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Greek Orthodox Community of Reading
Greek Orthodox Community of Reading is a registered charity (number 299645) based in Reading, governed by 5 trustees and chaired by Paul Elderfield since 2024. Latest income £42k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as ST Elias Greek Orthodox Church of Berkshire (Charity Commission)
- 5 trustees
- Income £42k (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
- Education/training, Religious Activities
- Where
- West Berkshire, Reading, Wokingham, Oxfordshire and more
- Website
- propheteliasreading.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1988
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£42k£39k
- 2024£89k£38k
- 2023£41k£33k
Earlier years
- 2022£35k£31k
- 2021£22k£23k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE BY SUCH MEANS AS ARE CHARITABLE TO PROMOTE THE GREEK ORTHODOX FAITH AND GREEK ORTHODOX CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS IN READING AFORESAID AND ENVIRONS AND TO SUPPORT EXPAND AND DEVELOP A GREEK ORTHODOX SCHOOL.
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.
5 trustees on the board
- Paul Elderfield Chair since 2024
- His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira and Great Britain since 2019
- John Irvine since 2019
- Margarita Reed since 2024
- Michalis Koufopoulos since 2024
Trustees past 6 years
- His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira and Great Britain since 2019
- John Irvine since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Paul Elderfield Chair since 2024
- His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira and Great Britain since 2019
- John Irvine since 2019
- Margarita Reed since 2024
- Michalis Koufopoulos 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
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.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 299645
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- TRUST DEED DATED 20TH APRIL 1988, AS AMENDED BY DEED OF VARIATION OF 20TH APRIL 1988
- Contact on the register
- 07522406514 · secretary@propheteliasreading.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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