2020-11-30-accounts - First Church Of Christ Scientist Godalming

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						SORP reference	SORP reference
Summary		ofthe purposes			of			As a branch church ofThe First Church of
the charity			as set out	in its				Christ, Scientist in Boston, USA, its aim is
governing		document						so to avail itself ofthe opportunities for
								branch church activity, provided for in the
								Manual ofThe Mother Church by Mary
								Baker Eddy, as to afford "proof of its utility"
								(Science & Health p 583) by maintaining
								and spreading the truth as set forth in the
								Bible and interpreted in Science & Health
								with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker
								Eddy, Discoverer and Founder of Christian
								Science.
Summary activities		ofthe main in relation to those				Para 1.19	1 17and	This year the Church has continued to welcome visitors to its Sunday Services
purposes		for the public						and Wednesday testimony meetings, to
benefit,	in particular,			the				provide a Sunday School, and to maintain
activities, projects or services identified in				the				a Reading Room open to the public. Services and meetings have, in addition,
accounts.								been made available over Zoom since the
								start ofthe lockdown.
								The Church has made donations to various
								organisations which promote Christian
								Science or look after Christian Scientists	in
								need.
Statement			confirming			Para	1 18	The trustees have had regard to the
whether	the trustees			have				Commission's guidance on public benefit
had regard			to the guidance					and are ofthe view that the religious
issued by		the Charity						activities ofthe charity satisfy this
Commission			on public					requirement.
benefit

chievements and	Per	forma	forma	nce
		SORP		reference
					The church has continued	to promote
					Christian Science to the Godalming			and
					surrounding communities.	It has supported
Summary ofthe main achievements ofthe charity, identifying the difference the charity's work has made to the circumstances of its		Para	1	20	church members and members ofthe public in increasing their understanding of Christian Science, through regular church services and meetings, by maintaining a Reading Room open to the public and by
beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.					sponsoring a public lecture. Access online using Zoom those unable to attend the		has enabled church totake
					part in our services and meetings.
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Achievements against		Para		1.41
objectives set
Performance offundraising
activities against objectives		Para		1 41
set
Investment performance		Para		1 41
against objectives
Other

Financial Review	Financial Review	Financial Review	Financial Review	Financial Review	Financial Review
Review ofthe charity's financial position at the ofthe period						end		Para	1.21	Due to a significant donation, receipts comfortably exceeded payments this year, and the church did not need to draw on its
										investments			to	su	ort	its activities.
Statement	explaining				the			Para	1.22	The aims of			this Church			are not		furthered
policy for holding			reserves							by financial means.					The Church			uses its
stating why they		are			held					funds in	support of its purpose						as		stated	in
										the Constitution				and	Rules, including
										maintaining		the church				building		and
										contents,	the		organ		and	the Reading
										Room.
										The "reserves"				ofthe Church,			as		defined	by
										the Charity Commission,						are held			in bank
										accounts	and as investments						managed			by
										a professional				manager.		Day to		day
										running	expenses ofthe Church							and
										Reading	Room			are met		in part	by		regular
										income.	The		General		Fund Accounts have
										been drawn		upon to			complete		the
										construction			of	the new		church	building.
										The trustees			review		the	Reserves			Policy
										annuall	.
Amount of	reserves				held			Para	1.22	8394k
Reasons for holding					zero			Par'a	1 22	N/A
reserves
Details offund materially							in	Para	1 24	N/A
deficit
Explanation	of any							Para	1.23	N/A
uncertainties about the
charity continuing			as		a going
concern
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The charity's principal								Para	1.47
sources of	funds	(including
an fundraisin
Investment	policy		and					Para	1.46
objectives	including			any
social investment		policy
ado ted
A description ofthe principal								Para	1.46
risks facin	the charit
Other

tructure, Governance	and	Man	agement
Description of charity's
trusts:
Type of governing document	Para	1.25	Constitution
How is the charity	Para	1 25	Unincorporated
constituted?
Trustee selection methods	Para	1.25	Election by members
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees

including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees	including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees
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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction	Para 1.51
and training oftrustees
The charity's organisational structure and any wider	Para 1.51
network with which the
charity works
Relationship with any related	Para151
parties
Other

Reference and	Administ	rative details	rative details
Chari name		First Church of Christ, Scientist, Godalmin
Other name the chari uses
Registered charity	number	1025924
Charity's principal	address	6 Ockford Road, Godalming,	GY7 1QY

ames	ofthe	charity tr	ustees who manage th	e charity
	Trustee	name	Office (ifany)	Dates acted ifnot for whole ear	Name toa	of person Inttrustee	(or body) entitled if an
1	Alex Anderson		Board Chairman
2	Sarah Gall		Board Member
3	Dorothy	Gill	Board Member
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CHARITY COMMISSION	CHARITY COMMISSION	CHARITY COMMISSION	CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND	ANO WALES				First	Church	of	Christ,		Scientist. Godalmhlg				1025924
						Receipts and payments							accounts			CC~ea
					Forthe period
						trom				01/12/201 9				30/1 1/2020
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					Unrestricted funds					Restricted funds	Endowment funds			Total	funds	Last year
A1 Recel ts					tothe	nosiest		E	to the nearest E		to	the nesreet E		to the nearest E		to the nearest E
Cofiecbans and donations (note 1) Special cofiecfions (nate 8)						33,090 225										6,629 214
Income rebate on covenants
Reading Raom sales Reserve fund interest																	692
ross income r							2$									8	378
an nves	en	sa es
(see table).
Wahdravrals fram mvestment
AS Pa ments
Development						13,250									13vtfic
General runnmg expenses Musroans' fees and expenses Church Officers' honorana						5,111									5,111 1,677	3,888 5,732 1,338
Church acbvrbes						$,102									$,102
	Sub total
A4 Asset and investment
	Sub total
Het ofreceipts/(payments)																29,674
AS Transfers between	funds
AS Cash funds last year		end
Cash funds this	year end

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							Unrestricted		Restricted			Endowment
							funds		funds			funds
							Io nearest E		Iohsarssl		E	to nearest E
B1Cash funds				Cash				204
				Bank Current Account				11,347
				Reserve Fund (Vligm Mousy - Inst)
					Total cash funds
				(spurs	Oalsuccc with lccsipls slid psptlulls
						scccuci(v))
							Unrestricted		Restricted			Endowment
							funds		funds			funds
							to nasrsst E		to	nearest	E	to nearest E
B2Other	monetary assets
							Fund to whkh sass( be(on		C	~		Current vs)us 0 as I
B3Investment		assets		Rathbone	mvaslmsnl							349,428
							Fund Io	which				Cunsnt value
							asset be(on					0 osl
B4Assets retained for the				Fisshold	Property -Church and Reading							1,500,000
charity's	own	use
							Fund to	which	Amount		dua	When dua
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B5Liabilities
Signed by one or Iwo trustees behalf of ag the trustees			on		Signature			Pnnt	Name			Date of a royal