CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY, PORTSMOUTH AND CHICHESTER

Charity number: 1166463
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Christian Science Society, Portsmouth is a branch of The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Scientist, Boston Massachusetts, USA. It provides Sunday Services, Wednesday Testimony meetings, Bible Lesson Read-overs, metaphysical meetings, a Thanksgiving meeting once per annum and a Reading Room that provides literature relating to the teachings of Christian Science.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £33,293
Total expenditure: £43,128

People

3 Trustee(s)

5 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Portsmouth City

Governance

Registration history:
  • 11 April 2016: Standard registration
  • 10 March 2020: Funds received from 1163453 CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY, EASTBOURNE
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY, PORTSMOUTH AND CHICHESTER (Working name)
  • CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY, PORTSMOUTH (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
RICHARD SOUTAR Chair 01 January 2007
None on record
Cora Magee Trustee 06 December 2020
None on record
Vivienne Baron Trustee 01 September 2019
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £68.62k £13.66k £24.54k £93.22k £33.29k
Total expenditure £23.72k £12.67k £40.60k £32.96k £43.13k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2023 26 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 26 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 30 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 30 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 08 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2020 24 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2019 27 March 2021 147 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 27 March 2021 147 days late Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 01 JAN 1907 AS AMENDED ON 02 AUG 2015 AS AMENDED ON 28 FEB 2016 as amended on 05 Nov 2023

Charitable objects

THE OBJECT OF THE ASSOCIATION IS TO MAINTAIN, DEMONSTRATE AND SPREAD THE TEACHINGS OF TRUTH AS FOUND IN THE BIBLE AND IN SCIENCE AND HEALTH WITH KEY TO THE SCRIPTURES BY MARY BAKER EDDY, THE DISCOVERER AND FOUNDER OF CHRISTIAN SCIENCE; AND TO ABIDE BY THE SPIRIT AND INTENT OF THE CHURCH MANUAL OF THE FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST, IN BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

Contact information

Address:
59 LOWER DERBY ROAD
PORTSMOUTH
PO2 8EX
Phone:
02393072350
Email:
clerk.cssportsmouth@gmail.com
Website:

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