FOURTH CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST MANCHESTER

Registered charity 519755 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To promote Christian Science within Manchester and beyond and offer spiritual help to those in need

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Latest income

£95k

Latest spending

£71k

Registered

1988

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted cash funds increased from £8,358 to £32,277 during the year, resulting in a net movement in funds of £23,919. The trustees consider the ideal level of reserves to be £22,000, which is below the actual unrestricted cash held. Total assets less liabilities rose from £2,132,131 to £2,164,144, driven largely by property and investment holdings.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: twelve months’ of normal unrestricted expenditure (held: £32k)

“The trustees have established the level of reserves (that is those funds that are freely available) that the charity ought to have, which is equal to twelve months’ of normal unrestricted expenditure.” — page 3

Per its FY2024 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 (17/09/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

RUTH STELLA KENNEDYchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Belinda Carol Hughes · trustee of 1 other charity
Mandy Avril Sheard

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

Operates in: Manchester City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£95k	£71k
31/12/2023	£22k	£33k
31/12/2022	£22k	£32k
31/12/2021	£25k	£21k
31/12/2020	£26k	£14k

Common questions

Is FOURTH CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST MANCHESTER financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted cash funds increased from £8,358 to £32,277 during the year, resulting in a net movement in funds of £23,919. The trustees consider the ideal level of reserves to be £22,000, which is below the actual unrestricted cash held. Total assets less liabilities rose from £2,132,131 to £2,164,144, driven largely by property and investment holdings. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.