FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST GODALMING — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 24 September 1993
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 December 2024 – 30 November 2025
Latest income: £18,501
Latest expenditure: £43,778
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: First Church of Christ, Scientist, Ockford Road, GODALMING

Website recorded by the regulator: www.csgodalming.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The Church has continued to welcome visitors to its Sunday Services and Wednesday testimony meetings, to teach children in its Sunday School, and to maintain a Reading Room open to the public weekly. The Church has also held a lecture for the public.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 September 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 30 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £18,501
Total Gross Expenditure: £43,778

Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 September 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 21 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £16,063
Total Gross Expenditure: £36,578

Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 September 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 16 May 2024
Date Accounts Received: 16 May 2024
Total Gross Income: £25,119
Total Gross Expenditure: £40,538

Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 September 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 4 August 2023
Total Gross Income: £21,840
Total Gross Expenditure: £29,662

Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 September 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 29 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £18,485
Total Gross Expenditure: £33,994

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 September 2026
Ar Received Date: 30 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £18,501
Total Gross Expenditure: £43,778
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 8

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 September 2025
Ar Received Date: 21 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £16,063
Total Gross Expenditure: £36,578
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 10

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Received Date: 16 May 2024
Total Gross Income: £25,119
Total Gross Expenditure: £40,538
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 8

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Received Date: 4 August 2023
Total Gross Income: £21,840
Total Gross Expenditure: £29,662
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 12

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 December 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 November 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Received Date: 29 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £18,485
Total Gross Expenditure: £33,994
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 12

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Surrey
Welsh Ind: No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 108
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Religious Activities

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST GODALMING
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1993-09-24T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CONSTITUTION AND RULES ADOPTED 9TH NOVEMBER 1933 AS AMENDED 26 JULY 1999
Charitable Objects: FOR THE GENERAL PURPOSES OF THE CHURCH AND THE PROVISION OF A READING ROOM
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE GODALMING

09 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 149060
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCH GODALMING

Charity Name Id: 149069
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: GODALMING CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCH

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures