kavalayil	CHAIRMAN
Rinu Abraham	TREASURER
Jollymon Peter
Leela Baby
Jacob Binoy Panamparambil
Dinnish Kudiyirickal Mani
Sajilymol Molethekkepurath Paulose
Jibi Job
Jobin George
Shaji Alias
Basil Aluckal
Binu Kuriakose
George Karavattamangalath Cheriyankunju
Shibu Poovannikunnel Abraham



Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name		Dates acted if not for whole year

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address




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

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

CONSTITUTION Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) CIO How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) ELECTED BY ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Trustee selection methods

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

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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

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The main objective is to promote Christian faith & spread the gospel; to conduct Holy Eucharist, sacraments according to faith, tradition and customs of Jacobite church ; to establish charitable hospitals for the Summary of the objects of the benefit of the members and of the community and the general public. charity set out in its governing document

Celebrated Holy Eucharist every Sunday - Conducted Sunday school for spiritual guidance of children - Youth Association for moral guidance of youth - Women fellowship for upliftment - Regular family conference organised for the spiritual growth of the members

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)

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

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To provide financial assistance to sick patients, disabled and poor
Grants given to eligible patients only after proper verification - One of our aspiration is to have our own place of worship and the surplus income after expenses will be invested for this purpose

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policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

Section D Achievements and performance

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Section D Achievements and erformance p - We have been successful in welcoming more families to the church Summary of the main during the past year achievements of the charity - New year services was conducted on 31/12/2023 during the year - Annual general; meeting was conducted - Annual report , accounts and internal audit report was approved - passion week services were conducted as per our tradition

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Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

The Church reserves are held to fund its current and future activities We are raising a building funds with an aim of buying our own building We have policy of keeping a minimum cash reserve to meet the outgoings for six months or £10,000 whichever is minimum

Details of any funds materially 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

Rinu Abraham Signature(s) Aneesh Achankunju Kavalayil Full name(s) Rev. Aneesh Achankunju Kavalayil[RINU ABRAHAM ] Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chairman Treasurer etc) Date 20/02/2025

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Charity Name		No (if any)
St Mary's Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church,	Hampshire	1201097
Receipts and payments accounts			CC16a
For the period from Period start date 02/09/2023	To	Period end 05/04/2024

Section A Receipts and payments

A1 Receipts	Unrestrict ed funds to the nearest £ 2,210 2,063 7,165 1,534 365 293 1,517 250	Restricted funds to the nearest £	Restricted funds to the nearest £	Endowm ent funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - -	Total funds to the nearest £ 2,210 2,063 7,165 1,534 365 - - - 293 1,517 250	Total funds to the nearest £ 2,210 2,063 7,165 1,534 365 - - - 293 1,517 250	Last year to the nearest £
HOLY QURBANO DONATION	2,210			-	2,210		2,746
OFFERTORY/ DONATION/CHITTY	2,063			-	2,063		3,233
SUBSCRIPTION ( MEMBERS)	7,165			-	7,165		8,565
PERUNNAL ( CHURCH ANNUAL DAY DONATION)	1,534			-	1,534		210
CHRISTMAS DONATIONS	365			-	365		381
MJSSA				-	-		400
CHARITY DONATIONS				-	-		1,140
BAVA VISIT				-	-		1,365
LELOM	293			-	293		39
VANITHA SAMACHAM	1,517				1,517
ADVANCE FROM TREASURER	250				250
HOLY WEEK DONATION	700			-	700		205
*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)	16,097	-			16,097		18,283

A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
	-				-		-
*Sub total*	-				-		-
*Total receipts* A3 Payments
							18,283

RENTS CHURCH	2,390				2,390		3,180
VICAR'S ALLOWANCE	1,800			-	1,800		2,700
VISITING BISHOPS/PRIESTS/SPEAKERS	1,450			-	1,450		2,800
CHARITY DONATION	120			-	120		50
REFRESHMENTS	4,799				4,799		6,001
BALAKALOLSAVAM				-	-		935
BAVA VISIT					-		2,604
MJSSA					-		2,045
VIDEO SHOOTING					-		500
CHURCH SUPPLIES/ EXPENSES	2,628			-	2,628		1,154
TRAVEL EXPENSES	720				720		475
VANITHA SAMACHAM	210
LAPTOP	15
VBS EXPENSES	306
SOUND SYSTEM							250
**Sub total **	14,437	-	#	-	13,907	#	22,693

A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)		- - - - -	- - - - - -
	-	-	-	-
*Sub total* *Total payments* *Net of receipts/(payments)* A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end *Cash funds this year end*	-	-	-	-	-
	14,437	-	-	13,907	22,693
	1,660	-	-	1,660	- 4,410
			-	-	-
	6,444			6,444	10,854
	8,104	-	-	8,104	6,444

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B3 Investment assets B5 Liabilities	Details CURRENT LLOYDS PETTY CASH *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details Details Details SOUND SYSTEM LAPTOP Details Signature Rinu Abraham	Unrestri cted funds to nearest £ 8,104 - - - 8,104 OK Unrestri cted funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which asset belongs 250 14.86 Fund to which liability relates Print
	Rinu Abraham	Rinu Abraham