CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Trustees, Annual Report for the period
From
01 November 2023
31 October 2024
Period stsrt date
Period end date
Charity name: First Church of Chrisc Scientlst Rlchmond
Charity registration number. 1206582
Objectlves and Activities
Summary of the purposes of
Ihe Gharity as set out in its
governing document
Pwa 1.17
The purpose of the charty ts to womote
the understanding and demonstration of
the Truth as set ft)rth in the Bible and
interpreted in 'Scien¢e and Health vdith
Key to the Scriptures,, by Mary Baker
Eddy. the Discoverer and Founder of
Christian sGien￿.
The charity holds worship seNices hvice
week and provides Sunday School for
children and young people up to the age of
20. It also maintains a Reading Room where
individuals can pray, study, read the Bible,
Science and Health wth Key to the
Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy and other
authorised materials. The charity also hokls
an annual public talk on Christian Science.
Ati these actprfrties are a(fvertised and open
to the
ut4ic.
The trustees have had regard to this
guidance.
Summary ofthe main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefiL in particular, the
adivities, projects or services
identified in the accounts.
P*a 1.17 a￿1
Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on publ
benefft
Para 1.18
Addltlonal Information loptional)
You may choose to indude further statements where relevant about:
The charity does not make grants.
Pwa 1.38
Policy on grant making
Not applicable
Para 1.38
Polry on social investrnent
including program related
inv8Stment

l our activities are organised and
implemented by volunteers. We are a lay
congregation and roles are regularly rotated.
Pwa 1a8
Contribution made by
voluntsers
Oiher
Achievements and Perfonnance
The worldwide Christian Science church was
founded ... 'To organize a churGh
designed to commemorate the word and
works of our Master, which should
reinstate primitive Christianity and its lost
element of healind. (Manual of The
Mother Church, Mary Bakgr Eddy) and
the charity's a¢hEvements are assessed
by reference to the healing and spiritual
regeneration experienced by all those
who have attended its Church services,
Sunday School, Reading Room or public
talks
Summary of the main
achievements of the Gharty,
identifying the diffe￿n￿ the
charity's work has made to
the cwcumstances of Éts
beneficiaties and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.
Para 120
Addltlonal Inforniatlon (optlonal
You may choose to indude further statements vhwe relevant about:
Not applicable
Achievements against
objectives set
Para 1.41
Not applicable
PerfoThance of fundraising
activities against objectives
Para 1.41
Care is exercised by the charity'5 Treasurer
to ensure that our fvnds are managed and
invested judictously.
Investrnent performance
against obj'ectives
P¥è 1.41

Flnancial Review
Review of the charity's
financial posttion at the end
of the period
121
The charity's financial year ends on 31
October. As at 31 October 2024. the
chantys fvnds, including cash on hand, and
investments totalled £80 199.00
The charity ensures that a suitsble portion of
its funds are held on deposit. The exact
prowrtion fluctuates a¢¢ording to
rational needs.
Variab
Not applioble
statement explaining the
poliw for holding reserves
stating why they are held
Pwa 122
Amount of reserves held
Reasons for holding zero
reserves
Details of fund materially in
defictl
Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern
Pwa 1.22
Paa 1.22
Paa 1.24
Not applicable
Pwa 1.23
Not apF4icable
Additional infomiation (optional)
You may choose to include further statements relevant about..
The charity's principal
sources of funds lincludirKJ
any fundraising)
Donations by the Tr￿lber$ of the charty and
visitors to ts services, investment income.
legacies and grants from Church-relat8d
trusts.
Pwa 1.47
Not applicable
Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted
P¥0 t.46
None
A dascriptK)n of the principal
risks fa¢ing the charity
P¥8 1.46
other

Structure, Governance and Management
Description of chartty's
trusts:
Type of goveming document
P*B 125
Constitution and By Laws. last amended 151h
ri12024.
It is an unincorporated association.
How is the charity
constttuted?
P¥a 125
Trustee selection meth(xls
induding details of any
constibjtional provisions e.g.
ele¢tion to post or name of
any person or body enttued
to appoint one or mo
trustees
Pwa 1.25
Trustees (known as 'board members, in the
church's By Laws) are elected on an annual
basis at the Annual Meeting of Members
held in January. No trustee may serve for a
continuous tem of more than three years
Additional Infomiation loptlonal)
You ma
choose to indude further statements where relevant about..
Poltcies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees
Par? 1.51
The charity's organlsational
structure and any wider
nebNork with whith the
charity works
The organisational structure and governance
of the charity are set out in the tharity's By_
Laws.
P¥a 1.51
The church is a branch of The First Church
of Christ, Scient15( in Boston.
Massachusetts, United States of America.
Relationship with any related
parties
Parn 1.51
Other
Reference and Administrative details
Chari
name
Other name the ch8
uses
Re
istered chari
number
Charity's principal address
First Church of Christ, Scientist Richmond
None
1206582
35 Sheen Road, Richmond, Surrey. TW9 1AD

Funds held as CuSt¢￿Ian trustees on behalf of others
Description of the assets
Not applicable.
held in this capacty
Name and objects of the
charty on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charivs objects
Not applicable.
Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity's thvn assets
Not applicable.
Addltional inforniation (optlonal)
Type of Name
advlser
Address
Name of chief exe¢utlve or n￿e5 of senlor staff members (Optional informatlon)
Exemptions from dlsclosure
Reason for no￿dI￿rO$ure of k
rsonnel details
Other o
tional infomiation

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
Name of
person lor
Trusts• nwn•
Offlc• Ill*ry)
entitled to
appoint
truIt￿ (If
Peter Sisson
Deputy Board
Chairman
Lucy A￿[bY
Chairman of
Helen Smart
Clerk
Corporate trustees- names ￿ the directors at tho dato the report was approved
Dir•etor narn•
NIA
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charlty
TruBtee nam•
Dat•s actsd If notforwhole
John Jackson
Peter Fors
Helen Smart

Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved the tntstees, report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees
Signatur¢l•)
Full namels) Lucy Appleby
Posilion {eg Chaimian of Board
Secretary. Chair. etc)
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|Charity Name:|FirstChurchofChrist,Scientist,Richmond|
|---|---|
|Charityregistrationnumber:|1206582|
|Address:|35SheenRoad|
||RichmonduponThames|
||Surrey|
||TW91AD|
|Bankers:|Barclays Bank|
||8 George Street|
||Richmond|
||TW91]U|
||CAFBank|
||25 KingsHillAvenue|
||KingsHill,WestMalling|
||Kent|
||ME194JQ|
|Trustees||
|MsLucyAppleby|MsHelenSmart(appointed15.01.2024)|
|MrPeterSisson||





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|Charitynumber1206582||||
|---|---|---|---|
|Receipts and Payments<br>Note|Account<br>Unrestricted<br>Funds||Unrestricted<br>Funds2023|
||yearto||Yearto|
||31October||31October|
||2024||2023|
|Receipts||||
|Collections(Non-GiftAid)||804|2,793|
|Collections(GiftAid)& StandingOrders<br>Readingroomreceipts||17,001<br>358|17,127<br>484|
|GiftAidreceipts||14,203|0|
|Donations||1|50|
|Miscellaneous||225|2|
|Interest on deposits||1,399|151|
|TotalIncome|33,991||20,607|
|Payments||||
|Musiciansandreaders|||1,870|
|Cleaner||2,627|3,022|
|Gas, electricity and water||3,849|6,299|
|Telephone||1,076|1,127|
|Organmaintenance|||0|
|Post||||
|Housekeeping|||83|
|CSPS/books||2,205|3,305|
|Concord / JSH-Online||424|150|
|Lecture||2,080|2,635|
|Repairs andmaintenance||3,571|13,759|
|Insurance||3,716|2,291|
|Advertising<br>Examinersfees||420|390|
|CommitteeonPublication||468|560|
|Fees||20,991|1,092|
|Donations paid|||400|
|Miscellaneous||9,733|S04|
|Bankcharges||60|35|
|TotalPayments|51,220||3Z,522|
|Deficit fortheyear|(17,229)||(16,915)|
|Reservesb/fwd|97,428||114,343|
|Reservesc/fwd|80,199||92.428|
|Bankbalancesat31October2024||||
|Barclays Current Account||23,523|42,090|
|CAFCashAccount||15|15|
|CAFGoldAccount||56,661|55,323|
||80,199||97,428|





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|Charity Name:|FirstChurchofChrist,Scientist,Richmond|
|---|---|
|Charityregistrationnumber:|1206582|
|Address:|35SheenRoad|
||RichmonduponThames|
||Surrey|
||TW91AD|
|Bankers:|Barclays Bank|
||8 George Street|
||Richmond|
||TW91]U|
||CAFBank|
||25 KingsHillAvenue|
||KingsHill,WestMalling|
||Kent|
||ME194JQ|
|Trustees||
|MsLucyAppleby|MsHelenSmart(appointed15.01.2024)|
|MrPeterSisson||





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|Charitynumber1206582||||
|---|---|---|---|
|Receipts and Payments<br>Note|Account<br>Unrestricted<br>Funds||Unrestricted<br>Funds2023|
||yearto||Yearto|
||31October||31October|
||2024||2023|
|Receipts||||
|Collections(Non-GiftAid)||804|2,793|
|Collections(GiftAid)& StandingOrders<br>Readingroomreceipts||17,001<br>358|17,127<br>484|
|GiftAidreceipts||14,203|0|
|Donations||1|50|
|Miscellaneous||225|2|
|Interest on deposits||1,399|151|
|TotalIncome|33,991||20,607|
|Payments||||
|Musiciansandreaders|||1,870|
|Cleaner||2,627|3,022|
|Gas, electricity and water||3,849|6,299|
|Telephone||1,076|1,127|
|Organmaintenance|||0|
|Post||||
|Housekeeping|||83|
|CSPS/books||2,205|3,305|
|Concord / JSH-Online||424|150|
|Lecture||2,080|2,635|
|Repairs andmaintenance||3,571|13,759|
|Insurance||3,716|2,291|
|Advertising<br>Examinersfees||420|390|
|CommitteeonPublication||468|560|
|Fees||20,991|1,092|
|Donations paid|||400|
|Miscellaneous||9,733|S04|
|Bankcharges||60|35|
|TotalPayments|51,220||3Z,522|
|Deficit fortheyear|(17,229)||(16,915)|
|Reservesb/fwd|97,428||114,343|
|Reservesc/fwd|80,199||92.428|
|Bankbalancesat31October2024||||
|Barclays Current Account||23,523|42,090|
|CAFCashAccount||15|15|
|CAFGoldAccount||56,661|55,323|
||80,199||97,428|





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