FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST, BOURNEMOUTH

Registered charity 237556 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Activities consistent with the doctrine of Christian Science as set out in "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science.

Objects

TO MAINTAIN PROVE AND SPREAD, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CHURCH MANUAL OF THE FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST, IN BOSTON USA AND WITH THE BY LAWS OF THIS CHURCH, THE SCIENTIFIC SYSTEM OF DIVINE HEALING KNOWN AS CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CONTAINED IN THE HOLY BIBLE AND EXPLAINED BY MARY BAKER EDDY.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated an overall surplus of £30,395 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with unrestricted funds increasing to £891,964. The trustees report that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, confirming a going concern basis. The majority of these reserves are invested in income bonds to be used for future replacement premises.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Christine Joy Jackson
• Peter Hamilton James Jackson
• Valerie Constance REED

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

Operates in: Bournemouth

Income and spending

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