CHARI￿ REGISTRATION NUMBER: 241014
Christian Science Society Sheffield
Unaudited Financial Statements
31 December 2024
HEBBLETHWAITES
Chartered Accountants
2 Westbrook Court
Sharrow Vale Road
Sheffield
S118YZ

Christian Science Society Sheffield
Flnancial Statements
Y•ar ended 31 Decambar 2024
Pages
Trustees, annual report
1to2
Independent examinerfs report to the trustees
Statement of financial activities
Statement of financial position
Statement of cash flows
Notes to the financial statements
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Chrlstian Science Society Sheffield
Trustees. Annual Report
Year •ndod 31 December 2024
The trustees present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended
31 December 2024.
Reference and administrativ• details
Reglsterod ¢harlty namg
Christian Science Society Sheffield
Charity reglstration number
241014
Princlpal office
1 Severn Road
Sheffield
S10 2SU
The truAtea8
Mrs H Blshop {Ch8irl
Mr S J Drake {Clerk & Treasurer)
Mr R Morrell
Independ8nt •xamlnor
Andrew Throssell FCA
Hebbl8lhwaile
2 Westbrook Court
Sharrow Vale Road
Sheffield
S118YZ
Structure, gov•rnan¢¢ and managemont
Governlng document
The charity was orlginally formed as a Church in 1909 as the First Church of Christ, Scientist. Sheffield.
11 was registered with the Charity Commission in 1965 under a declaration of Trust made on 28
September 1960. Under revl$ed 8y-Laws dated 4 March 2019 the charity changed lo the Chris118n
Sclence Society Sheffield. The Society 13 a branch of The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ,
Sclenlisl, in Boslon, Massachusetls and its affairs are ￿verned in accordance with the Manu81 of The
Mother Church and its own By-laws. The demands of the Manual of The Mother Church on 8 Society
are less slringenl than those on a Church and compliance is simpler for our small and ageing
membershSp.
Governlng body
The Execullve Board are the Trustees of the Society and are responsible for its running.
The Executive Board are elected annually in accordance with the Society By-laws. They take up office
for one year commencing al the commencement of the Society Year in May.

Christian Science Society Sheffield
Trustses. Annual Report (conunued)
Year ended 31 December 2024
Objoctives and activitias
The object of the charity is to demonstrate and publicly present the Truth as sel forth in the Bible and
inlerpreled in the Christian Science text book. The main activity of the Society is holding all services and
meetings aulhorised by the Manual of The Mother Church, and the activity of the Reading Room is the
provision of public facilities for study, loan and purchase of Christian Science literature and access to
Christian Science websites. In planning the activities for the year the Trustees have complied with the
Charity Comniission's general guIdar￿8 on public benefit. and in particular the specific guldance on
charities for the advancement of religion.
Achlevement8 and performance- Chalmian's statemènt
The ongoing operation of the Society Gonlinues as provided for In the Manual of The Mother Church and
In our By-Laws, 50 far as personnel resourG8s allow. Live, in person, Services have been held
ontinuously throughout the year. We continue lo support our members and friends as best we can
with regular communications by emall, text and snail rnail. Our member5 meetings continue to be
conducted remotely by emall and snail mail. Our consolida18d premises in Severn Road have allowed
us lo start lo reach out lo those from the surrounding offices and hospitals, who use our entrance steps
for lunch breaks. The presence of the Reading Room stock In the Foyer of church means Ihal we have
made sorne sa18s of stock. We continu8 lo make the Christian Science Sentinel and Journal available
as well as the CS Monitor weekly magazine.
We are 8cllvely working and praying for more members to enable us to make belter use of our abundant
financial resources.
The propety of the Soclety 1$ vested In the Official Custodian.
Flnanclal revlow
The Statement of Financial Activities for the year is sel out on page 4. The free reserves of the char
at 31 December 2024, excluding property assets. amounted lo £517,121 12023 £412,899) and these
a￿ inv8$t8d lo provide an Sncome to meet the ongolng running costs of the Society.
Grants and donations out of the assets of the charlty are Shown in note g to the financial slalement5.
Plan$ for futuro p•riod¥
The Trustees will conlinue to maintain and make Improvements lo the premises and the Soclety plans
to ¢onllnue ils aclivilies as described 8bove.
The trustees, annual report Was approved on 3Fd August 2025 and slgned on behalf of the board of
trustees by..
Mrs H Bishop
Chair and Trustee

