Registered charity 1211257

St. Ephrem Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church, Cardiff

What it does

The charity has not given a description on the register.

Its charitable purposes

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC: THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE TRUST FUNDS AND ITS INCOME UPON TRUST TO APPLY THEM FOR THE FOLLOWING OBJECTS ('THE OBJECTS'): ADVANCING THE RELIGION OF THE JACOBITE SYRIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH IN CARDIFF, WALES AND SURROUNDING AREAS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ARTICLES OF FAITH BY PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR WORSHIP AND PRAYER, RELIGIOUS EDUCATION, OUTREACH AND PASTORAL CARE IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.

From its governing document, as recorded on the register.

Causes

What it works on: General charitable purposes
Disability
Preventing or relieving poverty
Religious activities
Who it helps: Children and young people
Older people
Other charities and voluntary bodies
How it works: Provides services

The charity chose these from the Charity Commission's list.

Where it works

Elsewhere

Throughout England and Wales

The places the charity told the Commission it works in.

Income and spending

In the year ending 31 March 2026, it had income of £44,967 and spent £23,704.

Income, spending, staff and volunteers by financial year
Year ending	Income	Spending	Paid staff	Volunteers
31 March 2026	£44,967	£23,704	Not reported	12

Figures as the charity reported them to the Charity Commission. Staff and volunteer numbers are only asked of charities with income over £10,000. A year with no row was not reported.

Financial position

Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.

Spending against income: It spent 53% of its income in the year to 31 March 2026.

From the annual returns the charity filed with the Charity Commission. The largest funder comes from its accounts, read by AI.

Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving

No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.

Only funders that publish their grants to 360Giving are included, and many do not. These are amounts funders awarded, which can differ from what the charity received in a given year, so they are shown apart from the accounts figures above.

Trustees

5 trustees run the charity.

Priyan Mathew ZachariahChairAppointed 15 June 2024
Jithin VargheseAppointed 15 June 2024
Manjesh AvirachenAppointed 15 June 2024
Noble ThomasAppointed 15 June 2024
Rintu GeorgeAppointed 15 June 2024

Trustees are responsible in law for the charity. Names are as they appear on the public register.

Filing record

The last annual return that was due arrived by the deadline.

When each year's annual return and accounts were due and received
Year ending	Due	Annual return	Accounts
31 March 2026	31 January 2027	Received 21 October 2026, 102 days early	Received 21 October 2026

Charities with income over £10,000 send an annual return within 10 months of their year end, and those over £25,000 also send their accounts. Smaller charities only update their income and spending on the register. The dates are when the Commission received each document.

About this charity

Charity number: 1211257
Status: Registered
Registered with the Commission: 5 December 2024
Governing document: CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 05 Dec 2024
Website: stephremjsoccardiff.comAs the charity gave it on the register.
Council area of its contact address: Cardiff

Sources

Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.

Elsewhere in the Edau family

Year ending

Income

Spending

Paid staff

Volunteers

31 March 2026

£44,967

£23,704

Not reported

Year ending

Due

Annual return

Accounts

31 March 2026

31 January 2027

Received 21 October 2026, 102 days early

Received 21 October 2026