GREEK ORTHODOX COMMUNITY OF ST KATHERINE

Registered charity 1053294 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GREEK ORTHODOX COMMUNITY OF ST CATHERINE

a) Preserve and propagate the Christian Faith and Traditions.b) Establish Churches for the worship of the Triune God and Schools for the Greek Orthodox education.c) Undertake charitable work for those who need protection; assistance and medical care; and provide for the welfare of the poor and elderly.

Objects

(1) TO PRESERVE AND PROPAGATE THE CHRISTIAN ORTHODOX FAITH AND TRADITIONS AS CONTAINED IN HOLY SCRIPTURE , AS PRACTISED IN THE LIFE OF THE CHURCH, AS CONFIRMED BY THE ECUMENICAL AND LOCAL COUNCILS AND AS INTERPRETED, PRESERVED AND TAUGHT BY THE GREAT CHURCH OF CHRIST, THE ECUMENICAL PATRIARCHATE OF CONSTANTINOPLE. (11) TO UNDERTAKE CHARITABLE 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.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Hertsmere, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net outgoing of resources of £3,609 for the year, resulting in a slight decrease in total funds from £785,406 to £781,797. Unrestricted reserves stood at £386,877, while restricted funds remained stable at £294,920. The accounts were subject to an independent examination with no matters requiring attention identified.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2024 (received 27/11/2025, 27 days after the 31/10/2025 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

• STELIOS TJIRKALLISchair
• ACHILLEAS LAPOURIDES
• ANTONAKIS NIKOLAS VOUROU
• Archbishop Nikitas Lioulias · trustee of 19 other charities
• COSTAS PETER CHRISTOU
• GEORGE STRATIS
• George Loizou
• JOHN BEHIRE
• Kyriacos Hadjikyricou
• MARIA PAPANICOLAOU
• Michael Yiannaki
• PANTELIS CHARALAMBOUS
• PHILIP SOTERI
• Sofoklis Petrides
• THASOS AVRAAMIDES

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Common questions

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