Christian Science Society Sheffield
Independent Examinerfs Report to the Trustees of the Christian Science
Society Sheffield
Year endod 31 December 2024
I report lo the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of the Christian Science Society
Sheffield I'lhe charity'l for the year ended 31 December 2024.
RosponsSbllltlv and bas18 of roport
As the trustees of the charity you are responsible for the preparation of the financial stslemenls in
accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 I'the Acl'}.
I report in re8pecl of my examination of the ¢harlWs financlal statements ¢arrl8d out under section 145
of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the appllcable Oireclions glve
by the Charity Commisslon under section 145{5)Ibl of the Act.
Independent examln•r'8 Stat•m•nt
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no malefial matters have come lo my allenlion I
conneollon with the examinatlon giving me cause lo be&￿ve that in any material respect..
accounting records were not kept In respect of the charlty as requlred by section 130 of the
AGt'. or
the financial slalements do not accord with those records., or
the financial slalemenls do not comply wllh the appllcable requSrements concernlng the form
and ¢onlenl of accounts sel out In the Chari1Ses (Accounts and Reports) Regulalions 2008
other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'lruts and fair, view whlch is not a maller
considered as part of an independent examinallon.
I h8ve no concerns and have come a¢ros$ no other mallers in connection with the examination lo which
allenlion should be drawn in Ihls report in order lo enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be
reached.
Andrew Throssell FCA
Independonl Examlner
H8bblelhwaile8
2 Westbrook Court
Sharrow Vale Road
Sheffield
S118YZ
7 August 2025

Christian Science Society Sheffield
Statement of Flnanclal Activitios
Year ended 31 December 2024
2024
2023
Total
Total
UnrestriGtod unreslricled
funds
funds
Incorne
Voluntary income
Investment income
Other income
57,211
18,720
31.960
19,646
6,318
57,922
Total Income
75,931
Expendltur?
Expenses
Church expenses
Readlng Room 8xpen8es
Donallons
11,706
672
250
16,828
1,677
Total ex￿ndIture
12,628
18,505
Not Incom•
83,303
39,417
Other r¢cognl$od galns and1088es
Gainsl{los$esl on inveslmenls, disposal of tangible fixed
assets and depreciatio
Net movom•nt In funds
33,881
96,984
90,775
130,192
R•conclllatlon of fund8
Total fund8 brought forward
Tot•1 lund8 carrled forward
669.650
539,458
786,634
669,650
The statement of flnanclal actlvllles indudes 811 galn8 and losses recognl$ed In the year.
Al income and expenditure derlve from conllnulng aclivilies.
Th• notej on pages 7 to 13 form part of th￿8 financial statgmgnts.

Christian Science Society Sheffield
Statement of Financial Position
31 December 2024
2024
2023
Not•
Fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets
14
249,513
256.751
Current a•sets
Stocks
Inveslmenlg
Cash 81 bank and In hand
15
16
17
2,816
478,114
36,191
517,121
517,121
2,905
36D,239
49.755
412,899
Not curr•nt a88•ts
412.899
Total as¥ets1gs¥ curront liabllltl•8
766,634
869,650
Fund8 of the charlty
Unreslricled funds
766,834
766,034
669,650
Total charlty fund•
669,650
These financlal slalemenls were approved by the board of Irusleos and aulhori58d for issue on 5th
Augug12025 and are Signed on behalf of the board by..
Mrs H Bishop
Chalr and Trustee
Mr S J Drake
Clerk, Treasurer and Trustee
The notes on pag￿ 7 to 13 farni part of th￿8 financial •tatemgnts.

Christian Science Society Sheffield
statement of Cash Flows
Year ended 31 December 2024
2024
2023
Cash flows from operating activiti•s
Nel income
63.303
39.417
Changes in."
Stocks
89
45
Cash generated from operations
Nel cash from operating acllvSlkgS
63.392
39,462
63.392
39.462
Cash Ilows from Invostlng actlvltl
Purchase of tangible assets
Proceeds from sale of tangible assets
Purchase of investments
{1.956)
(38.300)
129,476
175.0001 {120,000)
{76,9561
(28.824)
Nel cash used in Invesllng aclivilles
N•t (d•cr•aoelllncroaso In cash and cash •qulvalent•
Cash and cash equlvalont• at beglnnSng of yoar
CaBh and cash oqulvalent• at end of yeor
113.5641
49.755
10,638
39.117
36,191
49,755
Th• notots on pag•s 7 to 13 form part oftho$• finan¢lal $tatsments.

