Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
  • All female board: -3
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

SECOND CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST, BIRMINGHAM 

Provides regular public Sunday service and Sunday School & public meetings on Wednesday evenings. Provides a Reading Room open four days per week for the public to read, borrow or purchase literature on Christian Science. Distributes free literature to the workers at hotels and offices in the church area. Gives at least one free Christian Science lecture to the public each year.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is completely female

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23*£18£17£2n/an/an/an/an/a4
31/03/22£12£10£2n/an/an/an/an/a7
31/03/21£19£15£4n/an/an/an/an/a3
31/03/20£8£14£-6n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/19£18£13£5n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/03/18£21£24£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£19£16£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£20£18£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£19£19£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£23£21£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£24£36£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£44£22£23£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£65£21£44£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£40£19£20£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£26£24£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£29£22£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£23£23£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06*£144£15£129£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£20£18£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£55£45£10£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 32 years

www.csbirmingham.com

sccsbirmingham@googlemail.com

01216434613

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • Religious Activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Birmingham City,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 4 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 12/10/1992, number: 1014735
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR23: 39 days late, AR06: 0 days late, AR04: 32 days late,
Main office

Christian Science Church
4 The Wharf
16 Bridge Street
BIRMINGHAM
B1 2JS

Objectives

TO MAINTAIN AND SPREAD THE TRUTH AS SET FORTH IN THE BIBLE,AND INTERPRETED BY MARY BAKER EDDY IN HER WRITINGS. THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CAUSE OF CHRISTIAN SCIENCE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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