MEKANE SEMAET ST. ARSEMA ETHIOPIAN ORTHODOX TEWAHEDO CHURCH

Registered charity 1178901 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

ADVANCEING THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES AND REGULATIONS OF THE ETHIOPIAN ORTHODOX TEWAHEDO CHURCH FOR THE BENEFIT OF ETHIOPIAN ORTHODOX TEWAHEDO CHURCH FOLLOWERS IN THE UK AND THE REST OF THE WORLD, IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING AND MAINTAINING A PLACE OR PLACES OF PUBLIC WORSHIP FOR WORSHIP AND OFFICIATING OF SACRAMENTS AND FOR PERFORMANCE.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHURCH (THE ÔOBJECTSÖ) ARE:(1) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES AND REGULATIONS OF THE ETHIOPIAN ORTHODOX TEWAHEDO CHURCH FOR THE BENEFIT OF ETHIOPIAN ORTHODOX TEWAHEDO CHURCH FOLLOWERS IN THE UK AND THE REST OF THE WORLD, IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING AND MAINTAINING A PLACE OR PLACES OF PUBLIC WORSHIP FOR WORSHIP AND OFFICIATING OF SACRAMENTS AND FOR THE DUE PERFORMANCE OF RITES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRACTICE OF THE ETHIOPIAN ORTHODOX TEWAHEDO CHURCH. (2) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND/OR OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD AS THE PARISH ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL MAY DECIDE FROM TIME TO TIME.

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 unrestricted reserves totalled £49,274, which is above the stated policy target of £15,000. The charity reported a net surplus of £38,817 for the year, driven by a significant increase in voluntary donations.

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• 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
• 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

• Rev Belete Afessachair
• HIYAW MEKURA
• Henock Addis
• Israel Behilu
• Meaza Shire Damtew
• Mikael Eyob
• Novel Alemu
• Rev Seleshe Hailu Gebrye

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

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