THE CHRISTADELPHIAN AUXILIARY LECTURING SOCIETY

Registered charity 248979 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as C A L S · also registered in Scotland as SC045786 (OSCR)

Religious activities

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Latest income

£201k

Latest spending

£169k

Registered

1966

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £652,583 at the end of the year, which exceeds its stated policy target of six months' operating expenditure. The charity reported a net income of £32,398 for the year, with total income of £201,383 and total expenditure of £168,985.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations from Christadelphian organisations and individuals (56% of income)

“During the past year, income from Christadelphian organisations and individuals accounted for 56% (2024 - 53%) of total income.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: A minimum of six months operating expenditure is held in reserves. (held: £653k)

“A minimum of six months operating expenditure is held in reserves.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Register events

Received assets from another charity (10/10/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (31/07/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (31/07/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Daniel John Pearce
Drew Smith
Edward Nathan Walker
Jonathan Robert Sykes
Lawrence John Cave
Nathan James Smith
Philip Richard Cooper
Rhiannon Mary Pearce
Stephen John Ashton
Stephen John Ellis
Susan Elizabeth Sheppard

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£201k	£169k
31/12/2024	£180k	£198k
31/12/2023	£258k	£228k
31/12/2022	£331k	£235k
31/12/2021	£152k	£150k

Common questions

Is THE CHRISTADELPHIAN AUXILIARY LECTURING SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £652,583 at the end of the year, which exceeds its stated policy target of six months' operating expenditure. The charity reported a net income of £32,398 for the year, with total income of £201,383 and total expenditure of £168,985. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE MATT. 6.3 CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£15k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE CHRISTIAN CENTRE (HUMBERSIDE) LIMITED.

THE CHRISTIAN CENTRE (HUMBERSIDE) LIMITED income £469k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PHILEMON TOXTETH income £173k
FOCUS INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN CENTRE income £126k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF FAWKHAM AND HARTLEY income £105k
THE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH EAST MIDLANDS SYNOD INCORPORATED income £6.7m
UNION OF WELSH INDEPENDENTS INCORPORATED income £674k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE CHRISTADELPHIAN AUXILIARY LECTURING SOCIETY	£201k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE CHRISTIAN CENTRE (HUMBERSIDE) LIMITED FY2024	£469k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PHILEMON TOXTETH FY2024	£173k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
FOCUS INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN CENTRE FY2025	£126k	up to £15,000	unclear	—	no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF FAWKHAM AND HARTLEY FY2025	£105k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH EAST MIDLANDS SYNOD INCORPORATED FY2025	£6.7m	—	above	—	no doubt

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