CHRISTIAN SCIENCE COMMITTEE FOR "FOCUS"

Registered charity 1108429 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FOCUS

THE COMMITTEE IS ESTABLISHED TO PROMOTE THE UNDERSTANDING AND APPLICATION OF THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE RELIGION BY THE HOLDING OF MEETINGS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE & THE PROVISION OF OTHER ACTIVITIES WHICH FOSTER AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE AN AWARENESS & AN APPRECIATION OF THE VALUES & TEACHINGS OF CHRISTIAN SCIENCE & WHICH ENCOURAGE THE PRACTICAL APPLICATION THEREOF AND SUCH OTHER APPROPRIATE ACTIVITIES.

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Latest income

£82k

Latest spending

£125k

Registered

2005

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net deficit of £43,178 for the year ended 31 December 2024, reducing its unrestricted reserves to £519,957. The trustees report that the charity has sufficient available resources to continue as a going concern for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grants received (73% of income)

“Grants received 59,774”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: unrestricted funds are designated for specific use by each of the two committees managing the individual events run by the charity (Focus and Junior Focus) (held: £520k)

“It is the policy of Focus that unrestricted funds are designated for specific use by each of the two committees managing the individual events run by the charity (Focus and Junior Focus).”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Register events

Received assets from another charity (17/09/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (15/09/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Helen de Leonchair
Angelika Knispel
Edwin de Leon · trustee of 1 other charity
Margaret McElfresh
Rebecca Kent
Sophie de Visme

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£82k	£125k
31/12/2023	£81k	£94k
31/12/2022	£171k	£188k
31/12/2021	£14k	£9k
31/12/2020	£41k	£9k

Common questions

Is CHRISTIAN SCIENCE COMMITTEE FOR "FOCUS" financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net deficit of £43,178 for the year ended 31 December 2024, reducing its unrestricted reserves to £519,957. The trustees report that the charity has sufficient available resources to continue as a going concern for the foreseeable future. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.