01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- New
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 28 November 2025
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- Not supplied – Not supplied
- Latest income
- Not supplied
- Latest expenditure
- Not supplied
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: 62 Kimbolton Road, BEDFORD, MK40 2NX
Website recorded by the regulator: https://eparhija.uk/ (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The Diocese advances the Orthodox Christian faith in the UK and Ireland by preaching the Holy Gospel and performing sacred services according to Serbian Orthodox tradition. We support current members and those wishing to join the Church through spiritual guidance and church order. Activities are conducted across our parishes and church institutions within the Diocese.
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Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Ireland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
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Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 108
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Religious Activities
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
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Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- DIOCESE OF BRITAIN AND IRELAND OF THE SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2025-11-28T00:00:00
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Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 28 Nov 2025
- Charitable Objects
- THE OBJECTS OF THE DIOCESE ("CIO") ARE TO ADVANCE THE ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN FAITH AND LIFE BY PREACHING THE HOLY GOSPEL, PERFORMING SACRED SERVICES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TRADITIONS OF THE SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH AS PART OF THE ONE, HOLY, CATHOLIC AND APOSTOLIC CHURCH OF CHRIST, AND TO SUPPORT MEMBERS OF THE SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH AND THOSE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM WHO WISH TO JOIN IT. THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO SHALL BE USED FOR PURPOSES CONSISTENT WITH THE CHARITIES ACT 2011 (ENGLAND AND WALES) AND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE S.O.C., IN ALL CASES WHERE THEY ARE NOT CONTRARY TO THE LEGAL ORDER OF THE UNITED KINGDOM.