THE DIOCESE OF GREAT BRITAIN AND WESTERN EUROPE (ROCOR)

Registered charity 1192243 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE DIOCESE OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND (ROCOR)

The Diocese provides religious activities to support and promote the Russian Orthodox Faith and its traditions in England and Wales and in those countries covered by the geographical territories of the Canonical Diocese in Western Europe.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN FAITH IN GREAT BRITAIN AND WESTERN EUROPE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY: • ESTABLISHING PLACES OF WORSHIP AND DEVOTION OF THE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX FAITH;• RAISING AWARENESS OF THE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX FAITH AND ENCOURAGING MISSIONARY AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES TO ENLIGHTEN OTHERS ABOUT THE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX FAITH;• CARRYING OUT RUSSIAN ORTHODOX RELIGIOUS PRACTICES, DEVOTIONAL ACTS AND PILGRIMAGES;• PROVIDING RELIGIOUS EDUCATION, TRAINING AND RESOURCES TO THE RUSSIAN ORTHODOX FAITH COMMUNITY.

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 FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the Diocese holds total net assets of £281,103.48 as of December 31, 2024, with no current liabilities reported. The trustees report that the Diocese is in a strong spiritual and material position, noting growth in congregations and ongoing developments in property and ministry.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by unclear. 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
• 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
• Investment
• 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 31/12/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~1.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Pavel Lisitsin
• Rev Irenei Matthew Steenberg
• Rev Raymond Elliott
• Rev Vitaly Serapinas
• VALERY BEROSKIN

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

Operates in: France · Ireland · Italy · Luxembourg · Monaco · Netherlands · Northern Ireland · Spain · Switzerland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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