REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER.. 1206415 R8 ort of the T ste and Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year En 1Mar h 2025 For St Dio hodox Church No ham on Johns A¢￿Un￿ncY & T￿ation 4 Northville Road Bristol BS7 ORG St Dion sius Indian Orth x Church Northam ton Cont8nts for Fin ncial St*ements For the Year Ended 31 Marcj) 2025 Report of the Trustees 1-3 Independent Examiners Report Statèment ol flnanclal Acllvities 8alanc6 Sheot Notes to the Financial Statements 74 Detslled Statement of Flnancial Activities 9-10 St Dionysious Indian Orthodox Church, Northampton Report of the Trustees For the year ended 31 March 2025 Thetrustees have pleasure in presenting their report and financial stalemgnls for the charity for the year ended 31 March 2025.The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and reporting by Charities.. Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charlties preparing their accounts in accordance with the Finawal Rewrting Standard applicable in the UK and Republicof Ireland IFRS102) (Effective 1 January 20151 1. OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES: > The maln objectlve of the church is to to advance the Indian Othodox Christian religion in Northamptonshire for the benefft of Ihe Publ￿ through the holding of prayer meetings, lectures, public celebration of religious festivals, producing andlor distributing literature on Indlan Orthodox Chrisbgnity to enlighten others about the faith. > The trustees have considered the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefil, In¢luding the guidanc*• Public BenefiL' Running a Charity {PB21 2. ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE: > Rogular anij special holy Eucharist services were conducted during the year on the first 8nd Ihlrd Saturdays of every month under the leadership of our respected Virar. > Sunday School and Orthodox Vacats'on Bibb School.. The Sunday School ha8 been fvnclloning very effectively for the spiritual grth￿h of our children. In person and online Sunday 8chool classes were arranged on a regular basi8 year. The Orthodox Vacation 8ible School was successfvlty conducted on 30 October 2024 and 1-2 Novemb6r2024. > Martha Mariam Womon'8 As6oclatton: The activities of the Martha Mariam Women'8 Association were Conducted smoothly and efficiently. Their selfiess support was availablo for all parish prch3ramg. > F•a8t of SL Dlony8lu•: The feast of Sl. Dionysius was celebr*ed sam8 as last year. > Youth Mov•m•nt {OCYM): The OCYM has been actlvety progressing as a strong f8llow$hip of parish youth. This year, we officially fom)ed an OCYM unit in the parish and were able to ¢onduct regular meetings, Wh￿ is a major ach￿VeMent. They are actively nvolved In organising meditstion and absolution dunng the Lent retreat for the church. > Prayor F•llow8hlp: From January 202S, the parlsh prayer fellowship has been hehj once every month, without interrupb'on, at differenl parishioner¥' homes. This spirftually enrlching Eath6ring has been 8 great blessing. Main Parish Feast The 91 St memorial feast of SL Dionysius was celebrated on 21-22 February 2025 > Christmas.. The Chrtstmas Eve service was held on 24 December. The parish Chrisknas Carol group visited all parish homes, shared the message of Chrisys bith. and distributed parish gtts. > Other Charities., As part of the parish charity In￿ativeS for2024-25, four major contrlbutions were made.. £500 donaled to Ihe Wayanad Rehabilitstion Fund, organized under the leadership of the Malankara Orthodox Church. £200 provided for the annual edu￿￿On expense9 of a child at Mar Baselios Children's Home, Palakkad, India. £250 dunated, as instructed by our Diocesan Metropolilan, lo support funeral- related expenses and family assistan￿ in Boston. £625 collected and donated for the renov8tion of St. Goorge Orthodox Church, Ambalakara. 3. FINANCIAL OVERVIEW: Church's prlnclpal source of funds is income from membe¢s subscription, donations and offertory. Church reserves are held to fund its current and future acbvities Thera Is no lunds in d&ficlL 4. FUTURE PLANS: To take foTrvard the process of acquiring a church building of our own, the first Building Committee meetinglselected in the preV￿u$ gener81 body) wa5 held on 15 March. after Holy Qurbana. under the leadership of our Vicar. >b Influence the youth of today by teaching them about our failh and èncourag8 participation with church activitses. > Introduce regular online meetings for our youth lo ￿ntInue having guidance from the church as they trnve away from home. 5. STRUCTURE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT: Govomlng docurn•nt The Church Is controlled by tts g¢)verning documen( a wrttton constitub'on and ts)nstiiutès a8 an reglstered charity. RocNltm•nt and appolntrnent of Tru8toe•:. The vicar18 appointed by the Bishop of Indlan Orthodox Church, The Diocese of UK, Europe & Afrka, The committee members of the church are alecled at the Annual General Body Meeting of its members for a team of oné yéar. R•f8rnnce and Admlnl8tratlv8 InfoTmatlon: Name of Charity St Dionyslous Indian Orth&Jox Church. Northampton Ch8rity RegistralKlll No . 1206415 Addre88 Sl Benedicts Church. West Hunsbury. NN4 9UG, Unlted Kingdom. Trnstee8:. The trustees and olTrers serving during the year and after were a$ follows.. Rev Mathews Kuriakose Mr. Akhil Varghese Mr. Baby Abraham Mr. Biju Iss Mr. Jin￿ Rajan Mr. Rony Abraham Mrs. Manju Abraham Mr. Jiji Kunjumon Mr. Aneesh Thomas Mr. Jibin Joy Mr. Jinish Thankachan Mr Tinu Philip John Shibin Phllip Acknowlgdgrnènts:. We are deeply gratsful to our donors. volunteers. stsff, and beneficiari8s fortheir invaluable supporL Together, we are making a drfference and creating 8 brighter future for those in need. Approved by the Board of Trustées on 05 April 2025 and Signed on its behalf by.. Mr Tlnu Phlllp John Tru81ee Date.. 2810112028 Inde St Dlon ndent Examlnees Re ort to the Trustees of slus Indian Orthodox Church Northam on I report on the acGounts of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2025 set OLrt on pages 5 to 8 Responsibilities and basls of report As the charity's trustee5, you ore responsible for the preparation of the accounts In accordance wlth the requ5rements of the Charities Art 20111.the Art"). I report In respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under sectlon 14S of the 2011 Act and in carrylng out my examlnatiortr, I have followed all the appllcable Directions given by the Charlty Commission under 5ertion 1451511bl of the ACL Independent examiner'$ slatement I have completed my examlnatlon. I confirm that no materlal matters have come to my attentlon In ¢onnertion with the examination whlch g￿e$ me cause to belleve that Sn, any materlal ￿spect. the accountin8 records were not kept In accordance wlth section 130 of the Charitie5 Act,. or the accounts did not accord wlth the a¢countln8 records; or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concernln8 the form and content of accounts set out In the Charlties (Accounts and Reports) Regulatlons 2008 other than any requlrement that the accounts 8ive a 'true and falr, view which Is not a matter considered zs part of an Independent examinatlon. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters In connertlon wlth the examlnatlon to whleh attentlon should be drawn In this report In order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Jomyjohn Johns Accountanry &Taxatlon Fllton Brlstol BS7 ORG Date:2810VZO26 st Dlon lus Indlan Orih Statement f Flnanclal Actlvltl89 For the Year Ended 31 Ma 2026 2024 Unrng Fund Fund INCOMING RESOURCES In¢omlng Irom q•n0rJtsdfvnO¥ Voluntarytywrna and Donaticr AcUvldeBlwgweralrvJ Oth8rlrtomho fe80urcos 4B,572 48,572 41,209 214 Total IncomlnB rewurc 48,772 41772 41,423 RESOURCES EXPENDED Co•t• of 09rwrDtlng Fundi ChaNtsbK9 Exwidllur8 Fundrni￿ng ExpJr)aa• Govwn4rKo Cost Olhw Fle8ourc•s e¥F4TrJed 27,4C6 27,41X 28,528 3,540 422 387 NET INCO￿N0 IIE80URCE3 BEFORETrAN8FER8 18.435 16,435 N•t ￿￿rnIng r•atyJrc•• RECONCIL￿￿oN OF FUND8 Tothi funds brouohl foNArd 31.491 31,491 22,108 TOTAL FUND8 CARRIED FORWARD Mr Tlnu Phlllp John Tru$l•o The notes form p8rt 01th03e fina￿1 ￿atemen15 DI lus Irmllan ox church Balancè Shèèt 31 March 2025 2024 Totsl nrestrlcted Re8trtcted Fun(f Fund Total Not•$ FIXED ASSETS Tanglblg A088ts 1,286 CURRENT ASSET8 Débtors Ca8h al bank and in Hand 47.424 47,424 47,424 47,424 30,62S CREDITORS Amounts lalllng due ￿thIn ono year 13001 NET CURRENT ASSETS I IUABILITIESI 46.824 4e,824 30.225 TOTAL ASSET8 LESS CURRENT UA8IUnES 47.92e 47,926 31,491 CREDITORS Arntrun16 falling due after mor• thon ¢)ng year NET ASSETS 47,928 47,•28 31 FUNDS Unr¥8iricled Fun(ts Reslrfcted Funds 47,920 47,926 31,491 TOTAL FUNDS 47.921 31,491 The Inanclgl Stalemonts wore approved by the Board of TN$tee8 cffl 514r2025. and were svjned on its boh￿1 by Mr finu Phili) John Tru$leg The ￿ frKm part ofthese financTal statsments st Dion Notes lo the Financi sius Indian Orthodox Church Northom ton tatements . continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 4. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS Flxtures & Flttln COST At 1 Aprfl 2024 1,688 Additions 203 Dispos818 At 31 March 2025 1,891 DEPRECIATION Al 1 April 2024 422 Charge for th8 year 367 Ellmlnatlon on disposal At 31 March 2025 789 At 31 March 2025 1,102 At 31 March 2024 1.268 st Dion sius Indlan Orthodox Church Northam ton Notes to thg FlnanGial Statements - contlnued for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 2025 2024 6. CREDITORS. AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR Bank Loans and Overérafts Accrued Expenses 81)) 600 300 300 9. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS Net Movement in Funds Transfers be￿een Funds At 1.4.2024 At 31.03.2025 Unr88trl¢tsd Fund• General Fund 31,491 16,435 47,926 31,491 16,435 Net movement in Funds, Included in above are as follows Incomlng Resources Resourcs Expended. Movement In Funds Unr88trlcted Fund• General Fund Re8trlcted Fund8 TOTAL FUNDS 48,772 {32,3381 16,435 48,772 32,338 16,435 St Dion slus Indlan Orthodox Chur¢h Northam ton etailed Statement of Financlal Activities for tho Year Ended 31 March 202 Incomin Resources Voluntary Income and Donatlons Charity Chdslrnas Collectlon OIOCEUK and Catholicate collection Donations MMVS Col*tion OCYM Colthlion Offertory PerunallFeast and FestivallDonation8 Subscription Sunday Sch¢)ol and OVBS Youth Movemenuchoir 445 5723 1155 11675 1629 1329 1235 5740 2800 100 7575 6540 8025 700 7520 11310 930 250 48572 41209 Actlvltle• for Oonerntlng Fund• Other Ineomlng Re8ourc Bank Interest Received Ml8tsllan8ous Income 200 214 48772 41423 This page do￿ not form part of the statutory financial stat8ments St Dion lu$ Indlan Orthodox Church Northam Detailed Statement of Flnancial Acllvltles for the Perlod 1 ril 2024 to 31 March 2025 Contlnued ton 2025 2024 R8sourcos Ex ended Charltablo Expenditures Chartty Christmas Church Consumabl8$ DSOCEUK and Catholicate day Gift MMVSIOCYMIChoir Passion Week Parun8llFea8t and Festivals) Refreshment Sunday School and OVBS Visitlng Priest IBishop Vicars 8llowan¢89 1122 2738 217 1155 1354 1558 126 1175 396 3324 191 3105 7561 856 3832 5050 28528 6171 6201 1653 1450 5750 27406 Fund Ral¥lng Expen8 Events Cost Govornanco Cost Accountancy Post, Stationery .T8laphone.Web Rent 300 626 3839 300 559 2681 3540 Deproclatlon Fixtures and Fittlngs 387 387 422 422 Totsl Re8ourc8e Expgnded 32338 32490 Net Income 16435 8933 This page does not fom part of the stalutory financial ststsmgnts 10