FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST OXFORD — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 11 March 1994
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
Latest income: £43,691
Latest expenditure: £37,792
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST, 36A ST. GILES, OXFORD, OX1 3LD

Website recorded by the regulator: www.christianscience-oxford.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Sunday services and Sunday School, to which all members of the public are invited, are held every Sunday at 10.30am. Wednesday evening meetings, also open to the general public, are currently being held on-line at 7.30pm. The church sponsors at least one free lecture on Christian Science each year, and maintains a public Reading Room, currently open from 11.00am to 1.00pm on Fridays.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 14 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 14 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £43,691
Total Gross Expenditure: £37,792

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 24 August 2024
Date Accounts Received: 24 August 2024
Total Gross Income: £37,709
Total Gross Expenditure: £36,441

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 12 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 12 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £35,187
Total Gross Expenditure: £31,242

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 12 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 12 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £31,130
Total Gross Expenditure: £40,834

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2021
Date Annual Return Received: 12 October 2021
Date Accounts Received: 12 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £33,700
Total Gross Expenditure: £43,064

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 14 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £43,691
Total Gross Expenditure: £37,792
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: 6

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 24 August 2024
Total Gross Income: £37,709
Total Gross Expenditure: £36,441
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
Count Volunteers: 7

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 12 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £35,187
Total Gross Expenditure: £31,242
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: 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: 8

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 12 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £31,130
Total Gross Expenditure: £40,834
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: 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: 8

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Received Date: 12 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £33,700
Total Gross Expenditure: £43,064
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: 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: 10

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST OXFORD
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1994-03-11T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 03/07/1978AS AMENDED ON 07/10/2013 as amended on 03 Oct 2022
Charitable Objects: TO PROMOTE THE UNDERSTANDING AND DEMONSTRATION OF TRUTH AS FOUND IN THE BIBLE AND INTERPRETED IN THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE TEXT BOOK.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 297934
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCH OXFORD

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures