THE COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH CENTRE

Registered charity 1024592 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH AND CENTRE OF ARCHANGEL MIKHAIL AND ST ANTHONY, STEVENAGE

To promote the faith of the Coptic Orthodox Church, providing for Cristian education, youth conferences and family activities and a centre for retreat, spiritual and social meetings. Providing proverty releif to needy families.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£523k

Latest spending

£646k

Registered

1993

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus on unrestricted funds of £42,053 before transferring £164,923 to the Diocese, resulting in a net decrease in total funds of £122,870 for the year. Per the trustees' report, free reserves held at the bank were £237,817, which the trustees consider sufficient for future improvements and assistance to the needy. The independent auditors confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Transfer of funds to related charity

“During the year a transfer of funds was made by way of a contribution to the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of London, a charity registered in England, to the value of £164,923. These funds were held by the Coptic Orthodox Church Centre on behalf of the Diocese of London for the Purpose of their charitable activities. The parties are related by virtue of having one common Trustee. The transactions were made in accordance with the terms of the charity's governing document. Page 17” — page 19

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Prescott Gendy Aslam. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income

£523k

Total spending

£646k

Cost of raising funds

£10k

Reserves (reported)

£238k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~4.4 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (85% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.8% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

DR EZZAT HEMEYA
His Eminence Anba Angaelos OBE · trustee of 4 other charities

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£523k	£646k
31/12/2023	£511k	£508k
31/12/2022	£559k	£626k
31/12/2021	£716k	£694k
31/12/2020	£1.3m	£459k

Common questions

Is THE COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus on unrestricted funds of £42,053 before transferring £164,923 to the Diocese, resulting in a net decrease in total funds of £122,870 for the year. Per the trustees' report, free reserves held at the bank were £237,817, which the trustees consider sufficient for future improvements and assistance to the needy. The independent auditors confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Prescott Gendy Aslam.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH FOUNDATION MANCHESTER.

COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH FOUNDATION MANCHESTER income £270k
COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH FOUNDATION FOR THE ARCH DIOCESE OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND income £1.6m
SAINT MARY AND SAINT MINA COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH income £126k
ST MARY AND ABU SAIFAIN COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH income £142k
THE EGYPTIAN CHRISTIAN ORTHODOX ASSOCIATION FOR THE MIDLANDS income £413k
ST MARY AND ST ABRAAM COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH income £615k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH CENTRE	£523k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH FOUNDATION MANCHESTER FY2025	£270k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH FOUNDATION FOR THE ARCH DIOCESE OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND FY2025	£1.6m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SAINT MARY AND SAINT MINA COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH FY2025	£126k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ST MARY AND ABU SAIFAIN COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH FY2026	£142k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE EGYPTIAN CHRISTIAN ORTHODOX ASSOCIATION FOR THE MIDLANDS FY2024	£413k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.