FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST, STRATFORD-UPON-AVON

Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
To maintain and spread the truth as set forth in the Bible and interpreted by Mary Baker Eddy the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science and to act in obedience to the spirit and letter of the Manual of The Mother Church
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023
People

4 Trustee(s)
7 Volunteer(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charityFundraising
Trading
Trustee payments
What, who, how, where
- Religious Activities
- The General Public/mankind
- Provides Services
- Other Charitable Activities
- Warwickshire
Governance
- 17 March 1967: Standard registration
- PROPERTY HELD IN CONNEXION WITH THE FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST, STRATFORD-UPON-AVON (Previous name)
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
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
4 Trustee(s)
Name | Role | Date of appointment | Other trusteeships | Reporting status of other trusteeships | ||||
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Robert Eric Hopkins | Trustee | 01 January 2025 |
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Michael Walter Claxton | Trustee | 01 January 2025 |
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Elizabeth Jane Bremner-Smith | Trustee | 01 January 2025 |
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Jennifer Mary Bremner-Smith | Trustee | 01 January 2024 |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
Income / Expenditure | 31/12/2019 | 31/12/2020 | 31/12/2021 | 31/12/2022 | 31/12/2023 | ||
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Total gross income | £20.40k | £16.76k | £16.42k | £22.82k | £82.78k | |
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Total expenditure | £20.04k | £19.26k | £17.59k | £23.24k | £48.09k | |
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Income from government contracts | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income from government grants | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Accounts and annual returns
Title | Reporting year | Date received | Received | Download |
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Annual return | 31 December 2023 | 30 October 2024 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2023 | 30 October 2024 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2022 | Not Required | ||
Annual return | 31 December 2021 | 04 November 2022 | 4 days late | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2021 | Not Required | ||
Annual return | 31 December 2020 | 03 November 2021 | 3 days late | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2020 | Not Required | ||
Annual return | 31 December 2019 | 10 December 2020 | 40 days late | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2019 | Not Required |
Governing document
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
TRUST DEED DATED 07/11/1949 AS AMENDED ON 14/07/2014 AS AMENDED ON 17 AUG 2016
Charitable objects
THE CHURCH’S OBJECTS (‘THE OBJECTS’) ARE: A) TO MAINTAIN A CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST IN STRATFORD-UPON-AVON AS A BRANCH OF THE MOTHER CHURCH, THE FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST, IN BOSTON USA. B) 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, AND TO ACT IN STRICT OBEDIENCE TO THE SPIRIT AND THE LETTER OF THE "MANUAL OF THE MOTHER CHURCH". C) TO PROVIDE SUNDAY SERVICES AND SUNDAY SCHOOL, WEDNESDAY MEETINGS, A READING ROOM AND ANNUAL PUBLIC LECTURES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN STRATFORD-UPON-AVON AND THE SURROUNDING DISTRICT.
Area of benefit
STRATFORD-UPON-AVON.
Contact information
- Address:
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26 Ely Street
Stratford-upon-Avon
CV37 6LW
- Phone:
- 01789 292236
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