ST BARNABAS GREEK ORTHODOX COMMUNITY FUND

Registered charity 273104 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To promote the Greek Orthodox Religion and Education.

Objects

SUCH MEANS AS ARE CHARITABLE TO PROMOTE THE GREEK ORTHODOX FAITH AND GREEK ORTHODOX CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS FOR THE OLD AND SICK PEOPLE, THE STUDENTS AND THE POOR OF THE GREEK ORTHODOX FAITH LIVING IN THE BOROUGHS OF HARINGEY AND ENFIELD OR ELSEWHERE AFORESAID AND IN PARTICULAR TO SUPPORT EXPAND AND DEVELOP A GREEK ORTHODOX SCHOOL FINANCIALLY AND OTHERWISE.

Area of benefit: LONDON BOROUGHS OF HARINGEY AND ENFIELD OR ELSEWHERE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Accommodation/housing · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£689k
Latest spending
£734k
Registered
1977
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £40,527 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves from £4,509,124 to £4,468,597. The trustees maintain that the charity's assets are adequate to fulfil its liabilities and obligations, with unrestricted reserves significantly exceeding the stated policy target of six months' expenditure. The independent auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months expenditure (held: £4.5m)
“The trustees have determined that the level of current reserves to secure adequate funding and working capital for the core costs should be a minimum of six months expenditure.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Bishop Iakovos Savvas received remuneration of £39,150 and pension contribution of £987. Mr Polis Polycarpou received remuneration of £12,000 and pension contribution of £173.
“Bishop Iakovos received a remuneration of £39,150 (2024: £37,548). Mr Polis Polycarpou, as a headmaster of the school, received a remuneration of £12,000 (2024: £12,000). No other trustee received remuneration.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from related parties
“During the year, the charity received donations from related parties without conditions for an aggregate amount of £13,969 (2024: £13,236). Page 21” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by G. George Associates 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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Total income
£689k
Total spending
£734k
Cost of raising funds
£57k
Reserves (reported)
£4.5m
Employees
41

Reported reserves equal ~73.0 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (64% 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: 8.3% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Enfield · Haringey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£689k£734k
31/12/2024£686k£721k
31/12/2023£926k£715k
31/12/2022£672k£714k
31/12/2021£585k£531k

Common questions

Is ST BARNABAS GREEK ORTHODOX COMMUNITY FUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £40,527 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves from £4,509,124 to £4,468,597. The trustees maintain that the charity's assets are adequate to fulfil its liabilities and obligations, with unrestricted reserves significantly exceeding the stated policy target of six months' expenditure. The independent auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by G. George Associates Limited.