RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH ABROAD (LONDON)

Registered charity 234203 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH IN EXILE (ALTERNATIVELY LONDON RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH)

The parish is a religious community. The objects of the Charity are the promotion of the religious life of the Parish and the promotion in England of the tenets of the Russian Orthodox Church and generally Orthodox Christianity

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Latest income

£441k

Latest spending

£371k

Registered

1964

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income surplus of £107,009.17 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total net assets of £3,083,704.37. The trustees note that the congregation has increased, leading to higher income from donations and collections, which has helped offset rising energy and living costs. The financial position is described as sustainable, with the Church Council actively monitoring income and expenditure to maintain this stability.

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 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

ANDREI TOLSTOY-MILOSLAVSKY
Andrei Henderson - Stewart
GREGORY WOLCOUGH · trustee of 1 other charity
Lady Mary Leigh
Nicolas Henderson-Stewart
Rev RT REVD PROF MATTHEW CRAIG STEENBERG

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£441k	£371k
31/12/2023	£466k	£397k
31/12/2022	£316k	£324k
31/12/2021	£308k	£277k
31/12/2020	£250k	£249k

Common questions

Is RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH ABROAD (LONDON) financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income surplus of £107,009.17 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total net assets of £3,083,704.37. The trustees note that the congregation has increased, leading to higher income from donations and collections, which has helped offset rising energy and living costs. The financial position is described as sustainable, with the Church Council actively monitoring income and expenditure to maintain this stability. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with TRUST PROPERTY IN CONNECTION WITH THE PATRIARCHAL RUSSIAN ORTHODOX PARISH IN LONDON.

TRUST PROPERTY IN CONNECTION WITH THE PATRIARCHAL RUSSIAN ORTHODOX PARISH IN LONDON income £1.0m
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST, CHURT AND RUSHMOOR income £128k
LONDON CHURCH INTERNATIONAL income £497k
ROMANIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH BRISTOL income £156k
TRINITY CHURCH WEST LONDON income £200k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER, FULHAM income £420k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH ABROAD (LONDON)	£441k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
TRUST PROPERTY IN CONNECTION WITH THE PATRIARCHAL RUSSIAN ORTHODOX PARISH IN LONDON FY2023	£1.0m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST, CHURT AND RUSHMOOR FY2023	£128k	—	above	—	no doubt
LONDON CHURCH INTERNATIONAL FY2025	£497k	£60,001 - £70,000	no_policy	—	no doubt
ROMANIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH BRISTOL FY2024	£156k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
TRINITY CHURCH WEST LONDON FY2024	£200k	—	above	—	no doubt

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