THE GREEK CATHEDRAL TRUST FUND

Registered charity 265710 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The activities of the charity are focussed on the preservation of the Greek Cathedral in London W2. Church services and the operation of the Cathedral are carried out by 4 employed staff.

Objects

THE MAINTENANCE OF THE GREEK CHURCH IN LONDON AND ANY EXPENSES IN CONNECTION THEREWITH.

Area of benefit: LONDON

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 FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £130,946 for the year ended 31 December 2024, driven by a £120,585 gain on investments. Free reserves excluding investments and fixed assets were £373,089, which the trustees consider appropriate and above their stated policy target of £100,000. The charity maintains sufficient resources to continue operations, with no material uncertainties identified regarding its going concern status.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Moore NHC Audit Limited. Discloses 5 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
• 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
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• 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

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~6.6 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (58% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 2.7% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Anastassis Nicolas Fafalios
• JOHN M LYRAS
• MICHAEL C LEMOS
• MICHAEL F LYKIARDOPULO
• STAMOS J FAFALIOS

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

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