01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 22 September 2023
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026
- Latest income
- £324,081
- Latest expenditure
- £71,954
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: ST. JOHNS CHURCH, NORTH END ROAD, LONDON, SW6 1PB
Website recorded by the regulator: www.ldsmedhanealem.com (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Administration of the Holy Liturgy and other Sacraments Public worship, prayer, Bible study, preaching and teachingEvangelical and missionary activities Sunday School Nurture preachers of the Kingdom of God Holy Gospel Education and training activities fPastoral careCharitable social actions in the UK and abroadEncouraging relationships with other Christian communities in the UK
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2026
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2027
- Date Annual Return Received
- 23 October 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 23 October 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £324,081
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £71,954
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 10 September 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 10 September 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £216,206
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £80,720
- Fin Period Start Date
- 22 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 29 January 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 29 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £118,891
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £29,417
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Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2026
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2027
- Ar Received Date
- 23 October 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £324,081
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £71,954
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- 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
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 10 September 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £216,206
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £80,720
- 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
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 22 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 29 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £118,891
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £29,417
- 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
- 12
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Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England
- Welsh Ind
- No
06 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 108
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Religious Activities
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
07 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- LONDON DEBRE SEMAYAT MEDHANEALEM AND ST. GABRIEL ETHIOPIAN ORTHODOX TEWAHEDO CHURCH
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2023-09-22T00:00:00
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Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 22 Sep 2023
- Charitable Objects
- THE OBJECTS OF THE CHURCH (THE “OBJECTS”) ARE TO ADVANCE THE ETHIOPIAN ORTHODOX TEWAHEDO FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES AND REGULATIONS OF THE ETHIOPIAN ORTHODOX TEWAHEDO CHURCH ATTACHED HERETO BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:-(1) PROPAGATING THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST;(2) PROVIDING AND MAINTAINING PLACES OF PUBLIC WORSHIP AND THE DUE PERFORMANCE OF THE RITES OF PRAYERS, LITURGY, BAPTISM, MARRIAGE AND BURIAL ACCORDING TO THE PRINCIPLES OF THE ETHIOPIAN ORTHODOX TEWAHEDO CHURCH; (3) PROVIDING FOR THE WELFARE OF THE POOR, COUNSELLING SERVICES, VISITING THE SICK AND IMPRISONED AND TO PRAY FOR THE LIVING, THE DEAD AND THE WHOLE WORLD; (4) TEACHING AND EDUCATING MEMBERS OF THE ETHIOPIAN ORTHODOX TEWAHEDO BELIEVERS AND OTHERS IN THE DOCTRINE AND PRACTICES OF THE CHURCH; (5) RECEIVING AND BAPTISING ALL THOSE WHO FREELY DECIDE TO ADOPT THE ORTHODOX TEWAHEDO CHRISTIAN FAITH AND LIVE THROUGH ITS SPIRITUAL AND MORAL TEACHING; (6) PROVIDING CULTURAL AND LANGUAGE PROGRAMMES IN ORDER TO INCREASE UNDERSTANDING OF HISTORY, CULTURE, LANGUAGE AND VALUES OF ETHIOPIA PARTICULARLY AMONG THE YOUTH; (7) PROVIDING CHARITABLE SERVICES TO THOSE IN NEED AS WELL AS MAKING CONTRIBUTIONS DURING AN EMERGENCY OR DISASTER AND ENCOURAGING VOLUNTEERING WORK AMONG ITS BELIEVERS; AND(8) THE PROVISION OF A MONASTERY WHICH WILL KEEP AND PRESERVE THE HOLY MONASTIC LIFE PRACTICED BY THE ETHIOPIAN ORTHODOX TEWAHEDO CHURCH.
09 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures