2024-12-31-accounts - Croatian Church Trust

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I CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Trustees, Annual Report for the period From 01-01-2024 Period start dat• To 31-12-2024 Pèriod end dat• Charity name: CROATIAN CHURCH TRUST Charity rogistration number: 263875 Objectives and Activities SORP relerEnce P8r¥ 1.17 Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its goveming document CHARITABLE PURPOSES WHICH ADVANCE THE ROMAN CATHOLIC REUGION AND IN PARTICULAR AMONG OR IN CONNECTION WITH PERSONS OF CROAT DESCENT. RELIGIOUS AcllviTIES, GENERAL CHARITABLE AcnviTIES, EDUCATION. ACCOMODATION. Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the adivities, projects or services identrfied in the accounts. Statement confiming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidan issued by the Chartty Commission on public benefit Par8 1.17 and 1.19 Para 1.18 Additional tnfomiation (optlonal) You ma choose to indude further statements where relevant aboui.. SORP ference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making P•rn 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other II=CT.T AR, 2024

Achievements and Performance THE CHARITY HAS PERFORMED WELL FULFILLING THE CHARITY OBJEcfivES THROUGH THE WORK OF THE CROATIAN CHAPLAINCY (PASTORAL CARE OF CROATSI. Summary of the main achievements of the chartty, identifying the drfFeren the charity's work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole. Para 1.20 IN TrIE YEAR 2024 CROATIAN CHAPLAINCY C014TINUED TO PROMOTE CROATIAN ETHNIC, CULTURAL AND UNGUISTIC IDENTITY AND TO CONNECT CROATIAN AND BRITISH CULTURES THROUGH OUR PUBUCATION IMOST-THE BRIDGE), OUR WEEKLY NEWSLETTER AND OUR FACEBOOK PAGE. Addftional Intorniatlon {optlonal) You ma choose to include further statements vthere relevant aboui.. Achievements against objectives set P*r# 1.41 Perf0Mian of fundraising activities against objectives set p1.41 Investment performance against objectives pa 1.41 Other 21fcT.T AR, 2024

Financial Review Review of the charity's financial position at the end of the riod Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves statin wh the are held Amount of reserves held Reasons for holding zero reserves Delails of fund materially in defficit Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going cOnM P8ra 1.21 Pata 1.22 Paro t.22 Para 1.22 P8r8 1.24 Parn1XJ Addltlonal Infomiation (optional) You ma choose to include further statements where relevant about: The charity's principal sources of furKls (inGluding any fundraising) Para 1.47 Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted P8ra 1.46 A description of the principal risks facing the charity Para 1.48 Other 31-CT.T AR, 2024

Structure, Governance and Management Description of charity's trusts.. Type of goveming document Para 1.25 | TRUST DEED TrUST How is the charity constttuted? Parn125 nratw4 Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees Para 1.2S TWO OF THE TRUSTEES ARE APPOINTED BY THE ARCHBISHOP OF ZAGREB, CROATIA THAN TRUSTEES ARE ENTITLED TO APPOINT AND SELECT NEW TRUSTEES Addltlonal Infomiation (optional) You ma ¢hoose to include further statements where relevant about: Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees Para 1.51 The charity's organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works Para 1.51 Relalionship with any related partiès Para 1.51 Other Reference and Administrative details Charit name Other name the chari uses Registered cha number Charity's principal address CROATIAN CHURCH TRUST 263875 17 BoiifFLOWER ROAD LONDON. SWII IRE 41CCT.TAR, 2024

Names of the eharity trustèes who manage the charity Oats8 a¢tsd If not for 7AI)ol• Tru8t•• nam• Office Irf any) Name of person lor body) enlFtl¢d int trustse kfan REV LJUBOMIR SIMUNOVIC CHAIRMAN REV TOMISLAV MARKIC MR MISO MARLAIS 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 rate trustees- names of the d1CtOrS at the date the re Dir¢etor name rtwasa roved Name of trustees holding title to propety belonging to the chanty Tru$tso name Datss •¢ttd rf notfor**IE 51CCT,TAR. 2024

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others Description of the assets held in this Gapacity Name and objects of the charily on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity's objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from Ihe charity's own assets Addltlonal Infomlatlon (optional) Names and addresses of advlsers (Optional inforniation) Type of Name Address adviser Name of chlef 8xecutlve or names of senior staff members (Optional inforniation) Exemptions from disclosure Reason for non4isdosure of ke rsonnel details Other o tional infonnation 61CCT.TAR. 2024

Declarations The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees. report above. Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees Signature(s) Full name(s) Po8itlon leg Secretary. Chair. ot¢) REV LJUBOMIR SIMUNOVIC CHAIRMAN Date 61312025 71CCT,T AR. 2024

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLANO ANO WALES CROATIAN CHURCH TRUST 263875 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period To 1.1.2024 31.12.2024 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestrl¢ted fund¥ Rostricted fund• Endowfflont fund# Total fund8 Last year tr•ll* rwrestt toth• n8arnst£ toth• rwre•t e A1 RIpts DONAT10NS CHURCH COLLECTION RENT GIFfwD AND TRANSFERS GRMTS 46.996 7.213 13.419 13.780 16.969 54.679 6.937 13.196 16.878 16.610 7.213 13.419 13.780 16.989 Sub totsl(Gross income for AR) 96.3TT 108.300 A2 Asset and Inve•tm•nt 8al•8, l¥ee table). Sub totsl 377 98.377 1300 A3Pa ment8 CAR AND TPAVEL EXPENSES ELECTRICITY. GAS, WATER.. OUSE REFF AND MNTENANCE OFFICE. 8ANK LXP.. OONATIONS EVENTS. CHURCH LXP., CFL4PLAJP4. HOUSEHOLD 13.614 15.161 23.951 17.844 13.614 15.161 23.951 17.844 16.810 21.373 45.226 9.264 27.692 27.S92 27.505 Sub total 98.182 98.162 120.178 A4 Asset and In¥eskn¢nt urchaseg. s•• tablo Sub total 98.162 98.162 120.178 Not 01rp{paYrn•ntsJ A5 Tran•1¥ between funds Afj C¥$h fundB last year end Cash fvnds this year end 215 215 11.878 215 215 11.878 CC1eA CCT2024

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period UnStriCted lunds Rèstricted fund¥ Endowment furFds to n•*t e Categories Total cash funds untrICted funds R•strlctod funds to rwre¥t£ Endowm•nt funds to •ve81£ Dotails to Fund to whKh •s¥01 b•lo ¢tIonI1) uyrnnt valu DÈtJ., Is FurNI towhich Curonivalua onal Doiails ¢o•t loptknwll B4 A880ts retained for th• charity's own us• FuThJ to which Amguntd onal When d onal Details 85 Liabi1ft188 SKJned by one trustees ort behatf of all Ihe twstees Stynature Print Name Date of roval REV LJU8OMIR SIMUNOWC 6 3.2025 CC16a CCT2024

CHARITY COMMISSION lndependent examiner's report FOR ENGLAND AND WALES on the accounts

Section A lndependent Examiner's Report Report to the trustees/ I I On accounts for the year 31/12/2024 Cha�ity no i63875 ended (1f any) ~~'~~ 1 ~~-------------~~ ~~!~~ ---- I ------� I Set out on pages ier members of CROATIAN CHURCH TRUST

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ("the Trust") for the year ended 31/12/2024.

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.

lndependent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention ( other than that disclosed below *) 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 und�rstanding of the accounts to be reached.

ords in the brackets if they do not apply.

Signed: Date: 6/3/2025 ~~I~~ Name: LJUBAN MILICEVIC Relevant professional MSc ECONOMICS qualification(s) or body MA BUSINESS (if any): 1 ----------------------------< Address: 6 COTTRELL COURT, HOP STREET LONDON, SE10 OQR

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Section B Disclosure Only complete rf the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts.. dirertions and guidan for examiners). Give here details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER CCT2024