THE MELKITE GREEK CATHOLIC CHURCH UK

Registered charity 1135782 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE MELKITE CHURCH - UK

The establishment and administration of Melkite Greek Catholic parishes in the UK;The provision and funding of the parish priests of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church in the UK;The organisation of public liturgical celebrations according to the rites and traditions of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church;The relief of need among Melkite Greek Catholic Christians in the UK and elsewhere.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH FOR THE BENEFIT OFTHE PUBLIC BY THE ESTABLISHMENT, MANAGEMENT, ADMINISTRATION AND PROMOTION OF THEMELKITE GREEK CATHOLIC CHURCH IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT SO ASTO LIMIT THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING:-(A) THE ESTABLISHMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF MELKITE GREEK CATHOLIC PARISHES IN THEUNITED KINGDOM;(B) THE PROVISION AND FUNDING OF THE PARISH PRIESTS OF THE MELKITE GREEK CATHOLICCHURCH IN THE UNITED KINGDOM;(C) THE ORGANISATION OF PUBLIC LITURGICAL CELEBRATIONS ACCORDING TO THE RITES ANDTRADITIONS OF THE MELKITE GREEK CATHOLIC CHURCH;(D) THE RELIEF OF NEED AMONG MELKITE GREEK CATHOLIC CHRISTIANS IN THE UNITEDKINGDOM AND ELSEWHERE;(E) THE PROMOTION OF THE TRADITIONS AND CULTURE OF THE MELKITE GREEK CATHOLICCHURCH

Area of benefit: THE UNITED KINGDOM

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

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of £4,349 for the year, with total expenditure of £60,792 exceeding incoming resources of £56,443. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £47,735 and confirms its commitment to continue operations within these available 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 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
• 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
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• REV DR SHAFIQ ABOUZAYDchair
• Leda Haddad
• Rania Choueiry · trustee of 1 other charity
• Remi El Haddad

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

Operates in: Throughout England

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