GREEK ORTHODOX COMMUNITY OF MILTON KEYNES AND SURROUNDING DISTRICT

Charity Number: 1118744
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Holds regular Orthodox church services, provides schooling in Greek language and culture, provides welfare services to members and their families and arranges various communal events throughout the year.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 November 2023

Total income: £52,609
Total expenditure: £12,962

People

4 Trustee(s)

10 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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Religious Activities
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
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:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Bedford
  • Buckinghamshire
  • Milton Keynes
  • Northamptonshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 10 April 2007: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest 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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Archbishop Nikitas Lioulias Chair 21 November 2019
THE GREEK ORTHODOX COMMUNITY OF COVENTRY
Received: On time
GREEK ORTHODOX COMMUNITY OF ST CONSTANTINE AND ST HELEN
Received: On time
THE GREEK ORTHODOX COMMUNITY OF HOLY ANARGYRI TRUST
Received: On time
ST JOHN THE BAPTIST GREEK ORTHODOX TRUST
Received: On time
GREEK ORTHODOX COMMUNITY OF ST KATHERINE
Received: On time
ST NICHOLAS GREEK ORTHODOX EDUCATIONAL CENTRE
Received: On time
GREEK ORTHODOX COMMUNITY OF BRISTOL
Received: On time
GREEK ORTHODOX COMMUNITY OF WESTON-SUPER-MARE
Received: On time
THE GREEK ORTHODOX COMMUNITY OF ST JOHN CHRYSOSTOM IN CHELTENHAM AND ENVIRONS
Received: On time
GREEK ORTHODOX COMMUNITY OF BIRMINGHAM
Received: 90 days late
GREEK ORTHODOX COMMUNITY OF ST GEORGE THE MARTYR
Received: On time
Sts. Barbara, Phanourius and Paul the Apostle Greek Orthodox Church
Received: On time
SAINT NICHOLAS GREEK ORTHODOX COMMUNITY TRUST
Received: On time
GREEK ORTHODOX ARCHDIOCESE OF THYATEIRA AND GREAT BRITAIN
Received: On time
ECCLESIASTICAL AND THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF THYATEIRA AND GREAT BRITAIN
Received: On time
THE GREEK ORTHODOX COMMUNITY THE TWELVE APOSTLES HERTFORDSHIRE TRUST
Received: On time
THE GREEK ORTHODOX COMMUNITY - THE TWELVE APOSTLES (HERTFORDSHIRE)
Received: On time
ST BARNABAS GREEK ORTHODOX COMMUNITY FUND
Received: On time
ANNE ELIZABETH ANTHI Trustee
None on record
DESPINA KIRYAKICA BEALES Trustee
None on record
CHRISTOS TZALLAS Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/11/2019 30/11/2020 30/11/2021 30/11/2022 30/11/2023
Total gross income £58.55k £30.16k £32.58k £47.62k £52.61k
Total expenditure £100.85k £36.27k £27.05k £57.03k £12.96k
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 30 November 2023 11 September 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 November 2023 11 September 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 November 2022 19 September 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 November 2022 19 September 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 November 2021 05 September 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 November 2021 05 September 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 November 2020 20 September 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 November 2020 20 September 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 November 2019 12 October 2020 12 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 November 2019 12 October 2020 12 days late 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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 2 AUGUST 2008 AS AMENDED 24 SEPTEMBER 2006

Charitable objects

2 (I) TO PRESERVE AND PROPAGATE THE CHRISTIAN ORTHODOX FAITH AND TRADITIONS WITHIN MILTON KEYNES AND SURROUNDING DISTRICTS AS CONTAINED IN HOLY SCRIPTURE AND PRACTISED IN THE LIFE OF THE CHURCH (II) TO ESTABLISH CHURCHES FOR THE WORSHIP OF THE TRIUNE GOD AND SCHOOLS FOR THE TEACHING OF GREEK ORTHODOX EDUCATION, LANGUAGE AND CULTURE. (III) TO UNDERTAKE, THROUGH VISITS TO HOSPITALS, PRISONS, HOMES AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS, PHILANTHROPIC WORK FOR THE BENEFIT OF THOSE WHO NEED PROTECTION, ASSISTANCE AND MEDICAL CARE, TO PROVIDE FOR THE WELFARE OF THE POOR AND FOR THE BURIAL OF THOSE GREEKS WHO PASS AWAY WITHOUT FINANCIAL MEANS. (IV) TO RECEIVE INTO THE ORTHODOX FAITH, BY BAPTISM OR CHRISMATION, ALL THOSE WHO FREELY DECIDE AND SINCERELY DESIRE TO ADOPT THE ORTHODOX FAITH, AND TO LIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS SPIRITUAL AND MORAL TEACHING. (V) TO PRESERVE THE ORIGINAL LANGUAGE OF THE NEW TESTAMENT IN DIVINE WORSHIP AND IN THE ECCLESIASTICAL LIFE OF THE FAITHFUL, AND TO MINISTER TO THE PEOPLE THROUGH CANONICAL SERVICES CONDUCTED ACCORDING TO THE ORDER OF THE GREAT CHURCH OF CONSTANTINOPLE BY CANONICAL PRIESTS, AND THROUGH SERMONS, TRANSLATIONS AND THROUGH CATECHISM AND GREEK LANGUAGE SCHOOLS. (VI) TO EMBRACE OTHER CHRISTIAN ORTHODOX WHO HAVE NO PLACE OF WORSHIP IN THE AREA. (VII) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GREEK LANGUAGE AND CULTURE.

Area of benefit

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

MILTON KEYNES AND SURROUNDING DISTRICTS

Contact information

Address:
33 OVERN AVENUE
BUCKINGHAM
MK18 1LU
Phone:
01280820710
Email:
greekcom.mk@gmail.com
Website:

greek-orthodox-community-mk.org