Christian Science Society Sheffield
Notas to the Financial Statements
Year ended 31 December 2024
General infomiation
The charity is a public benefit entity and a registered charity in England and Wales and is
unincorporated. The address of the principal office is 1 Severn Road, Sheffield. S10 2SU.
Statement of complianco
These flnanclal statements have been prepared in compliance with FRS 102. The Financial
Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland., the Statement of
Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the
Financial Reporting Standard applitable in the UK and Republic of Ir&land {FRS 1021 {Charilie5
SORP IFRS 10211 and the Charities Act 2011, so far as they are applicable lo the charity.
Accountlng poll¢le8
Ba858 of proparatlon
The financial slalemenls have been prepareé on a cash ba$i$, adjusted for Reading Room stock
and the r8valuallon of investment8. In accordance wllh applicable Unlled Kingdom accounting
Standards and the Charilles Act 2011.
Golng ¢oncorn
There are no malerlal uncertainlles about the charity's abllity lo Continue.
Judgements and k•y Sources of e8tlmatlon unc•rtalnty
In the opinion of the Iruslee5 and management, there are no areas of judgement or key sources of
e51imalion uncertainty that have a significant effect on the financial stalem8nl8, other than the
policies noted below.
Fund aGGountlng
All fvnds are unreslrlcted.
In¢omlng resource8
All income is included In the slalemenl of financial acllvilies when entillemenl has passed to the
charity, it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow lo the
charity and the amount can be reliably measured. The followlng specrflc policles are applied to
particular categories of Income..
Income from donations or grants is recognised when there is evidence of enlillement lo the grft,
receipt Is probable and Ils amount can be measured reliobty-
legacy income is récognlsed when receipt 1$ probable and entidemenl Is established.

Christian Science Society Sheffield
Notes to th• Financial Statements (contlnued)
Year ended 31 December 2024
Accounting policies (contlnu8d)
R•sources expended
Expenditure is recognised on a cash basis a5 a liability is incurred. Expenditure includes any VAT
which cannot be fully recovered, and is dassified under headings of the statement of flnancial
activities lo which it rèlates..
expenditure on charitab18 activille8 includes all costs Incurred by a charity in undertaking
activities that further its charitable aimg for the benefll of its beneficiaries. including those support
costs and costs relating lo the governance of the charity apwrtioned lo charitable activit￿8
other 6xpendilure incluées all expenditure that Is ne51her related to raising funds for the charity
nor part of ils expenditure on charitable aclivS1+88.
All costs are allocated lo expenditure categories refle¢ling the use of the resource. DiTrct costs
allribulable lo a single activity are allocaleé éireGtly lo that aclivily. Shared costs are apportioned
be￿een the a¢livilies they contribute lo on a reasonable, lusliflable and consislenl basis.
Tanglble a88ot8
All fixed £ss8ls are initially recorded al cost, and subsequ6nlly staled at cosl18ss any accumulated
depreciallon and impairmenl10sses.
No depreclatlon has been provided on the Soclety properly as the market value 18 In exc6ss of
cost.
Deproclatlon
Depreciatlon is calculated so as lo wrlie off the cost or valuallon of an ass81. less Ils residual value,
over the useful econom1¢ life of that asset as follows..
Soclely Propety
Equlpmenl
Soclety Fixtures and flttlng$
Not depreciated
33Vo reducing balance
25Vo reducing balance
Impalrment of flx•d as$ot8
A review for indicator5 Of impairment Is carried out al each reportlng date, with the re￿Verable
amount being eslimaled where such indicators exist. Where the Carrylng value exceeds Ihe
recoverable amount, the asset is impaired accordingly.
stocks
Stocks are moasured al the lower of cost and eslimaled selling prfce less costs lo complete and
sell. Cost includes all costs of purchase and other costs incurred in bringing the stock to its present
location and condlllon.
Flnanclal Instrumgnt•
The charity's principal financ￿1 Instruments comprise bank and building society accounts. Due to
the nature of the financial Instruments there is no exposure to price or other signtNcanl rlsks.

