SAINT JOHN JACOB

Registered charity 1170617 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SAINT JOHN JACOB THE ROMANIAN FROM HOZEVA FOUNDATION

Religious Activities

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE ROMANIAN ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS IN THE ROMANIAN ORTHODOX OF WESTERN AND SOUTHERN EUROPE ARCHDIOCESE OF WESTERN EUROPE IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL THINK FIT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR PRAYER, WORSHIP AND RELIGIOUS CEREMONIES.

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 FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £1,072,851, which the trustees consider adequate to support its objectives and cover administrative expenses for the following year. The charity reported a surplus of £58,570 for the year ended 30 May 2025, funded by £138,258 in donations and grants. The trustees confirmed that the financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis, citing adequate resources and continued donor support.

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 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
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/05/2023)

Reported reserves equal ~131.5 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 13.4% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 3.0%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• LIVIU PASCAchair
• Bogdan Constantin Balanescu
• Rev Dragos Stan

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

Operates in: Herefordshire · Throughout London

Income and spending

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