SAINT PARASKEVA ROMANIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH

Registered charity 1196548 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SAINT PARASKEVA PARISH

Romanian Orthodox Church, we are here to help vulnerable people and most in need in our community. We help people with counseling and logistics as much as possible. Advance the Orthodox Christian religion for the benefit of the public and preservation of the Romanian art and cultural traditions.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN PLYMOUTH AND THE SURROUNDING AREA FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOCTRINES AND THE CANONS OF THE ROMANIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH PARTICULARLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY PROVIDING A PLACE OF WORSHIP, RAISING AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN BELIEFS AND PRACTICES, CARRYING OUT RELIGIOUS ACTS, MISSIONARY AND OUTREACH WORK.

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
£285k
Latest spending
£306k
Registered
2021
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £20,551 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £15,077 to £279. The charity holds a church building valued at £150,000 and has unrestricted reserves of £24, while noting it has completed the purchase of the church and is building funds for further development.

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 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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold); recorded price paid £300k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cornwall · Devon · Plymouth City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£285k£306k
31/03/2024£11k£15k
31/03/2023£15k£12k

Common questions

Is SAINT PARASKEVA ROMANIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £20,551 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £15,077 to £279. The charity holds a church building valued at £150,000 and has unrestricted reserves of £24, while noting it has completed the purchase of the church and is building funds for further development. Its FY2025 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE ANCHOR FOUNDATION1£7k
BETHEL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (REFORMED) CARDIFF WEST1£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ROMANIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH ON MERSEYSIDE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SAINT PARASKEVA ROMANIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH£285k—0unclear—no doubt
ROMANIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH ON MERSEYSIDE FY2024£138k—0unclear—no doubt
ROMANIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH SWANSEA FY2024£100k—0unclear—no doubt
STS STYLIANOS AND CATHERINE PARISH FY2024£202k—0above—no doubt
ROMANIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH BRISTOL FY2024£156k—0unclear—no doubt
ROMANIAN ORTHODOX PARISH ST. VERONICA COVENTRY FY2025£100k—0unclear—no doubt

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