ST THOMAS' INDIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH, SUNDERLAND

Registered charity 1127767 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity's objects are to provide a cultural religious and socio-religious base for the Indian Orthodox Community in Sunderland Tyne & Wear

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE PARISH/SOCIETY SHALL BE TO PROMOTE THE ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN FAITH.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

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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Registered contact address: Newcastle upon Tyne, North East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £185,730, representing a net surplus of £17,773 for the year. The trustees report that reserves are maintained at a high level and no risks were taken with charity assets. The charity holds freehold property valued at £186,920 and has no designated funds or subsidiaries.

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 4 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 policy and procedures
• 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
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest 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 31/03/2023 (received 08/03/2024, 37 days after the 31/01/2024 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

• BIJU VARHESE
• JOHN SAMUEL · trustee of 1 other charity
• JOJO PHILIP
• PAULOSE CHIRAYIL NINAN
• Rev SAJI CHITTETHUPARAYIL JOHN
• VARGHESE CHERIAN

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

Operates in: Newcastle Upon Tyne City

Income and spending

Common questions

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