FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST,.SCIENTIST,
CLAYGATE & ESHER
ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST OCTOBER 2025
Charlty Number 268539

FIRST CHURCH OF CHRisf, SClENT15f, CL4YGATE & ESHER
THE TRUSTEES, REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2025
Status
First Church of Christ. Scienlist, Claygate and Esher is a registered charity number
268539.
Constltutional Objects
First Church of Christ, Scientist, Claygate and Esher is a branch of The Mother Church,
The First Church of Christ, Scienti8t, Boston, fvlassachusetts.
The church 18 govemed by its Constrtution and by-laws, which regulate such matters as
finance and propety. and the election, duties and responsibiliti8s of member8 arKI officer8.
Its object 18 to maintain, demonstrats arKI spread the knowledge of Truth, as set forth in
the Bible and "Science and Health with Key to the ScriptLtres" by Mary Baker Eddy, the
Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science and Leader of the Christian Scien¢e
Movement. The church is open to all.
Fulfilmont of ObJ•ct8. Actlvltle• and Publlc Bmgfft
The Trustses have cornplied with the duty In Section 17(5) of the Charities Act 2011 to
have due regard to public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission.
The church holds services and meelings in accordance with its objects. A Sunday service
is held at 10.30 am. The service of worship and prayer includes readings from the Bible
and "Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy, prayer8,
congregational singing and a solo.
A Sunday School 18 held at 10.30 am for chIld￿n and young people up to the age of 20,
where they leam how to make practical the moral and spiritual teachings of the Bible in
their own lives. Pupils attend the classes in the church or online, and in addition to the
local community, they come from elsewhere in the UK and frorn other countries.
A meeting Is tr￿1d at 7.30 pm each Wednesday, exc*pt on the first Wednesday of each
month when it is held at 12.OOprn. It provides everyone with the opportunrty to share with
others, the healings and experiences that have resulted from the study and practice of
Christian Scien￿. This meetiro also includes readings from the Bible and 'Science and
Health with Key to the Scriptures, by Mary Baker Eddy to help those attending address
world probths and individual and community concems with effective prayer.
The Sunday 8ervice and Wednesday meetings are accessible through the Zoom system
and open to anyone, anywhere, unable to attend them in person. A significant number of
people in the immediate area as well as other8 in many parts of the UK and overseas
regularly listen to these online services. The number of those attending online varies
between 20 and 35, plus up to 80 people accessing recordings of services afterwards.
These recordings are available on the church website for a week. The recordings of
Wednesday meetings are pennanently deleted from church files within 3 months.

FIRST CHURCH OF CHRisf, SCIENTIST, CLAYGATE & ESHER
The Church maintains a Reading Room throughout the year, and it is open for a period
once a week. It serves as a spiritual resource centre, enabling the public to find spiritual
solutions to their problems. and provides a supportive environment for study,
contemplation and prayer. The sales room and lending library stock the Bible the Christian
Science textbook, scien￿ and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary 8aker Eddy. and
other books on Christian Science published by the Christian Science Publishing Society,
as well as selected articles from the Christs'an Science Monitor in Monitor Weekly. CDS and
magazines Such as the Christian Science Joumal and Sentinel,
There is a digital display screen with changing slides installed in the front window. This
gives information about church activities and inspirational pictures and writings from the
Bible and Science and Health by Mary Baker Eddy, appropriate for the times.
Lactu
The FCCS Claygate & Esher presented two lectures during 2025. The first was given by
Nikki O'Hagan, CS entitled 'The Science of God and its Power to Transform Us, Saturday
1st Febwary. It was very well attended. Online access was restricted to members who
were unable to attend the lecture in person in our church. The lecture was not recorded or
made available online. The second lecture was streamed live online and was by Nate
Frederick CS entitled 'Prayer and Well-being: A spiritual adventure, on 22nd June 2025
and was held in our church. It was well attended and was available online for several
weeks.
Ll8t ol oth•r k•y actlvitlm ovor tho la•t 12 month•
Launched new website built by the UK Online Reading Room and transferred the
domain and email to their host
Purchase of Sumup card machine and new mobile phone to enable easier
collection taking and communication from the Reading Room
Installed new literature dispensers
Repainted upper front windows
Redecorated auditorium walls following change8 to 8peaker8
Arranged for roof inspection
Reviewed building insurance
Safeguarding policies reviewed by new Sunday School Superintendent, and
additional training attended and shared with teachers
Bought SS iPad and put new arrangements in pla￿ for technical assistant to
Support technical requirements for Sunday School
Held a Sunday School farn1￿ picnic lunch
Supported two Sunday School pupils attending Junior Focus October weekend
Hosted zoom meeting on behalf of Hawthorne Trust to provide an update to Surrey
churches on Charton Manor and Christian Science nursing in South East
Continued collaboration with Elmbridge I£AN, local charity
Food bank collection for Ukraine
Registered with Sharesy Website - c￿nrnUnty Venue Partnerships

