DEBRE EYESUS ERITREAN ORTHODOX TEWAHDO CHURCH COVENTRY UK

Registered charity 1201761 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

to advance the Christian religion in accordance with beliefs, doctrines and practices of the Eritrean Church. Holding church services, pastoral care, carrying outreach work, including support refugee families and those with special needs or disabilities and vulnerable adults/elderly in Coventry and surrounding areas

Objects

FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BELIEFS, DOCTRINE AND PRACTICES OF THE ERITREAN ORTHODOX TEWAHDO CHURCH, IN COVENTRY AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS THROUGH THE HOLDING OF CHURCH SERVICES, TEACHING OF THEOLOGY BASED ON THE ORTHODOX CHURCH AND PROVIDING PASTORAL CARE AND CARRYING OUT CHRISTIAN OUTREACH WORK INCLUDING SUPPORT TO REFUGEE FAMILIES AND THOSE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS OR DISABILITIES, VULNERABLE ADULTS AND THE ELDERLY.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £293,880 for the year ended 29 January 2025, with total incoming resources of £360,512 against total resources expended of £36,325. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £539,417 and maintains tangible fixed assets valued at £800,000, while carrying a bank loan liability of £300,000. The trustees confirm that assets are adequate to fulfil obligations and the charity is in a strong position to continue its activities.

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• 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
• 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

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £800k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Rev Yafeat Gilamikallchair
• Alazar Ghebru
• Beraki Habtemicael
• HABTOM ASGODOM
• Michael Simon Teklebirahan
• Rev Tesfaldet Mnasie
• Semere Brhane

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Common questions

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• ST MARY ERITREAN ORTHODOX TEWAHDO CHURCH income £216k
• DEBRESINA MARIYAM ERITREAN ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY CHURCH income £115k
• DEBRE TSIGE ST.URAEL ETHIOPIAN ORTHODOX TEWAHIDO CHURCH income £124k
• REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD (RCCG) HOLY GHOST ZONE COVENTRY income £393k
• CITY CHURCH COVENTRY income £190k
• THE COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH CENTRE income £523k

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