FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST CHELTENHAM

Registered charity 237593 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST CHELTENHAM NEW BUILDING FUND, FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST, CHELTENHAM, READING ROOM FUND

Religious activities

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Latest income
£29k
Latest spending
£312k
Registered
1965
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity had unrestricted reserves of £908,085 at the year end, compared to £625,375 in the previous year. The total funds increased from £934,319 to £908,085, with a net decrease in cash funds of £282,710 against total receipts of £28,848 and total payments of £311,558.

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 3 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/10/2022)

Total income
£3.2m
Total spending
£103k
Cost of raising funds
£3k
Reserves (reported)
£2.7m
Employees
0

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/10/2025£29k£312k
31/10/2024£20k£46k
31/10/2023£16k£68k
31/10/2022£3.2m£103k
31/10/2021£123k£15k

Common questions

Is FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST CHELTENHAM financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity had unrestricted reserves of £908,085 at the year end, compared to £625,375 in the previous year. The total funds increased from £934,319 to £908,085, with a net decrease in cash funds of £282,710 against total receipts of £28,848 and total payments of £311,558. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.