STS STYLIANOS AND CATHERINE PARISH

Registered charity 1178371 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Our main objects are to advance the Orthodox Christian faith for the benefit of the public in accordance with teachings of the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church.Funds raised come from collections, private donations, and from fundraising events.

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 CHILDRENÆS 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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Latest income

£202k

Latest spending

£89k

Registered

2018

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £425,912.00, representing a significant surplus for the period. The trustees consider free reserves of six months' operating costs to be sensible, noting that current reserves are at a higher level than this requirement. The charity has purchased a church building and social hall, funded by a mortgage from Kingdom Bank Limited.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six month's operating costs (held: £426k)

“The Trustees consider that free reserves amounting to six month's operating costs is sensible and advisable” — page 4

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.

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
Investment
Paying staff
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
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

Dcn MARIUS ANDREI PICUchair
Ancuta-Andreea Bogatu
Bogdan Cristian Sichitiu
Dcn. Mihai Marcel Cuzub

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

Operates in: Romania · Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£202k	£89k
31/12/2023	£171k	£82k
31/12/2022	£143k	£76k
31/12/2021	£109k	£55k
31/12/2020	£78k	£44k

Common questions

Is STS STYLIANOS AND CATHERINE PARISH financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £425,912.00, representing a significant surplus for the period. The trustees consider free reserves of six months' operating costs to be sensible, noting that current reserves are at a higher level than this requirement. The charity has purchased a church building and social hall, funded by a mortgage from Kingdom Bank Limited. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE URSULA KEYES TRUST	1	£5k
THE ANCHOR FOUNDATION	1	£500

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF TILEHURST ST CATHERINE AND CALCOT ST BIRINUS.

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
STS STYLIANOS AND CATHERINE PARISH	£202k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF TILEHURST ST CATHERINE AND CALCOT ST BIRINUS FY2024	£140k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF UPPER STOUR FY2025	£110k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
The Orthodox Parish of St Nicholas, Oxford FY2025	£194k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST, CHURT AND RUSHMOOR FY2025	£133k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY & CHRIST CHURCH, STALYBRIDGE FY2025	£254k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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