ST.MARY'S INDIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH, KING'S LYNN

Registered charity 1186613 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The objectives of the parish are fulfilled by providing regular worship services to its members in addition to providing bible classes for the children,faith based classes and conferences to youth and to elders so as to helping them to fulfill their spiritual needs.The parish supports its members who are settled in and around the city of King's Lynn and surrounding areas

Objects

THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF THE PARISH SHALL BE TO PROMOTE THE DOCTRINES AND BELIEFS OF THE INDIAN ORTHODOX RELIGION AND TO PROPAGATE CHRISTIANITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OBJECTIVES AND TENETS OF THE INDIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH.TO MAINTAIN PLACES OF REGULAR COMMON WORSHIP AND PRAYER, AND FOR INSTRUCTION IN THE FAITH OF THE CHURCH, IN ITS TRADITION, HISTORY, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE APOSTOLIC AND ANCIENT TRADITIONS OF THE INDIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH AND SUBJECT TO THE AUTHORITY OF THE HOLY EPISCOPAL SYNOD OF THE INDIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH.TO PROVIDE FOR RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES OF SPECIAL GROUPS LIKE WOMEN, YOUTH, CHILDREN AND SENIOR CITIZENS.TO PROMOTE AND CARRY OUT SERVICE ACTIVITIES AND ECONIA FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE WODER COMMUNITY AND SOCIETY.TO ENTER INTO SUCH ACTIVITIES AS ARE PROPER TO THE LIFE OF A PARISH CHURCH WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE APPROPRIATE AUTHORITIES OF THE INDIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH.

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 £56,319, an increase from the previous year's £37,712. The filing confirms that accounting records were kept in accordance with the Charities Act and that the accounts accord with those records. No material uncertainties or going concern issues were identified by the independent examiner.

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
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management 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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Rev Fr Liju Varghesechair
• Aji Anthrayose
• Jacob thomas
• Jijo Joy
• Lija Philip
• Remya Raju
• Saji Kurian Varghese
• Sibu Varghese
• Simon Chengottayil Pappachan
• Sumith Varghese

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

Operates in: Norfolk

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