ST THOMAS' INDIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH LONDON
Promoting religious educational and cultural activities of special groups like children, youth and women. Carrying out service activities and charity for the benefit of members of the church
Objects
TO PROMOTE THE ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN FAITH.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The charity reported a net income of £69,018 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £737,321. The accounts were independently examined rather than audited, with the examiner confirming that accounting records were kept and accounts prepared in accordance with the Charities Act 2011.
What the accounts disclose
“There are no trustees remuneration paid during the year other than the salary and allowances paid to the vicar for the pastoral services” — page 8
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity 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
- Internal risk management 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
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 10
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 10
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 5
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2023 (received 04/04/2024, 64 days after the 31/01/2024 due date); year ending 31/03/2021 (received 24/09/2022, 236 days after the 31/01/2022 due date).
Trustees
- ANIL ABRAHAM
- Ajai Sam
- Binson John
- Binu Cherian
- Charls Raju
- Cijine John
- Daliya Thomas
- Jisa Alex
- Libu Abraham
- Rev Matthews Kuriakose
- SHIBU PAUL
- Saiju Varghese
- Shelvin Kuriakose
- Shiji Paul
- Suja Sajan
- Vibin Babu
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £243k | £174k |
| 31/03/2024 | £226k | £105k |
| 31/03/2023 | £205k | £125k |
| 31/03/2022 | £57k | £60k |
| 31/03/2021 | £80k | £76k |
Common questions
Is ST THOMAS' INDIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH LONDON financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net income of £69,018 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £737,321. The accounts were independently examined rather than audited, with the examiner confirming that accounting records were kept and accounts prepared in accordance with the Charities Act 2011. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
What does the highest-paid employee of ST THOMAS' INDIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH LONDON earn?
Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the unclear band.
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST THOMAS' INDIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH LONDON | £243k | unclear | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ST THOMAS INDIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH | £55k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ST STEPHEN'S INDIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH, BIRMINGHAM | £151k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| DIOCESE OF THE INDIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH UK, EUROPE AND AFRICA | £516k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ST MARY'S INDIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH | £292k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ST THOMAS' INDIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH, SUNDERLAND | £74k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |