ARCHANGEL MICHAEL & SAINT MINA COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH

Registered charity 1174444 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To support and provide worship opportunity for the followers of the Coptic Orthodox and other oriental Orthodox faiths in South West Wales.

Objects

THE OBJECTIVES OF THE CIO ARE:FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC OF SWANSEA:-A). TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH (IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENTS OF BELIEF APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE) THROUGH HAVING A PLACE FOR WORSHIP AND GATHERING FOR WORSHIP AND THE HOLDING OF PRAYER MEETINGS, LECTURES, PUBLIC CELEBRATION OF CHRISTIAN FESTIVALS, PRODUCING AND/OR DISTRIBUTING LITERATURE TO ENLIGHTEN OTHERS ABOUT GOD AND JESUS CHRIST AND THE COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH IN PARTICULAR.B) TO RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS, GOODS OR SERVICES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THROUGH THE PROVISION OF PRAYER, COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT.

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's financial position is considered satisfactory, although unrestricted funds decreased significantly from £260,534 to £182,364 due to a net movement in funds of -£78,170. The trustees report that current income almost matches monthly expenses and express hope that financial status will improve once a permanent church building is established. The charity holds a freehold property valued at £90,000 and has no long-term liabilities or current creditors.

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 4 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.

• Complaints handling
• 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
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• His Eminence Metropolitan Anba Antonychair · trustee of 15 other charities
• Dr Happy Tawadros
• Dr Raed Roman
• Mina Zaky
• Samir Hanna
• Sobhy Saad

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

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