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At a glance · official register
What are the key facts about First Church of Christ Scientist Poole?
Reported income · year ending 2025-12-31
£37,994
Reported spending · year ending 2025-12-31
£62,835
Registered charity number
236171
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Trust
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Parkstone
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes
Quick answer
First Church of Christ Scientist Poole (number 236171) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does First Church of Christ Scientist Poole do?
The Charity is a church which holds Sunday services, midweek meetings and Sunday School for students up to the age of 20, all of which are open to the public. The Church has a Reading Room and organises public lectures. It is part of the world-wide Christian Science movement. For more details see www.poolechristianscience.com
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for First Church of Christ Scientist Poole
Answers First Church of Christ Scientist Poole gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 December 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are First Church of Christ Scientist Poole's highest-paid staff paid?
First Church of Christ Scientist Poole's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register records First Church of Christ Scientist Poole as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid
First Church of Christ Scientist Poole's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Where it says it operates
Dorset · Poole
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: The General Public/mankind.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
Linked funds and trusts
The register records these funds under parent charity number 236171. They are not counted as separate charity registrations in this directory. Check each linked record for its purposes.
What causes is First Church of Christ Scientist Poole registered for?
Religious Activities
Why is there no Clarity Score for First Church of Christ Scientist Poole yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score First Church of Christ Scientist Poole.
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Is First Church of Christ Scientist Poole a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists First Church of Christ Scientist Poole as a registered charity (number 236171) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is First Church of Christ Scientist Poole's charity number?
First Church of Christ Scientist Poole's charity number is 236171. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 236171?
Search 236171 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does First Church of Christ Scientist Poole do?
The Charity is a church which holds Sunday services, midweek meetings and Sunday School for students up to the age of 20, all of which are open to the public. The Church has a Reading Room and organises public lectures. It is part of the world-wide Christian Science movement. For more details see www.poolechristianscience.com
Does First Church of Christ Scientist Poole have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for First Church of Christ Scientist Poole. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to First Church of Christ Scientist Poole?
First Church of Christ Scientist Poole does not list a website in its register entry. Its official Charity Commission entry lists its contact details — CharityCompare never processes donations.
How much is First Church of Christ Scientist Poole's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. First Church of Christ Scientist Poole's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to First Church of Christ Scientist Poole?
The register records First Church of Christ Scientist Poole as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are First Church of Christ Scientist Poole's trustees paid?
First Church of Christ Scientist Poole's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was First Church of Christ Scientist Poole registered as a charity?
First Church of Christ Scientist Poole was entered on the register on 7 April 1965.