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CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY, HIGH WYCOMBE AND MAIDENHEAD

Registered charity 237379 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHARITY FOR FIRST CHURCH OF -CHRIST, SCIENTIST, HIGH WYCOMBE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST HIGH WYCOMBE, FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST, HIGH WYCOMBE, FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST, HIGHWYCOMBE AND MAIDENHEAD

Local Christian Science Church in High Wycombe, Bucks. Religious activities via church services and worship, and talks and lectures to community.

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Latest income
£107k
Latest spending
£42k
Registered
1965
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's total income increased from £155,550.29 in 2023/2024 to £226,207.80 in 2024/2025, driven largely by a significant rise in donations to society. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves (held in the NatWest Reserve Account) decreased from £192,546.71 to £192,546.71 (note: the text shows opening/closing balances for the reserve account specifically, but the NatWest Total closing balance is £260,306.48, while the Reserve Account closing balance is £6,242.90? No, the table shows 'NatWest Totals' closing balance £260,306.48 and 'Reserve Account' closing balance £6,242.90 is incorrect reading. Let's re-read carefully. 'NatWest Totals' closing balance is £260,306.48. 'Reserve Account' section shows 'Closing balances' £6,242.90? No, the table is messy. 'NatWest Totals' row: Opening £192,546.71, Closing £260,306.48. 'Reserve Account' row: Opening £34,098.68, Closing £6,242.90? No, the 'Reserve Account' section lists 'Transfer to Current Acc' £15,000/£77,000. The 'NatWest Totals' line seems to aggregate Current and Reserve. The 'Reserve Account' specific closing balance is not clearly isolated as a single 'free reserves' figure distinct from the total bank balance in a standard way, but the 'NatWest Totals' closing balance is £260,306.48. The charity has sufficient funds to cover its expenditures of £254,063.58, resulting in a positive net movement.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by none. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Buckinghamshire · Windsor And Maidenhead

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£107k£42k
05/04/2024£52k£49k
05/04/2023£35k£55k
05/04/2022£30k£45k
05/04/2021£34k£62k

Common questions

Is CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY, HIGH WYCOMBE AND MAIDENHEAD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's total income increased from £155,550.29 in 2023/2024 to £226,207.80 in 2024/2025, driven largely by a significant rise in donations to society. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves (held in the NatWest Reserve Account) decreased from £192,546.71 to £192,546.71 (note: the text shows opening/closing balances for the reserve account specifically, but the NatWest Total closing balance is £260,306.48, while the Reserve Account closing balance is £6,242.90? No, the table shows 'NatWest Totals' closing balance £260,306.48 and 'Reserve Account' closing balance £6,242.90 is incorrect reading. Let's re-read carefully. 'NatWest Totals' closing balance is £260,306.48. 'Reserve Account' section shows 'Closing balances' £6,242.90? No, the table is messy. 'NatWest Totals' row: Opening £192,546.71, Closing £260,306.48. 'Reserve Account' row: Opening £34,098.68, Closing £6,242.90? No, the 'Reserve Account' section lists 'Transfer to Current Acc' £15,000/£77,000. The 'NatWest Totals' line seems to aggregate Current and Reserve. The 'Reserve Account' specific closing balance is not clearly isolated as a single 'free reserves' figure distinct from the total bank balance in a standard way, but the 'NatWest Totals' closing balance is £260,306.48. The charity has sufficient funds to cover its expenditures of £254,063.58, resulting in a positive net movement. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by none.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY, HIGH WYCOMBE AND MAIDENHEAD£107k—0unclear—no doubt
KING'S CHURCH,HIGH WYCOMBE FY2024£1.1m——unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HIGH WYCOMBE ST ANDREW FY2025£833k—0within—no doubt
UNION BAPTIST CHURCH HIGH WYCOMBE FY2024£539k—0above—no doubt
WESTMINSTER FUND FY2025£23.8m—0unclear—no doubt
HIGHWORTH COMMUNITY CHURCH FY2024£283k—0above—no doubt

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