SECOND CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST, LONDON

Registered charity 1084322 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SCCS READING ROOM

Sunday and Wednesday services throughout the year. Sunday School and Youth discussion groups. Bookshop on premises selling Christian Science literature - also a study centre (online as well ) with special events. Public lectures 4-5 times annually. www.secondchurchlondon.org

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CHURCH IS TO SPREAD AND MAINTAIN THE TEACHINGS OF THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE AS FOUND IN THE BIBLE, IN SCIENCE AND HEALTH AND KEY TO THE SCRIPTURES, BY MARY BAKER EDDY, THE DISCOVERER AND FOUNDER OF CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.

Area of benefit: GREATER LONDON

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £2,380,377 at the end of the year, which the trustees consider sufficient to maintain operations. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounts comply with accounting records and statutory requirements, with no material issues drawn to their attention.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

• Amina Hassan
• FRANCOISE ANDRE · trustee of 3 other charities
• PHILIP WYLIE · trustee of 2 other charities

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

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