GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF ST BASIL & ST PAISIOS IN LINCOLN — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 18 September 2017
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £113,285
Latest expenditure: £74,154
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF ST BASIL, HIGH STREET, LINCOLN, LN5 8JB

Website recorded by the regulator: ORTHODOXLINCOLN.ORG (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

(i) Worship according to the Greek Orthodox tradition. Congregation currently includes Greeks, Cypriots, English, Bulgarians, Romanias, Russian, Latvians, Albanians & Germans. (ii) Church open for spiritual advice four days a week. (iii) Greek School every Saturday . (iv) Annual festival held on July 15

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 23 September 2026
Date Accounts Received: 23 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £113,285
Total Gross Expenditure: £74,154

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 25 September 2025
Date Accounts Received: 25 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £53,439
Total Gross Expenditure: £33,949

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 14 November 2024
Date Accounts Received: 14 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £47,785
Total Gross Expenditure: £27,374

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 6 November 2023
Date Accounts Received: 6 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £61,957
Total Gross Expenditure: £15,505

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 16 November 2022
Date Accounts Received: 16 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £70,958
Total Gross Expenditure: £20,529

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 23 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £113,285
Total Gross Expenditure: £74,154
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £10,148
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 20

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 25 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £53,439
Total Gross Expenditure: £33,949
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 25

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 14 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £47,785
Total Gross Expenditure: £27,374
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 20

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 6 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £61,957
Total Gross Expenditure: £15,505
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 15

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 16 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £70,958
Total Gross Expenditure: £20,529
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 25

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Lincolnshire
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 204
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 303
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Other Finance

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 108
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Religious Activities

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 115
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH OF ST BASIL & ST PAISIOS IN LINCOLN
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2017-09-18T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 22 OCT 1964AS AMENDED ON 02 AUG 2017
Charitable Objects: (I) TO PRESERVE AND PROPAGATE THE CHRISTIAN ORTHODOX FAITH AND TRADITIONS AS CONTAIN IN HOLY SCRIPTURE AS PRACTICED IN THE LIFE OF THE CHURCH, AS CONFIRMED BY THE ECUMENICAL AND LOCAL COUNCILS AND AS INTERPRETED, PRESERVED AND TAUGHT BY THE GREAT CHURCH OF CHRIST, THE ECUMENICAL PATRIARCHATE OF CONSTANTINOPLE.(II) TO PRESERVE THE ORIGINAL LANGUAGE OF THE NEW TESTAMENT IN DIVINE WORSHIP AND IN THE ECCLESIASTICAL LIFE OF THE FAITHFUL AND TO MINSTER TO THE PEOPLE THROUGH CANONICAL SERVICES CONDUCTED ACCORDING TO THE ORDER OF THE GREAT CHURCH OF CONSTANTINOPLE BY CANONICAL PRIESTS, AND THROUGH SERMONS AND THROUGH CATECHISM AND GREEK LANGUAGE SCHOOLS.(III) TO ESTABLISH A CHURCH FOR THE WORSHIP OF THE TRIUNE GOD AND A SCHOOL FOR THE PURPOSE OF TEACHING THE GREEK LANGUAGE TO CHILDREN AND ADULTS.(IV) TO RECEIVE INTO THE ORTHODOX FAITH, BY BAPTISM OR CHRISMATION, ALL THOSE WHO FREELY DECIDE AND SINCERELY DESIRE TO ADOPT THE ORTHODOX FAITH, AND TO LIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS SPIRITUAL AND MORAL TEACHING.(V) TO UNDERTAKE PHILANTHROPIC WORK FOR THE BENEFIT OF THOSE WHO NEED PROTECTION, ASSISTANCE AND MEDICAL CARE, TO PROVIDE FOR THE WELFARE OF THE POOR AND FOR THE BURIAL OF THOSE GREEKS WHO PASS AWAY WITHOUT FINANCIAL MEANS.

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Charity Policy

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Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

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Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures