01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 5 February 2025
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 14462151
- Financial period
- 1 December 2024 – 30 November 2025
- Latest income
- £24,468
- Latest expenditure
- £1,599
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: 29 PRETORIA ROAD, CANTERBURY, CT1 1QL
Website recorded by the regulator: kentmonastery.co.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Kent Orthodox Monastery advances the Orthodox Christian faith by establishing a Romanian Orthodox monastery in the UK. It provides public worship, religious education, pastoral support, cultural activities, and community outreach. The charity promotes wellbeing, social integration, relief of hardship, and Romanian culture, while welcoming people of all backgrounds.
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Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 December 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 November 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 September 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 29 September 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £24,468
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,599
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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 December 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 November 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 September 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 29 September 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £24,468
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,599
- 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
- 8
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Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Romania
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
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Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 108
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Religious Activities
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 204
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 302
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Organisations
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Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- KENT ORTHODOX MONASTERY
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2025-02-05T00:00:00
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Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 04 NOV 2022AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 05 FEB 2025
- Charitable Objects
- THE FOLLOWING OBJECTS ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN ORTHODOX RELIGION BY ESTABLISHING A ROMANIAN ORTHODOX MONASTERY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM WITH ACCOMMODATION AND RELEVANT ANNEXES FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADVANCING THE ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN FAITH IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, FOR THE ROMANIAN COMMUNITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO IN THE ROMANIAN ORTHODOX OF WESTERN AND SOUTHERN EUROPE ARCHDIOCESE OF WESTERN EUROPE AND TO PROVIDE THE MEANS FOR THE EDUCATION IN THE SPIRIT OF THE ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN VALUES IN NURSERIES AND PRIMARY SCHOOLS BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY CONSIDER APPROPRIATE INCLUDING BY MEANS OF ESTABLISHING AND OPERATING ANY EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT OR ESTABLISHMENTS;TO ADVANCE ROMANIAN ART, CULTURE AND HERITAGE IN THE UK BY DEVELOPING STRONG TIES BETWEEN UK AND ROMANIAN CULTURES; ANDTHE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL NEED AND SUFFERING AMONG VICTIMS OF NATURAL OR OTHER KINDS OF DISASTER IN THE FORM OF MONEY (OR OTHER MEANS DEEMED SUITABLE) FOR PERSONS, BODIES, ORGANISATIONS AND/OR COUNTRIES AFFECTED.
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Charity Policy
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