FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST RICHMOND SURREY

Registered charity 1206582 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Promotion of the Christian Science Religion

Objects

RELIGIOUS PURPOSES THEREOF SO AS TO PROMOTE THE CAUSE OF CHRISTIAN SCIENCE IN SUCH WAYS ONLY AS ARE STRICTLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEACHING AND PRACTICE OF CHRISTIAN SCIENCE AS SET FORTH IN "SCIENCE AND HEALTH WITH KEY TO THE SCRIPTURES" BY MARY BAKER EDDY AND WITH THE BYE-LAWS OF THE MOTHER CHURCH , THE FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST IN BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

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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Latest income

£106k

Latest spending

£94k

Registered

2024

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves totalled £84,377.00 at the end of the financial year, representing a surplus of £4,178 for the period. The trustees confirmed that the charity has sufficient available resources to continue as a going concern for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: Variable (held: £84k)

“The charity ensures that a suitable portion of its funds are held on deposit. The exact proportion fluctuates according to operational needs.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Colin Timothy Howard
Peter Martin Forsyth
Susan Jane Ruth Slaughter

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

Operates in: Richmond Upon Thames

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/10/2025	£106k	£94k
31/10/2024	£34k	£51k

Common questions

Is FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST RICHMOND SURREY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves totalled £84,377.00 at the end of the financial year, representing a surplus of £4,178 for the period. The trustees confirmed that the charity has sufficient available resources to continue as a going concern for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST RICHMOND SURREY	£106k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CHRIST APOSTOLIC CHURCH SURREY DOCKS FY2024	£957k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CHRIST MIRACLE CHURCH MISSION BOURNEMOUTH ( VICTORY ASSEMBLY) FY2025	£225k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
RICHMOND NATIONAL SCHOOLS TRUST FY2025	£251k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WESTMINSTER FUND FY2025	£23.8m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
GRACE CHURCH SALISBURY FY2025	£392k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.