SAINT MARY AND ARCHANGEL MICHAEL COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH

Registered charity 1139569 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Latest income
£903k
Latest spending
£432k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £3,429,667, which significantly exceed the trustees' stated policy target of three months of expenditure. The charity reported a net incoming resource surplus of £471,479 for the period, funded primarily by donations and collections, while undertaking a major construction project financed through bank loans and congregation loans.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of expenditure (held: £3.4m)
“The Trustees aim to keep in reserves at any point of time three months of expenditure to cover unplanned emergency repairs to the church building and other expenses.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee loan outstanding
“At the balance sheet date, an amount of £9,000 was outstanding to a trustee in respect of a loan and is included within Other Loans (see Note 11). During the period, the trustees made donations to the charity totalling £23,917.” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Garside and Co. Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2025)

Total income
£903k
Total spending
£432k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
2

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (99% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£903k£432k
05/04/2024£652k£318k
05/04/2023£873k£257k
05/04/2022£452k£305k
05/04/2021£282k£199k

Common questions

Is SAINT MARY AND ARCHANGEL MICHAEL COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £3,429,667, which significantly exceed the trustees' stated policy target of three months of expenditure. The charity reported a net incoming resource surplus of £471,479 for the period, funded primarily by donations and collections, while undertaking a major construction project financed through bank loans and congregation loans. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Garside and Co. Limited.