FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST, LONDON

Charity number: 238685
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

This Kensington Church, open to everyone, provides for the community weekly Sunday Church Services, a Sunday School, Wednesday Testimony Meetings, a Christian Science Reading Room bookshop and sponsors regular free lectures. All details are on our church website www.firstlondon.org, with world-wide links to daily articles, podcasts and videos about Christian science.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 June 2024

Total income: £309,519
Total expenditure: £297,607

People

5 Trustee(s)

20 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:
  • Religious Activities
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Kensington And Chelsea

Governance

Registration history:
  • 08 October 1965: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Financial Conduct Authority
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Elizabeth Collison Trustee 16 January 2023
None on record
Robin Harragin Trustee 17 January 2022
None on record
Christine Bradshaw Trustee 17 January 2022
None on record
JEREMY BRADSHAW Trustee 17 January 2022
NONESUCH ORCHESTRA
Received: On time
REBOOT THE FUTURE
Received: On time
JOHN LUKE Trustee 01 June 2015
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/09/2020 30/09/2021 30/09/2022 30/06/2023 30/06/2024
Total gross income £328.59k £373.74k £503.94k £238.04k £309.52k
Total expenditure £462.96k £328.49k £357.56k £199.87k £297.61k
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
Income - Donations and legacies N/A N/A £259.20k N/A N/A
Income - Other trading activities N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Income - Charitable activities N/A N/A £2.31k N/A N/A
Income - Endowments N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Income - Investment N/A N/A £242.43k N/A N/A
Income - Other N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Income - Legacies N/A N/A £243.39k N/A N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A N/A £318.64k N/A N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A N/A £38.92k N/A N/A
Expenditure - Governance N/A N/A £4.09k N/A N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A N/A £34.00k N/A N/A
Expenditure - Investment management N/A N/A £38.92k N/A N/A
Expenditure - Other N/A N/A £0 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 30 June 2024 03 March 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2024 03 March 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2023 06 February 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2023 06 February 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2022 11 May 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2022 11 May 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2021 24 June 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2021 18 July 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2020 26 August 2021 27 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2020 26 August 2021 27 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 AND RULES FCCS, 23RD SEPTEMBER 1974 AS AMENDED JUNE 1997, SEPTEMBER 1998 & 20TH SEPTEMBER 1999.

Charitable objects

TO SPREAD THE UNDERSTANDING OF TRUTH AS SET FORTH IN THE BIBLE AND INTERPRETED IN SCIENCE AND HEALTH WITH KEY TO THE SCRIPTURES BY MARY BAKER EDDY, THE DISCOVERER AND FOUNDER OF CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST LO
8 WRIGHTS LANE
LONDON
W8 6TA
Phone:
02079373389
Email:
clerk@firstlondon.org
Website:

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