GREEK ORTHODOX COMMUNITY OF READING

Registered charity 299645 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST ELIAS GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF BERKSHIRE

To promote the Greek Orthodox faith and charitable institutions in Reading area,and to support and expand the Greek Orthodox school.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE BY SUCH MEANS AS ARE CHARITABLE TO PROMOTE THE GREEK ORTHODOX FAITH AND GREEK ORTHODOX CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS IN READING AFORESAID AND ENVIRONS AND TO SUPPORT EXPAND AND DEVELOP A GREEK ORTHODOX SCHOOL.

Area of benefit: READING AND ENVIRONS

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 FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £3,041 for the year ended 31 October 2025, with unrestricted reserves totaling £177,173. The trustees consider that a minimum of £38,000 is sufficient for one year’s expenditure, meaning current reserves are well above this stated policy target. The filing notes that the financial performance was less successful than the previous year due to decreased gross income, but costs remained stable.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• PAUL ELDERFIELDchair
• His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas Of Thyateira and Great Britain
• John Irvine
• Margarita Reed
• Michalis Koufopoulos

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire · Reading · Surrey · West Berkshire · Wokingham

Income and spending

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