FIRST CHURCH OF CHRisf. SClENTrsf. CLAYGATE & ESHER
Revi•w of Financial Activitie3 and Investment update
The Increased resources of the church as a result of a large legacy from a late member
and the sale of the Reading Room in 2016 continue to be tumed to good account. A gift
from the Westminster Fund towards church activities was accepted and put towards the
developmerrt of the new website.
At the October Members, Business Meeting, the church members took a decision to close
the CAF bank account and open HSBC Money Manager account in ts place. This was a
purely practical decision as it simpllfies the management of our bank relationship.
New investrnents are the responsibility of the Board, which shall obtain proper advice, if
necessary, from an investment manager authorised and regulated by the Financial
Sep4ices Authorrty. The Board shall obtsin the sanction of the membership on matters of
principle via normal Business Meekn'ng8.
Re8arvo8
The Church has investrnent reserves of £393,774 (end of Oct). This compares with
£379,834 12 months earlier. The investment portfolio's total annual return was 8.4 %. The
monetsry a888ts totalled £33.917 (£18.982 - 2024)
There 18 no specific Re88rve Policy at present.
Futur• Devolopmonts
The holding of broadcasting of services will continue. An updated website is fully
functional. Regular giving by members and listeners is expected to continue to meet the
running cost of the church, and any further projects and donations to other Christian
Science based charities, will be undertaken following a vote of the church member8hip at a
business meeting.
Oryan18allonal Structhro
A First Reader and Second Reader conduct the church services and testimony meetings.
A President conducts church business meetings. The members elect these officers. The
general management of the church is the responsibility of the Executive Board of four,
unpaid members (the Trustees). The Readers, President and Board are elected each year
at a Members, Meeting in early November, and take up office the following February. They
hold the office for one year and for no more than three years consecutively.
Those who served duriryJ the past year are as follows..
First Reader. Nicholas Woodeson
Second Reader: Virginia Woodeson
The Board..
Mr J Witney (Chair)
Mr J Alanko
Mrs J Abbott
Mrs S Tarboton

FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST, CLAYGATE & ESHER
President.. Mr J P BlarKJ
Clerk.. Mrs A Walls
Treasurer.. Mrs MJ Pearson
Statsment of th• Board's RMpon8iblliti08
The Board is responsible for keeping proper accounting records, which disclose with
reasonable accuracy at any time, the financial position of the church. They are also
responsible for safeguarding the assets of the church and hence for tsking reasonable
steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Principal Addre
45 Hare Lane, Claygate, Esher, Surrey, l(r10 9BY
Website addr058
www.chri8tianscienceclaygate.org
Bankorn
HSBC Bank plc, 34 High Street. Walton-on-Thames, Surrey KT12 1 DD
CAF Bank, 25 Kings Hill Avenue, Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent ME19 4JQ
Inv•8tsnont Advlsor
Rathbones incorporating Investsc Wealth and Investment Limrted Boumemouth, Midland
House, 2 Poole R08d, Bournemouth. BH2 5QY
Roportlng Accountsnt
Bullimores, Chartered Accountants, Old Printers Yard, Dorking. Surrey RH4 2HF
Approval
The report of the Trustees was approved by the Members on 12th January 2026 and
signed on their behalf.
John Wrtney
Chair of Trustees

srATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND PAYMENT5 FOR THE YEAR TO 31ST OCTOBER 2025
Unre5trlrted Fund
Receipts
Collertions & donatlons
2025
2024
30.397
25,000
12,027
328
30.708
Legacy
Gift Aid tsx recovered11)
Interest
420
Readlng Room receipts
Total Recelpts
652
759
68,404
31,887
Payments
Re3dlng Room purchases
Outreach12}
Cost of Servlces131
Church Premises costs141
Admlnlstratlon1S1
Commlttee on Publlcatlon
1,378
12,990
21,117
13,674
13.738
740
954
7.953
20,548
14.434
12,342
570
Independent examlner's fee
Bank charges
Major repalrs and Improvements
New Roof - Final payment
Total payments
1,956
166
13,710
1.860
197
2,928
3,217
65,003
79,469
411.065
433,116
B•nk balances at start of year
Investment Sèles
Investment purchases
Monetary assets at the year end
18.982
26,000
37,098
15,000
33.917
18.982
Movernent for the year to 31st October 2025
Market value at the beginning of the year
Movements durlng the perlod:
Cash invested
Income relnvested
£379,834
£345,934
£5,839
4.710
-£26,000
£38,810
£393,773
£4,803
-£4,332
-£15,000
£48,429
£379,834
Investment mana8er's fee for the year- provlslonal
Cash withdraw
Increase (decrease) In market value- provlslonal
Value at year end
The In¢ome b relnvested and the Investment manayrfs fee Is charled to the Investmert accounL

