ST JOHN CASSIAN CIO

Registered charity 1167099 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as Romanian Orthodox Parish of Saint John Cassian

To advance the Orthodox Christian Faith in Oxfordshire and the surrounding area for the benefit of the public in accordance with the doctrines and the canons of the Orthodox Church, providing a place of worship and understanding of Orthodox Christian beliefs and practices, carrying out religious acts, missionary and outreach work and other charitable purposes. Religious and charitable activities

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:(1) TO ADVANCE THE ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN SOUTH EAST ENGLAND FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOCTRINES AND THE CANONS OF THE ROMANIAN ORTHODOX PATRIARCHATE AND WITH THE STATUTES OF THE ROMANIAN ORTHODOX METROPOLIS OF WESTERN AND SOUTHERN EUROPE, PARTICULARLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY PROVIDING A PLACE OF WORSHIP, RAISING AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN BELIEFS AND PRACTICES, AND CARRYING OUT RELIGIOUS ACTS, MISSIONARY AND OUTREACH WORK; AND (2) TO ADVANCE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES (ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES) AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE PRESERVATION OF ROMANIAN CULTURAL TRADITIONS, THE ADVANCEMENT OF CHILDREN?S AND ADULT EDUCATION IN A CHRISTIAN SPIRIT, AND THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED.

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: Vale of White Horse, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£174k
Latest spending
£132k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The charity reports unrestricted reserves of £296,316.80, which exceeds its stated prudent policy target of six months' operating costs. The accounts were prepared on a receipts and payments basis with an independent examiner's report confirming no material issues were identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £27,000 — below the median for charities its size (£60k)
“Father Gavriil support grants 27,000.00” — page 9
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Donations (96% of income)
“Donations 167,623.53” — page 9
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six month’s operating costs (held: £296k)
“The Trustees consider that free reserves amounting to six month’s operating costs is prudent and advisable” — page 6
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Loan to Romanian Orthodox Church
“During the year the charity loaned £25,000 to the Romanian Orthodox Church in Glasgow, to assist them with the purchase of a church building. The loan is repayable within two years of acquisition of the property, or earlier should the charity request repayment. No interest is chargeable on the loan.” — page 12
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 6 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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire · Swindon

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£174k£132k
31/12/2023£182k£109k
31/12/2022£148k£72k
31/12/2021£96k£57k
31/12/2020£64k£54k

Common questions

Is ST JOHN CASSIAN CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The charity reports unrestricted reserves of £296,316.80, which exceeds its stated prudent policy target of six months' operating costs. The accounts were prepared on a receipts and payments basis with an independent examiner's report confirming no material issues were identified. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of ST JOHN CASSIAN CIO earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £27,000 band.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ST.MARY'S JACOBITE SYRIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH, HAMPSHIRE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ST JOHN CASSIAN CIO£174k£27,0000above—no doubt
ST.MARY'S JACOBITE SYRIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH, HAMPSHIRE FY2025£41k—0above—no doubt
ZION CHURCH OF CHRIST (APOSTOLIC) FY2025£65k—0above—no doubt
OAKHALL CHURCH, CATERHAM FY2025£567k—0within—no doubt
THE OXFORD DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE FY2025£24.9m——above—no doubt
The Orthodox Parish of St Nicholas, Oxford FY2025£194k——unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.