FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST, STRATFORD-UPON-AVON — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Trust
Registered: 17 March 1967
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
Latest income: £28,720
Latest expenditure: £55,504
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 26 Ely Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6LW

Website recorded by the regulator: http://www.christianscience-stratford.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

As a branch of The First Church of Christ, Scientist in Boston, MA, this church supports a community of people who want to understand more about God and practical Christianity, and acts in strict obedience to the spirit and letter of The Manual of The Mother Church.

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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: 21 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 21 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £28,720
Total Gross Expenditure: £55,504

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: 30 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 30 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £82,784
Total Gross Expenditure: £48,087

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: 31 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £22,818
Total Gross Expenditure: £23,243

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: 4 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £16,423
Total Gross Expenditure: £17,594

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: 3 November 2021
Total Gross Income: £16,757
Total Gross Expenditure: £19,263

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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: 21 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £28,720
Total Gross Expenditure: £55,504
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: 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: 30 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £82,784
Total Gross Expenditure: £48,087
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
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: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 31 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £22,818
Total Gross Expenditure: £23,243
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: 7

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: 4 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £16,423
Total Gross Expenditure: £17,594
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: 6

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: 3 November 2021
Total Gross Income: £16,757
Total Gross Expenditure: £19,263
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: 6

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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Charity Classification

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

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

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

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST, STRATFORD-UPON-AVON
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1967-03-17T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: TRUST DEED DATED 07/11/1949AS AMENDED ON 14/07/2014AS 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.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 360027
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: PROPERTY HELD IN CONNEXION WITH THE FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST, STRATFORD-UPON-AVON

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Volunteer management