THE GREEK ORTHODOX COMMUNITY OF HASTINGS

Charity number: 285794
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The church is a space open to everyone to come and worship, to get advice from our priest and to speak with committee and community members. There is also a Greek school within the charity that teaches the Modern Greek language to children and adults.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2024

Total income: £75,790
Total expenditure: £79,967

People

6 Trustee(s)

5 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
  • Education/training
  • Religious Activities
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
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
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • East Sussex

Governance

Registration history:
  • 02 February 1983: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF ST. MARY MAGDALEN (Working name)
  • THE GREEK CHURCH (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Conflicting interests
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas Lulias Chair 12 June 2019
None on record
Lina Kumar Trustee 12 December 2019
None on record
MARIA KINIARI Trustee 18 March 2015
None on record
John Neofitou Trustee 18 March 2015
None on record
Sotirios Peter Joannou Trustee 20 July 1982
None on record
Demetrios Demetriades Trustee
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 £66.32k £62.71k £65.72k £79.81k £75.79k
Total expenditure £54.76k £94.40k £50.68k £62.05k £79.97k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £15.00k 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 04 May 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2024 04 May 2025 On time
Annual return 31 August 2023 26 February 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 26 February 2024 On time
Annual return 31 August 2022 05 May 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 05 May 2023 On time
Annual return 31 August 2021 13 June 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 13 June 2022 On time
Annual return 31 August 2020 28 June 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2020 28 June 2021 On time
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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.

DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 20TH JULY 1982 as amended on 17 Jul 2018

Charitable objects

BY SUCH MEANS AS ARE CHARITABLE TO PROMOTE THE GREEK ORTHODOX FAITH AND THE GREEK ORTHODOX CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS FOR THE OLD AND SICK PEOPLE THE STUDENTS AND THE POOR OF THE GREEK ORTHODOX FAITH LIVING IN HASTINGS AND ENVIRONS AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC.

Area of benefit

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

HASTINGS AND ENVIRONS

Contact information

Address:
The Greek Orthodox Church of SMM
Church Road
ST. LEONARDS-ON-SEA
East Sussex
TN37 6EE
Phone:
01424 429694
Email:
gochastings@gmail.com
Website:

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