CCEW Charity Commission profile

ETHIOPIAN ORTHODOX TEWAHEDO DEBRE SELAM KIDIST SELASSIE CHURCH IN MANCHESTER, UK

Registered charity 1216463 · organisation 5270095

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
New
Charity type
CIO
Registered
13 January 2026
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: ETHIOPIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH, ST. JOHNS STREET, SALFORD, M7 2EA

Website recorded by the regulator: www.dskseotc.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

We provide liturgical worship and spiritual guidance in the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo church tradition across Greater Manchester. Our activities include religious education, pastoral care, and support for the local community.

03 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Wigan
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Greater Manchester
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Manchester City
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Greater Manchester
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Salford City
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Greater Manchester
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Tameside
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Greater Manchester
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Stockport
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Greater Manchester
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Bury
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Greater Manchester
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Bolton
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Greater Manchester
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Rochdale
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Greater Manchester
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Oldham
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Greater Manchester
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Trafford
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Greater Manchester
Welsh Ind
No

04 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
108
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Religious Activities
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind

05 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
ETHIOPIAN ORTHODOX TEWAHEDO DEBRE SELAM KIDIST SELASSIE CHURCH IN MANCHESTER, UK
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
CIO registration
Date Of Event
2026-01-13T00:00:00

06 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 13 Jan 2026
Charitable Objects
THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND IN PARTICULAR ORTHODOX TEWAHIDO BELIEVERS, TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOCTRINES, CANONICAL LAWS, THE QALE AWADI (ECCLESIASTICAL CONSTITUTION), AND LITURGICAL TRADITIONS OF THE ETHIOPIAN ORTHODOX TEWAHEDO CHURCH (EOTC), UNDER THE HOLY SYNOD IN ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA, AND ITS UK & IRELAND DIOCESE, AND IN FURTHERANCE OF THIS OBJECT— (A) TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN PLACES OF WORSHIP AND HOLD RELIGIOUS SERVICES FOR PUBLIC WORSHIP. (B) TO PROMOTE RELIGIOUS HARMONY AND GOOD COMMUNAL RELATIONS BY PROMOTING MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING OF AND RESPECT FOR THE BELIEFS AND PRACTICES OF DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS FAITHS. (C) TO RELIEVE PERSONS SUFFERING FROM SICKNESS (MENTAL OR PHYSICAL), FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, OR SOCIAL DISADVANTAGE, INCLUDING ASYLUM SEEKERS, REFUGEES, AND OTHER VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS, THROUGH SPIRITUAL CARE AND CHARITABLE SUPPORT CONSISTENT WITH THE MISSION OF THE ETHIOPIAN ORTHODOX TEWAHEDO CHURCH. (D) TO SUPPORT ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE AS MAY BE DECIDED UPON FROM TIME BY THE TRUSTEES AND MEMBERS. (E) TO PROMOTE BIBLICAL EDUCATION AND FACILITATE VISITS TO HOLY SITES, TEACHING THE HISTORY AND SPIRITUAL HERITAGE OF THE ETHIOPIAN ORTHODOX TEWAHEDO CHURCH.