First Church of Christ, Scientist, Reading

Analysis

First Church of Christ, Scientist, Reading is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Berkshire. It was registered in August 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, First Church of Christ, Scientist, Reading reported income of £46k and spending of £66k, spending 145% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £71k to £46k (-35%), an average of -10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 149% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, First Church of Christ, Scientist, Reading sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Calvary Chapel Twickenham Limited (£46k), Faithouse (£46k) and The Parish of Stanley and South Moor (£46k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.