THE ETHIOPIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH ST MARY OF ZION

Charity number: 282910
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Our overseas activities include shipment of barrels to the Caribbean Islands and Ethiopia at the request of their community leaders, filled with clothing and books. Raise funds on behalf of Christian Community appeals in Ethiopia. Continue to raise funds to renovate our building, formerly a cinema then nightclub into a community centre / place of worship.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2024

Total income: £327,831
Total expenditure: £422,705

People

3 Trustee(s)

50 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
  • Religious Activities
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Other Finance
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout London
  • Barbados
  • Ethiopia
  • Guyana
  • Jamaica
  • Trinidad And Tobago

Governance

Registration history:
  • 22 July 1981: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Guy Tombs Trustee 10 October 2018
None on record
Trevor Field Trustee 30 April 2008
None on record
Keith Samuels Trustee 30 April 2008
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023 31/08/2024
Total gross income £171.74k £85.18k £116.50k £380.04k £327.83k
Total expenditure £170.72k £135.60k £81.87k £286.72k £422.71k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 August 2024 21 June 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2024 21 June 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2023 20 May 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 20 May 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2022 17 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 17 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2021 22 April 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 22 April 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2020 21 June 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2020 21 June 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

DEED DATED 22ND MAY 1981

Charitable objects

TO PROPGATE THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST BY ADVANCING THE ETHIOPOAN ORTHODOX FAITH AND IN PARTICULAR THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE ETHIOPIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH ST MARY OF ZION PARTICULARLY IN LONDON.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

GREATER LONDON AREA

Contact information

Address:
61 COOPERS LANE
LONDON
E10 5DG
Phone:
07973672787
Email:
pc@tserhasion.org.uk
Website:

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