CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY, OXTED

Charity number: 242971
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Church has an online Sunday service every Sunday and an hybrid service twice a month including Sunday school at 10 am. On the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month, an online open meeting is held to share healings and experiences resulting from the study and practice of Christian Science. The church also maintains a reading room in Oxted, open to the public every weekday except Wednesday.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £17,343
Total expenditure: £31,362

People

3 Trustee(s)

6 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:
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Surrey

Governance

Registration history:
  • 29 June 1965: Standard registration
  • 10 March 2020: Funds received from 1163453 CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY, EASTBOURNE
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY, OXTED (Working name)
  • FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST, OXTED (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events 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
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media 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
John Lacy Chair 04 June 2024
None on record
Mary Ann Ferdinand Trustee 23 March 2023
None on record
Caroline Margaret Howells Trustee 06 June 2022
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 £61.71k £18.52k £59.01k £12.00k £17.34k
Total expenditure £20.94k £19.51k £19.47k £17.99k £31.36k
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 12 September 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2022 10 May 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2021 07 July 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 07 July 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 10 May 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2019 30 March 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 30 March 2020 On Time 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 ADOPTED 7TH SEPTEMBER 1940. as amended on 22 Mar 2018 as amended on 22 Mar 2018 as amended on 19 Mar 2020

Charitable objects

TO MAINTAIN AND SPREAD THE 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.

OXTED

Contact information

Address:
Christian Science Society
Church Lane
OXTED
RH8 9LQ
Phone:
01883 715552
Email:
clerkcssoxted@gmail.com
Website:

christianscienceoxted.org.uk