NOTE5 TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR ThE YEAR ENDED 315TocfoBER 2025
Actountlng polkles
The Church Is a 'small' charlty having a gross income of less than £250,000 excludlng capltal
dlsposa15 and therefore drav￿ up its accounts on the receipts and payments basbs.
The Readlng Room stock has been valued at a nominal value.
2025
l. Glft Ald- not irf•IV￿ untll Nov. 24
£5,879
£6,148
2 (knreach costs
Lectures
Webslte Ihostingl
RR Screen updates
UK CS RR onllne- £lth) pm
Donatlons pald- TMC, CS Nursln8
5,578
1,912
300
1,200
4.OLY)
12,990
2,162
591
1,200
4.000
7,953
3 Cost of wrvlces
ZoomlSoundcloud/Muslc Ucenses
TelephonelBroadband (other than Zoom)
Allowances- Readers
Muslcians
Sound Technlclan
795
587
763
5,170
11,487
2,223
359
4,373
11,255
1,975
459
Quarterlles
Organ Servlce
Sundries (New books, taxls)
293
411
635
21,117
20,548
4 Church piernlses fosts
CleanlnglGarden malntenance
Electrlclty Ilncludes £930 deposltl
Insurance
MalntenaTh￿ - wlndow keys
Water
4.897
3,381
3,704
5,056
4,664
3.865
675
288
174
13,674
14.434
5 Church admlnlstratlon ¢osts
Clerwreasurer
Accountlng software
Payroll costs IBulllmores/HMRCI
Sundries lincludes CSJ listlng)
8,519
186
7,680
186
2.779
2.254
13.738
2,654
1,822
12.342

FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SClEr￿45T. CLAYGATE ESHER
STATEMENT OF ASSETS & UA8ILrnES AT 31sr ocroBER 2025
2025
Bank balances:
Bank account HS8C
Deposlt and Cur￿nt accounts CAF Bank- c105ed 23 October 25
Church worklng capitsl
33,917
3,896
15,086
18,982
33,917
Other Assets
Investments at ffla￿et value
393,774
379,834
The Readlng Room stock
1,500
1,000
Freehold Bulldlngs at insurance value..
The Church bulldlng at December 2024
The contents
1,812,988
79,607
1,958,385
78,819
The accounts were approved by the Members on 12th January 2026
and slgned on their behalf by
John Wltnev
Chair of Trustees

FIRST CHURCH OFCHIUST, SCIENTIST, CLAYGATE AND ESHER {ChArlty number 268539)
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORTTO THE TRUSTEES
FOR THE PERIOD FROM 01 NOVEMBER 2024 TO 31 OCTOBER 21125
I report to the tru5te&4 on my exwnination of the oCCOUrtts of First Church of Christ, ScientLSt. Claygat¢ and
Esher (the Chgrityl for thr period ended 31 (kwber 2025. whith are set out on pa8&$ 6 to 8.
R¢JpoAslbllitles alld ball$ of report
As the ¢harity trustees of the Charity, you are T￿￿￿5]ble for the prepaT8tion of th¢ ￿COUnts in accordance with
the requirem¢nt$ of thc Charitie5 Act 2011 Cihc Act,).
I report in respect of my examination of the Charity's accounts carried ou¢ under 3¢¢tion 145 of the 2011 Act and
in carrying oui my examinatlon, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission
under section 145{Sllbl of the Aet.
ltsdtpe￿dtn( txamlner'j $¢1¢wn￿f
I have completcd my examination. I confimi that no materi81 motters have corne to my Att￿tion in o)nnection
wilh th¢ ¢ygminaiÈon which gives me cause to believe that. ID any maleri&l respBCt..
a¢countlTh8 records Were not kcpt in respect of the Charity ￿ required by %¢¢ion 130 of the Aet. or
2. the gceounis do not ac￿rd with ihose records.
th¢ accounts th) not ￿mplY wi¢h the appli¢abl¢ requirements conccrning the fom and conientof
accourt¢s set oyl in the ChaTtties (Account5 and Reports) RegulatiOll5 2(M)8 other th4n any r¢quir¢m¢nl
that the accounts give 8 true and fair view which L5 not a matter wnsider¢d as part of an independent
examination.
I have eorL¢erns and have ￿me across no othtt rnatt￿ in wnnecLion with thc examination to which Attention
should be drawn in thi5 report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounis ￿ be Teached.
Name of principRI..
Ms S Edwards FCA
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