First Church of Christ, Scientist, Shipley

Analysis

First Church of Christ, Scientist, Shipley is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Shipley. It was registered in November 2019, 7 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, First Church of Christ, Scientist, Shipley reported income of £23k and spending of £47k, spending 200% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £14k to £23k (+61%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 238%. Over the whole period it spent 117% 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, Shipley sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bangladesh Islamic Social Organisation and Modina Mosque (£23k), Hartlepool Church of the Nazarene (£23k) and Greenstones Christian Trust (£23k).