THE EGYPTIAN CHRISTIAN ORTHODOX ASSOCIATION FOR THE MIDLANDS

Registered charity 515637 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as COPTIC CHURCH

The Charity continues to provide activities in pursuit of its main objects and with the generosity of its members continues to prosper.The charity continues to meet its objectives through Christian teaching,church services, sunday schools, retreat homes and activities for children.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE EGYPTIAN CHRISTIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH IN THE METROPOLITAN COUNTY OF WEST MIDLANDS. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE DECALRATION OF TRUST).

Area of benefit: WEST MIDLANDS

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 · Accommodation/housing · Religious Activities · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £2,710,419 at the end of the year, a decrease from £2,782,299 the previous year. The charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £71,880 for the year ended 31 December 2024, driven by charitable activities and governance costs exceeding income. The trustees confirmed the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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 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
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Property (HM Land Registry)

4 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2021)

Reported reserves equal ~79.1 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (88% 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 (3.0%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• DR ATEF MICHAEL
• Dr FAYEK NAGUIB YOUSSEF · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dr MAMDOUH SADEK YOUSSEF
• Dr Ramez Gabriel
• Dr Yosry Gabriel
• Rev George Abdel-Malek

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

Operates in: Solihull

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH CENTRE.

• THE COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH CENTRE income £523k
• COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH FOUNDATION MANCHESTER income £270k
• THE CHRISTIAN CENTRE (HUMBERSIDE) LIMITED income £469k
• PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHARLES WITH ST. MATTHIAS, PLYMOUTH income £272k
• CHRIST CENTRAL CHURCHES WORLDWIDE income £736k
• SAINT MARY AND SAINT MINA COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH income £126k

Side by side with its peers

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