Christian Science Society Sheffield
Notes to the Financial Statements (¢onlthugd)
Year ended 31 December 2024
Voluntary income
Total Funds
2024
Total Funds
2023
Donatlons
Collections
Donations
Kelghley closure donation
Wakef￿O1d dosure donation
Harrogate closure donation
6,041
651
30.000
20,000
6,520
440
25,000
Legacles
Legacy
519
57.211
31,960
Inv•stm•nt incom•
Total Fund8
2024
Totsl Funds
2023
Bank interest
Car park income
226
19,420
18,720
18,720
19,646
Othor Incom•
Total Fund•
2024
Total Funds
2023
Insurance claim receipt
8,316
Church expen809
Total Fund8
2024
Total Funds
2023
Water
Llght and heal
Repairs and maintènance
Insurance
Independent examlnallon
Telephone
Cleanlng and windows
Promotion and advertising
Computer consumables
421
1,297
2,910
2.125
810
137
3,011
337
518
755
9,347
2.178
780
158
2,506
588
11,706
16.828

Christian Science Society Sheffield
Notas to the Financial Statements (Coftllnved)
Year ended 31 December 2024
Roadlng roorn oxpgnsos
Total Funds
2024
Total Funds
2023
Water
Light and heat
Loss on Reading room sales
222
1,396
1,677
672
672
Donatlon8
Total Fund•
2024
Total Funds
2023
Donations
250
Donations comprise..
2024
2023
COP Yorkshire
250
10. N•t oxpendltur•
Nel expenditure is slated after charglng:
2024
2023
D8preclalion of tanglble fixed a8se15
9,194
11,612
11. Ind•pendont examlnatlon f•48
2024
2023
Fees payable lo the independent examiner for..
Independent examlnalion of the financlal statemen15
810
780
10.

Christian Science Society Sheffield
Notes to the Financial Statements (conllnued)
Year ended 31 December 2024
12. Staff costs
There were no employees or staff costs.
13. Tru81ee remuneratlon and exp•ns•s
The Iruslees are ¢onsSdered lo be key management personnel.
None of the Iruslees received any remuneration or benefits during the year.
There were no related party transactions during the year12023.. None)-
14. Tanglbl• flxod assots
Society
Freehold
Property
Society
Fixtures &
Flllings
Equlpmenl
Total
Cost
Al 1 January 2024
Addillon8
221,965
78.163
1,956
80.119
14,753
314,881
1,956
316.837
At 31 December 2024
221,965
14,753
Depr•clatSon
At 1 January 2024
Charge for the year
At 31 Docomber 2024
43,475
9,161
52.636
14,655
33
58,130
9,194
14,688
67.324
Carrylng amount
At 31 Do¢ombgr 2024
221,965
221,965
27,483
65
249,513
Al 31 December 2023
34,688
98
256,751
11

Christian Science Society Sheffield
Notes to the Financial Statements (¢oTrtinI￿dp
Year ended 31 December 2024
15. StoGks
2024
2023
Reading Room Stock
2,816
2.905
16. Investments
2024
2023
Investments
478,114
360,239
Investments comprlse..
2024
2023
Ishares Investments
Legal & General Investments
Vanguard Funds Investments
Investment Portfolio Cash Account
11,937
294,483
167,650
6.324
142.082
90.878
120,955
360,239
478,114
Movements during the year compr188'.
Investments broughl forward
Additions during Ihe year
Galns during the year
360,239
75,01)0
42,875
478,114
17. Cash and ca8h •qulvalgnt•
2024
2023
Virgin Bank Current Account
36,191
49,755
18. An•lysl8 of charltabl• fund•
Unr•strl¢ted funds
Gain¥ and
At
losses 31 D•c 2024
At 1 Jan 2024
Income Exwndlture
General Fund
669.650
75,931
{12,628)
33,681
766,634
Gains and
losses 310ec 2023
Al 1 Jan 2023
Income Expenditure
General Fund
539,458
57,922
{18.505)
90,775
669,650
12-

Christian Science Society Sheffield
Notes to the Flnanclal Stat•monts f¢ominu¢d)
Year ended 31 December 2024
18. Analysis of charitable fund8 (conIlnu￿j
Other gains and losses comprise..
2024
2023
Nel gain on disposal of tangible fixed assets
Gains on investmen15
Depreciation
80.241
22.146
111.6121
90,775
42,875
19.194)
33,681
19. Analys18 of net a88et• betw•8n funds
Total Fund8 Total Funds
unre•trlct•d unrestricted
2024
2023
Tangible fixed a$$¢ts
Current assets
249,513
517,121
786.634
256,751
412,899
669,650
N•t as8et8
20. Analys18 of chang08 In not cash and Inve8trnent8
Al
Al 1 Jan 2024 Cash flows 31 Dec 2024
Cash al bank and In hand
Current asset investments
49,755
360,239
409,994
113,5841
117,875
36,191
478,114
104,311
514,305
13-