THE COMMUNITY OF ORTHODOX CHRISTIANS OF RUSSIAN TRADITION IN OXFORD

Registered charity 1122035 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Orthodox Parish of the Annunciation in Oxford is a parish of the Deanery of Great Britain and Ireland, within the Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain under the Ecumenical Patriarchate (of Constantinople). It is a worshipping community of Orthodox Christians open to all regardless of their nationality, language or cultural background.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN FAITH WITHIN THE COUNTY OF OXFORDSHIRE AND THE ADJACENT COUNTIES AND, IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION:A TO MAINTAIN OR ASSIST IN MAINTAINING A CHURCH OR CHURCHES WHERE CANONICAL ORTHODOX LITURGICAL WORSHIP IS CELEBRATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CANON LAW OF THE ORTHODOX CHURCH; PROVIDED THAT IN DOING SO THE PARISH COUNCIL MUST ENSURE THAT, AS FAR AS PRACTICABLE, THE STYLE OF WORSHIP CONFORMS TO THE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX TRADITION WHILST HAVING REGARD TO:I THE DIVERSITY OF CULTURAL AND LINGUISTIC BACKGROUNDS REPRESENTED IN THE CONGREGATION, ANDII THE PRACTICE AND CUSTOM OF THE PARISH AS IT HAS DEVELOPED BETWEEN ITS FOUNDATION IN 1959 AND THE DATE OF THE PARISH MEETING ON 30 JUNE 2006.B TO PROMOTE THE TEACHING OF THE ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN FAITH THROUGH SERMONS, LECTURES, DISCUSSION GROUPS, CATECHISM CLASSES AND PUBLICATIONS AND THROUGH THEOLOGICAL OR OTHER SCHOOLS OR CONFERENCES.C TO MAKE POSSIBLE THE RECEPTION INTO THE ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN FAITH OF ALL THOSE WHO FREELY DECIDE AND SINCERELY DESIRE TO ADOPT THE ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN FAITH AND TO LIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS TEACHING; ANDD TO PROMOTE THE PRACTICE OF THE ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN FAITH THROUGH THE ORGANISATION OF YOUTH GROUPS, STUDY GROUP SEMINARS AND OTHER SPIRITUAL, CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES.

Area of benefit: WITHIN THE COUNTY OF OXFORDSHIRE AND THE ADJACENT COUNTIES

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held total assets of £723,305, comprising £650,000 in fixed assets and £73,305 in liquid assets. The trustees' report indicates a reserves policy aimed at covering significant expenditure through liquid reserves to protect against income uncertainty. The charity reported a net income surplus of £10,078 for the year, resulting in an increase in total funds.

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 5 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.

• Conflicting interests
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Trustees · trustee networks

• Elizabeth Freemantle-Schremp
• Ion Baleanu
• Isam Ayoub Karim Jajawi
• Joshua Christian Townson · trustee of 1 other charity
• KEVIN MAURICE SERAPHIM ALTON HONEYWELL · trustee of 3 other charities
• Luke Austin
• Rev leslie vanttinen-newton
• Tuija Anneli Vanttinen-Newton

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

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