FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST, BEDFORD

Charity Number: 1064225
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

First Church of Christ, Scientist, Bedford is organised to promote the understanding and demonstration of 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.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £18,253
Total expenditure: £20,207

People

5 Trustee(s)

9 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:
  • Bedford
  • Central Bedfordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 04 September 1997: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Nichola Joy Engledow Trustee 08 April 2024
None on record
GEORGE ALBERT CHAPLIN Trustee 08 April 2024
None on record
Jane Audrey Searle Trustee 31 January 2021
None on record
Margaret Chaplin Trustee 31 January 2021
None on record
Gillian Ann Smith Trustee 19 February 2019
HAWTHORNE TRUST LIMITED
Received: On time

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 £33.57k £47.35k £40.92k £47.56k £18.25k
Total expenditure £33.08k £35.93k £52.17k £50.64k £20.21k
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 30 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2022 31 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 31 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 24 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 24 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 25 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 25 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 21 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 21 October 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 BY-LAWS ADOPTED 15 FEBRUARY 2007.

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE THE UNDERSTANDING AND DEMONSTRATION OF THE TRUTH AS SET FORTH IN THE BIBLE AND INTERPRETING IN SCIENCE AND HEALTH WITH THE KEY TO THE SCRIPTURE BY MARY BAKER EDDY , THE DISCOVER AND FOUNDER OF CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.

Area of benefit

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

BEDFORDSHIRE

Contact information

Address:
First Church Of Christ Scientist
84 Kimbolton Road
BEDFORD
MK40 2PD
Phone:
01234 352914
Email:
fccsbedfordclk@gmail.com
Website:

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