ELEVENTH CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST, LONDON

Registered charity 236093 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as READING ROOM OF ELEVENTH CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST, LONDON

The Church's activities are directed to the fulfulment of its object: ".....to spread the truth of the healing Christ as revealed to this age by Mary Baker Eddy." To achieve this object the Church continues its main activities, namely the holding of public services, provision of a Sunday School, maintenance of a Reading Room and sponsorship of public lectures.

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Latest income

£1.0m

Latest spending

£150k

Registered

1966

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds amounted to £5,541,177 at year-end, supported by a significant legacy of £903,198. The trustees report that the financial position is secure, with reserves of £1,121,388 invested to supplement variable income from donations and rentals.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least £500,000 (held: £1.1m)

“We will retain these reserves at a level of at least £500,000 for the next financial year” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Barbara Lord received £2,500; Quentin Jones and Hazel Patterson received £0.

“A gross salary of £2,500 (2024 : £1,200) was paid to a trustee, Barbara Lord, in respect of her role as Reader to the Church during the year.” — page 21

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Kingston Burrowes Audit Ltd. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/10/2025)

Total income

£1.0m

Total spending

£150k

Cost of raising funds

£5k

Reserves (reported)

£1.1m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~89.4 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.5% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (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 (10/03/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Quentin Joneschair
Barbara Caroline Lord
Hazel Patterson · trustee of 1 other charity
Melvyn Howe

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

Operates in: Camden · Islington

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/10/2025	£1.0m	£150k
31/10/2024	£215k	£144k
31/10/2023	£1.1m	£145k
31/10/2022	£63k	£134k
31/10/2021	£79k	£113k

Common questions

Is ELEVENTH CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST, LONDON financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds amounted to £5,541,177 at year-end, supported by a significant legacy of £903,198. The trustees report that the financial position is secure, with reserves of £1,121,388 invested to supplement variable income from donations and rentals. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Kingston Burrowes Audit Ltd.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH LOWESTOFT.

THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH LOWESTOFT income £162k
THE CHURCH OF THE LONDONERS income £994k
CHURCH OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST IN THE WORLD.(THE TOKOISTAS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM) income £124k
REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD, TRUE VINE CENTRE income £147k
EMMANUEL CHURCH LONDON income £506k
LONDON CHURCH INTERNATIONAL income £497k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ELEVENTH CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST, LONDON	£1.0m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH LOWESTOFT FY2024	£162k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE CHURCH OF THE LONDONERS FY2024	£994k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CHURCH OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST IN THE WORLD.(THE TOKOISTAS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM) FY2025	£124k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD, TRUE VINE CENTRE FY2025	£147k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
EMMANUEL CHURCH LONDON FY2025	£506k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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