MAR THOMA CHURCH CANTERBURY, KENT

Registered charity 1205614 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Prayer meetings. worship services, public celebrations of Christian religious festivals, Bible classes, conferences and retreats.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TRADITIONS OF THE MAR THOMA SYRIAN CHURCH OF MALABAR.

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 generated a surplus of £31,342.29 for the year, resulting in total unrestricted and designated funds of £155,764.86. The trustees report that resources are sufficient for the smooth functioning of the parish, and the audit confirms no material discrepancies were identified.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Lijo Jacob. 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.

• 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
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (18/11/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr Justin K Varghese
• Joe Jacob Varughese
• Lijo T Jacob
• SIJU THOMAS
• Sanju Varghese

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

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