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METTINGHAM ORTHODOX TRUST

Registered charity 1145765 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Trust seeks to develop, for the benefit of the public, the College of Our Lady of Mettingham on the Norfolk/Suffolk border, a large country house with a purpose-built Orthodox Church in its grounds as a contemporary centre promoting Orthodox Christian worship, pilgrimage and education. The Trust ensures that the College and church is open everyday and invites people to "come and see".

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN FAITH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NICENE CREDE.TO ADVANCE THE ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN FAITH THROUGHOUT EAST ANGLIA FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE HOLDING OF PRAYER MEETINGS AND PUBLIC WORSHIP, LECTURES, PUBLIC CELEBRATION OF RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS, PRODUCING AND/OR DISTRIBUTING LITERATURE ON THE ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN FAITH TO ENLIGHTEN OTHERS ABOUT THE ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN FAITH AND TEACHING THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT THE 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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Latest income
£39k
Latest spending
£53k
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the Trust recorded an overall deficit of £14,432 for the year, reducing total funds from £36,504 to £22,072. However, the Trustees consider the remaining unrestricted balance of £17,024 appropriate and sufficient to support ongoing operations into 2025.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations for the Ikonostasis and Church Beautification Fund
“Total income for the year was £38,893, comprising £4,323 of unrestricted income and £34,570 of restricted funds. The majority of restricted income related to donations for the Ikonostasis and Church Beautification Fund (£26,404)” — page 3
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: at least three months of normal operating expenditure (held: £17k)
“The Trustees’ policy is to maintain unrestricted reserves equivalent to at least three months of normal operating expenditure to ensure continuity of activities and provide a safeguard against unforeseen events.” — page 3
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Norfolk · Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£39k£53k
31/12/2023£17k£4k
31/12/2022£10k£21k
31/12/2021£14k£650
31/12/2020£10k£609

Common questions

Is METTINGHAM ORTHODOX TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the Trust recorded an overall deficit of £14,432 for the year, reducing total funds from £36,504 to £22,072. However, the Trustees consider the remaining unrestricted balance of £17,024 appropriate and sufficient to support ongoing operations into 2025. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.