THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE TRUST IN GREAT BRITAIN

Registered charity 215721 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TRUST BRIT, TRUSTBRIT

Makes grants to organisations.

Causes: Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£818k

Latest spending

£901k

Registered

1963

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted reserves were £594,424 as of 31 December 2024, which is above the stated policy target of retaining approximately £100,000 in bank balances. The trustees report that the charity's reserves and funding are very healthy and that there are no material uncertainties affecting its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Legacies (40% of income)

“Legacies receivable 330,988”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: approximately £100,000 in bank balances (held: £594k)

“Subject to retaining approximately £100,000 in bank balances in the General and UK Restricted Activities Funds to cover future expenses, the trustees aim to distribute the total income of the unrestricted funds each period.” — page 14

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by FLB Audit LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income

£818k

Total spending

£901k

Cost of raising funds

£15k

Reserves (reported)

£594k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~7.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.9% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

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.
Received assets from another charity (01/05/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

LYNN NELIGANchair · trustee of 1 other charity
ANTOINETTE GLYNN · trustee of 2 other charities
Hazel Rosemary Patterson
John Lardge · trustee of 1 other charity
Shirley McGrath · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£818k	£901k
31/03/2024	£2.4m	£2.9m
31/03/2023	£1.6m	£2.0m
31/03/2022	£904k	£507k
31/03/2021	£565k	£1.1m

Common questions

Is THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE TRUST IN GREAT BRITAIN financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted reserves were £594,424 as of 31 December 2024, which is above the stated policy target of retaining approximately £100,000 in bank balances. The trustees report that the charity's reserves and funding are very healthy and that there are no material uncertainties affecting its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by FLB Audit LLP.

Who funds THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE TRUST IN GREAT BRITAIN?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE TRUST IN GREAT BRITAIN as a grant recipient include THE DAGNY RAYMOND CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE DAGNY RAYMOND CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	—

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
TERRACE LIMITED	1	£65k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CHRISTIAN SCIENCE COMMITTEES ON PUBLICATION FOR GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND.

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE COMMITTEES ON PUBLICATION FOR GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND income £398k
WESTMINSTER FUND income £23.8m
THE SCS TRUST income £166k
THE 1485 CHARITABLE TRUST income £319k
ENGLISH HOLDINGS CHARITABLE TRUST income £398k
THE JOSHUA TRUST income £1.2m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE TRUST IN GREAT BRITAIN	£818k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE COMMITTEES ON PUBLICATION FOR GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND FY2024	£398k	£101,623	1	unclear	—	no doubt
WESTMINSTER FUND FY2025	£23.8m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE SCS TRUST FY2024	£166k	—	0	within	—	no doubt
THE 1485 CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026	£319k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ENGLISH HOLDINGS CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£398k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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