CCEW Charity Commission profile

FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST CHELTENHAM

Registered charity 237593 · organisation 237593

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Other
Registered
10 June 1965
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 November 2024 – 31 October 2025
Latest income
£28,848
Latest expenditure
£311,558
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: First Church of Christ, Scientist, 189 Bath Road, CHELTENHAM, Gloucestershire

02 Activities

What the charity does

Religious activities

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 November 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 October 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 August 2026
Date Annual Return Received
19 July 2026
Date Accounts Received
19 July 2026
Total Gross Income
£28,848
Total Gross Expenditure
£311,558
Fin Period Start Date
1 November 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 October 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 August 2025
Date Annual Return Received
23 February 2025
Total Gross Income
£19,872
Total Gross Expenditure
£46,106
Fin Period Start Date
1 November 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 October 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 August 2024
Date Annual Return Received
9 March 2024
Total Gross Income
£15,840
Total Gross Expenditure
£67,500
Fin Period Start Date
1 November 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 October 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 August 2023
Date Annual Return Received
25 February 2023
Date Accounts Received
25 February 2023
Total Gross Income
£3,196,855
Total Gross Expenditure
£103,067
Fin Period Start Date
1 November 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 October 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 August 2022
Date Annual Return Received
27 February 2022
Date Accounts Received
27 February 2022
Total Gross Income
£122,592
Total Gross Expenditure
£14,828

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 November 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 October 2025
Ar Due Date
31 August 2026
Ar Received Date
19 July 2026
Total Gross Income
£28,848
Total Gross Expenditure
£311,558
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
7
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 November 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 October 2024
Ar Due Date
31 August 2025
Ar Received Date
23 February 2025
Total Gross Income
£19,872
Total Gross Expenditure
£46,106
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
7
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 November 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 October 2023
Ar Due Date
31 August 2024
Ar Received Date
9 March 2024
Total Gross Income
£15,840
Total Gross Expenditure
£67,500
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
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 November 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 October 2022
Ar Due Date
31 August 2023
Ar Received Date
25 February 2023
Total Gross Income
£3,196,855
Total Gross Expenditure
£103,067
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
9
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 November 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 October 2021
Ar Due Date
31 August 2022
Ar Received Date
27 February 2022
Total Gross Income
£122,592
Total Gross Expenditure
£14,828
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
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
9

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 November 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 October 2022
Ar Due Date
31 August 2023
Ar Received Date
25 February 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
8107
Income Other Trading Activities
1147
Income Charitable Activities
0
Income Investments
101
Income Other
3187500
Income Total Income And Endowments
3196855
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£3,421
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£17,613
Expenditure Other
82033
Expenditure Total
103067
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
750
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£2,735,980
Assets Total Fixed
520000
Assets Own Use
520000
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£2,735,980
Assets Total Liabilities
£0
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£3,255,980
Creditors One Year Total Current
0
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£2,735,980
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
3255980
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
3255980
Count Employees
0
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Gloucestershire
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
310
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Other Charitable Activities
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
108
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Religious Activities

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST CHELTENHAM
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1965-06-10T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CONSTITUTION AND RULES
Charitable Objects
TO MAINTAIN THE TRUTH AS SET FORTH IN THE BIBLE AND INTERPRETED IN THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE TEXTBOOK, SCIENCE AND HEALTH WITH KEY TO THE SCRIPTURES, BY MARY BAKER EDDY, THE DISCOVERER AND FOUNDER OF CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.
Area Of Benefit
UNRESTRICTED

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
150679
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST CHELTENHAM NEW BUILDING FUND
Charity Name Id
150702
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST, CHELTENHAM, READING ROOM FUND

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures