ROMANIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH SWANSEA

Registered charity 1207842 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

General Charitable PurposesDisabilityReligious Activities

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN FAITH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN SWANSEA AND SURROUNDING AREA IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOCTRINES AND THE CANONS OF THE ROMANIAN ORTHODOX PATRIARCHATE AND WITH THE STATUTES OF THE ROMANIAN ORTHODOX METROPOLIS OF WESTERN AND SOUTHERN EUROPE, PARTICULARLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR WORSHIP AND PRAYER, RELIGIOUS EDUCATION, RAISING AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN BELIEFS AND PRACTICES, OUTREACH AND PASTORAL CARE IN THE LOCAL 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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Latest income
£100k
Latest spending
£1k
Registered
2024
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported total income of £100,343 and total expenditure of £1,149, resulting in a net movement in funds of £99,194. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £99,194, comprising £86,446 from the purchase of the church building and £13,897 in general funds. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £95k. 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: Throughout Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£100k£1k

Common questions

Is ROMANIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH SWANSEA financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported total income of £100,343 and total expenditure of £1,149, resulting in a net movement in funds of £99,194. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £99,194, comprising £86,446 from the purchase of the church building and £13,897 in general funds. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ROMANIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH SWANSEA£100k—0unclear—no doubt
CHURCHES TOGETHER IN ENGLAND FY2025£473k£70,000 - £80,0001unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS WESTON FY2025£329k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SWANAGE FY2025£264k—0below—no doubt
Swansea Bay University LHB Charitable Fund and Other Related Charities FY2025£1.4m—0unclear18.7%no doubt
CORNERSTONE CHURCH SWANSEA FY2026£344k—0above—no doubt

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