DEBRE BISRAT ST GABRIEL TIGRAYAN ORTHODOX TEWAHEDO CHURCH

Registered charity 1202357 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Sunday mass services, Holy Communion, Holy mass once a month on St Gabriel's day, yearly annual anniversary, baptizing children and adults, wedding Solemnization, memorial services, Befriending and counselling support for the elderly, visiting the elderly and the sick, bible Study, choir rehearsal every Saturdays, Sunday School conferences and periodically fundraising event.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:THE OBJECTS OF THE DEBRE BISRAT ST GABRIEL TIGRAYAN ORTHODOX TEWAHEDO CHURCH (CIO) ARE TO ADVANCE THE ORTHODOX TEWAHEDO CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOCTRINE, DOGMA AND PRINCIPLE OF THE ORTHODOX TEWAHEDO CHURCH IN TIGRAY AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES OF THE CIO MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND TO FULFILL SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED WITH THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CIO.NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISED AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH [SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.

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 funds increased to £1,350,381 at 31 March 2025, reflecting a surplus of £214,789 for the year. The charity reports adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. No staff were employed during the year, and no trustees received remuneration.

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.

• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — DEBRE BISRAT ST GABRIEL TIGRAYAN ORTHODOX TEWAHEDO CHURCH (London UK) (matched by registered charity number).

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 £3.1m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (24/08/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Rev GEBREGEORGIS DIMTSU PHDchair
• Aster Tafere
• Genet Yohannes
• Haftai Desta
• Martha Asgede
• Rev Meaza Hailemicheal
• Rev Teka Haile · trustee of 1 other charity
• Sofia Aman Yosefe
• Zerai Haileselase

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

Operates in: Throughout England

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