DEBRE MEDHANIT KIDANE MEHRET ERITREAN CHRISTIAN ORTHODOX TEWAHDO CHURCH IN UK LTD

Registered charity 1140966 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY CHURCH

THE CHARITY'S ACTIVITIES ARE A, WORSHIPING THE LORD B, TEACHING AND MAINTAINING THE DOCTRINE AND TRADITION OF THE ERITREAN ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN TEWAHDO CHURCH. B, UNITING THE MEMBERS OF THE ERITREAN ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN TEWAHDO CHURCH IN UK. C, PROMOTING TOLERANCE AND FRIENDLY RELATIONS WITH OTHER CHURCHES AND RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES. D, THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, ILLEITERACY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS.

Objects

1 TO ADVANCE THE ERITREAN CHRISTIAN ORTHODOX RELIGION IN ALL PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE HOLDING OF PRAYER MEETINGS, LECTURES, PUBLIC CELEBRATIONS OF RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS, PRODUCING AND/OR DISTRIBUTING LITERATURE ON THE ERITREAN CHRISTIAN ORTHODOX RELIGION TO ENLIGHTEN OTHERS ABOUT THE ERITREAN CHRISTIAN ORTHODOX RELIGION.2 TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

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 FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a profit of £307,643 for the year ended 31 August 2026, with total net assets increasing to £3,865,315. The directors confirm the organization has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, citing good levels of income from member contributions.

Automated summary of the FY2026 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.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Financial Conduct Authority. This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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 handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• 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
• Volunteer management

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £1.7m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

• DR GHEBRAT WOLDEGHIORGIS KAHSAYchair
• REV LEUL TEKESTE

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

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