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.

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Latest income
£42k
Latest spending
£39k
Registered
1988
Accounts read
FY2025

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

Reserves policy: one year's expenditure (held: £177k)
The Trustees consider that a minimum of £38,000, being sufficient for one year’s expenditure, should be kept on general fund
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

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

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/10/2025£42k£39k
31/10/2024£89k£38k
31/10/2023£41k£33k
31/10/2022£35k£31k
31/10/2021£22k£23k

Common questions

Is GREEK ORTHODOX COMMUNITY OF READING financially healthy?

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. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.