Registered charity (CIO) · London
Mekane Semaet ST. Arsema Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
- 8 trustees
- Income £94k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Religious Activities
- Where
- Throughout London
- Registered
- 2018
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£94k£55k
- 2024£21k£14k
- 2023£0£0
Earlier years
- 2022£0£0
- 2021£0£0
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CHURCH (THE ÔOBJECTSÖ) ARE:(1) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES AND REGULATIONS OF THE ETHIOPIAN ORTHODOX TEWAHEDO CHURCH FOR THE BENEFIT OF ETHIOPIAN ORTHODOX TEWAHEDO CHURCH FOLLOWERS IN THE UK AND THE REST OF THE WORLD, IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING AND MAINTAINING A PLACE OR PLACES OF PUBLIC WORSHIP FOR WORSHIP AND OFFICIATING OF SACRAMENTS AND FOR THE DUE PERFORMANCE OF RITES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRACTICE OF THE ETHIOPIAN ORTHODOX TEWAHEDO CHURCH. (2) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND/OR OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD AS THE PARISH ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL MAY DECIDE FROM TIME TO TIME.
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
8 trustees on the board
- Rev Belete Afessa Chair since 2024
- Hiyaw Mekura since 2024
- Henock Addis since 2024
- Israel Behilu since 2024
- Meaza Shire Damtew since 2024
- Mikael Eyob since 2024
- Novel Alemu since 2024
- Rev Seleshe Hailu Gebrye since 2024
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (8)
- Rev Belete Afessa Chair since 2024
- Hiyaw Mekura since 2024
- Henock Addis since 2024
- Israel Behilu since 2024
- Meaza Shire Damtew since 2024
- Mikael Eyob since 2024
- Novel Alemu since 2024
- Rev Seleshe Hailu Gebrye since 2024
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
- Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1178901
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 22 Jun 2018
- Contact on the register
- 02034355485 · starsemalondon@gmail.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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