CCEW Charity Commission profile

JOINT CHRISTIAN SCIENCE READING ROOM UK

Registered charity 1143776 · organisation 5019136

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Other
Registered
13 September 2011
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income
£139,566
Latest expenditure
£199,334
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: First Church of Christ, Scientist, 2A Church Road, Ashley Cross, Poole

Website recorded by the regulator: www.spirituality4.me (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Provide Christian Science Reading Room activities at events and on-line throughout the UK.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received
8 October 2026
Date Accounts Received
8 October 2026
Total Gross Income
£139,566
Total Gross Expenditure
£199,334
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
8 October 2025
Date Accounts Received
8 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£132,892
Total Gross Expenditure
£124,749
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
17 September 2024
Date Accounts Received
17 September 2024
Total Gross Income
£123,530
Total Gross Expenditure
£117,732
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
29 December 2023
Date Accounts Received
29 December 2023
Total Gross Income
£40,210
Total Gross Expenditure
£61,186
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
19 October 2022
Date Accounts Received
19 October 2022
Total Gross Income
£100,302
Total Gross Expenditure
£112,947

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 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Due Date
31 October 2026
Ar Received Date
8 October 2026
Total Gross Income
£139,566
Total Gross Expenditure
£199,334
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
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
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
8 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£132,892
Total Gross Expenditure
£124,749
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
Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
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
17 September 2024
Total Gross Income
£123,530
Total Gross Expenditure
£117,732
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
Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
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
29 December 2023
Total Gross Income
£40,210
Total Gross Expenditure
£61,186
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
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
Yes
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
5
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
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
19 October 2022
Total Gross Income
£100,302
Total Gross Expenditure
£112,947
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
2

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout England
Welsh Ind
No

06 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

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
JOINT CHRISTIAN SCIENCE READING ROOM UK
Charity Event Order
2
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2021-09-15T00:00:00
Reason
Ceased to exist
Assoc Organisation Number
1027429
Assoc Registered Charity Number
1027429
Assoc Charity Name
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST TUNBRIDGE WELLS
Charity Name
JOINT CHRISTIAN SCIENCE READING ROOM UK
Charity Event Order
3
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2024-09-17T00:00:00
Reason
Does not operate
Assoc Organisation Number
243690
Assoc Registered Charity Number
243690
Assoc Charity Name
CHARITY FOR THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY, WAKEFIELD
Charity Name
JOINT CHRISTIAN SCIENCE READING ROOM UK
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2011-09-13T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 11/04/2006AS AMENDED ON 01/08/2011AS AMENDED ON 08/09/2011AS AMENDED ON 28/02/2013
Charitable Objects
THE PURPOSE OF THE JOINT CHRISTIAN SCIENCE READING ROOM (UK) IS THE PUBLIC PROMOTION OF THE PRACTICAL HEALING METHOD KNOWN AS CHRISTIAN SCIENCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUAL OF THE FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST, IN BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE XXI OF THE MANUAL WHICH GOVERNS CHRISTIAN SCIENCE READING ROOMS)(IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION)BY THE SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF SCIENCE AND HEALTH WITH KEY TO THE SCRIPTURES BY MARY BAKER EDDY AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS FROM THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE PUBLISHING SOCIETY AND PROVISION OF PUBLIC TALKS, BIBLE STUDY GROUPS AND OTHER EVENTS

09 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
507877
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
UNITED CHRISTIAN SCIENCE READING ROOM (SOUTH EAST ENGLAND)

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures