Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

THE GREEK ORTHODOX COMMUNITY - THE TWELVE APOSTLES (HERTFORDSHIRE) 

Religious Services to the Greek Orthodox Community
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 15 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • Income has been volatile recently

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22£20£17£3n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/12/21£151£10£141n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/12/20£76£50£26n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/12/19*£88£25£63n/an/an/an/an/a16
31/12/18£29£30£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/17£63£48£15£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£108£22£86£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£196£44£151£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£103£135£-32£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13*£255£245£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£66£15£51£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£65£12£53£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10*£39£13£26£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£38£7£32£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£105£60£45£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£117£27£90£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06*£69£24£45£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£103£106£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£163£150£13£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 29 years

www.12apostles.co.uk

info@12apostles.co.uk

01707 650147

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Christian religious associations
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Hertfordshire,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 5 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (15)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 02/10/1995, number: 1049541
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR19: 9 days late, AR13: 20 days late, AR10: 3 days late, AR06: 169 days late,
Main office

Kentish Lane
Brookmans Park
Hatfield
Hertfordshire
AL9 6NG

Objectives

1) TO PRESERVE AND PROPAGATE THE CHRISTIAN ORTHODOX FAITH ETC, PER ARTICLE 1 (I) TO (IV) 1(V) TO UNDERTAKE CHARITABLE 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.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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