Joint Christian Science Reading Room UK
Analysis
Joint Christian Science Reading Room UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Poole. It was registered in September 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Joint Christian Science Reading Room UK reported income of £140k and spending of £199k, spending 143% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £100k to £140k (+39%), an average of +8.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 207%. Over the whole period it spent 115% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Joint Christian Science Reading Room UK sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dorcan Church Swindon (£140k), The London Centre for Spiritual Direction (£140k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Nicholas, Codsall, Staffordshire in the Diocese of Lichfield (£139k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Provide Christian Science Reading Room activities at events and on-line throughout the UK.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Dorcan Church Swindon | Swindon | £140k |
| The London Centre for Spiritual Direction | London | £140k |
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Nicholas, Codsall, Staffordshire in the Diocese of Lichfield | Staffordshire | £139k |
| Mary Platt Methodist Pre -School | Cumbria | £140k |