KING EDWARD ORTHODOX TRUST COMPANY LIMITED
Registered charity 284929 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as KEOT CO LTD, ORTHODOX TRUST COMPANY LIMITED
Religious charity in support of the St Edward Brotherhood and church with particular reference to the maintenance of the relics of St Edward, King and Martyr.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased significantly to £2,542,684, driven by a large donation from COCOA. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, and the entity remains solvent with substantial net current assets.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: one year of running costs (held: £2.0m)
“The reserves policy is to maintain a level of reserves sufficient to cover the day to day running costs of the company for one year, although this is being allowed to accumulate to fund any future building projects which may be required. Free reserves (unrestricted funds less fixed assets) at 31 March 2025 total £2,033,952” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Goldwins Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- MATTHEWS, Elena Nikolaeva — director, appointed 20/09/2023on trustee list
- SABBAS, Hierodeacon, Reverend Fr — director, appointed 06/07/2003not on trustee list
- NIPHON, Father — director, appointed 10/07/1994not on trustee list
- ALEXIS, Archimandrite — directornot on trustee list
- CASTLE, Elizabeth — directornot on trustee list
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold); recorded price paid £1.3m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (98% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- VERY REV ARCH ALEXISchair · trustee of 1 other charity
- ELIZABETH CASTLE BSC
- Elena Matthews
- Fr Niphon Monk
- Rev SABBAS PRIESTMONK
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Surrey
Income and spending
Common questions
Is KING EDWARD ORTHODOX TRUST COMPANY LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased significantly to £2,542,684, driven by a large donation from COCOA. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, and the entity remains solvent with substantial net current assets. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Goldwins Limited.
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