01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Other
- Registered
- 9 June 1986
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 February 2025 – 31 January 2026
- Latest income
- £20,973
- Latest expenditure
- £15,237
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: First Church of Christ Scientist, 2 Lansdown, STROUD, GL5 1BB
Website recorded by the regulator: http://www.christiansciencestroud.com (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
To advance and promote the Christian faith. To provide regular church services on Sundays and Wednesdays. At the Wednesday meetings a time is set aside to share healing experiences based on the teachings of Christian Science. Our reading room is open on weekdays for the public. An annual free public lecture is given based on Christian healing.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 February 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 November 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 31 August 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £20,973
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £15,237
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 February 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 November 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 26 June 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £7,692
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £16,698
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 February 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 November 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 15 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £14,693
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £13,638
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 February 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 November 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 4 November 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £9,747
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £15,344
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 February 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 November 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 6 May 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £9,283
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £9,835
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Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 February 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Due Date
- 30 November 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 31 August 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £20,973
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £15,237
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- 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
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 February 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 November 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 15 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £14,693
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £13,638
- 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
- Yes
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 5
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Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Switzerland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- 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
- Classification Code
- 302
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Organisations
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Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST, STROUD
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1986-06-09T00:00:00
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Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS ADOPTED 13 DECEMBER 1965 AND 14 MARCH 1966 AND AMENDED 9 APRIL 1984, 8 OCTOBER 2001. as amended on 26 Apr 2022 as amended on 01 Aug 2023
- Charitable Objects
- TO FULFIL THE FUNCTIONS OF A BRANCH CHURCH AS LAID DOWN IN THE MANUAL OF THE FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST, IN BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS BY MARY BAKER EDDY.
- Area Of Benefit
- STROUD, GLOUCESTERSHIRE
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Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures