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

FY2022

Financial health, per its FY2022 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing resource of £70,995 for the year ended 31 October 2022, a deterioration from the previous year's surplus. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £4,276,520, which includes a designated fund of £4,724,000 reflecting the fair value of its land, buildings, and investment property, providing a significant buffer against its financial needs.

Automated summary of the FY2022 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Payments to trustees: A gross salary of £12,108 plus employer pension contributions of £176 was paid to trustee Kolja Bahr in respect of his role as Clerk to the Church, Reader and Librarian.

“A gross salary of X12,108 (2021: %8,508) plus employer pension contributions of f176 (2021: X59) was paid to a trustee, Kolja Bahr, in respect of hi(5role as Clerk to the Church, Reader and Librarian during the year.” — page 19

Per its FY2022 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Myrus Smith. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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).

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

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 FY2022 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing resource of £70,995 for the year ended 31 October 2022, a deterioration from the previous year's surplus. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £4,276,520, which includes a designated fund of £4,724,000 reflecting the fair value of its land, buildings, and investment property, providing a significant buffer against its financial needs. Its FY2022 accounts were audited by Myrus Smith.