Christian Science Society, Portsmouth and Chichester

Registered charity 1166463 Registered since 2016

Operates: Portsmouth City, West Sussex

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

8.7y median 6y

average tenure

19y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

9.8y

average years in governance

2 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

General Charitable Purposes 3Religious Activities 3Education/training 1

Commercial experience

Health and social care 2

Gaps to watch

Several long-serving trustees could step down together
Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves

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Contact

Website	www.csportsmouth.co.uk
Email	info@csportsmouth.org.uk
Phone	023 9266 2838
Address	Christian Science Society, 178 London Road, PORTSMOUTH, PO2 9DP

Finances

£38,970 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2020	£13,664	£12,667
2021	£24,544	£40,603
2022	£93,224	£32,963
2023	£33,293	£43,128
2024	£38,970	£29,662

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesReligious Activities

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Provides Human ResourcesProvides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides Services

Charitable objects

THE OBJECT OF THE ASSOCIATION IS TO MAINTAIN, DEMONSTRATE AND SPREAD THE TEACHINGS OF TRUTH AS FOUND IN THE BIBLE AND IN SCIENCE AND HEALTH WITH KEY TO THE SCRIPTURES BY MARY BAKER EDDY, THE DISCOVERER AND FOUNDER OF CHRISTIAN SCIENCE; AND TO ABIDE BY THE SPIRIT AND INTENT OF THE CHURCH MANUAL OF THE FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST, IN BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

Governing document: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 01 JAN 1907AS AMENDED ON 02 AUG 2015AS AMENDED ON 28 FEB 2016 as amended on 05 Nov 2023

Trustees (3)

3trustees

67median age

0aged 70+

Richard Soutarage 67 Chair since 2007
Cora Magee since 2020
Rodney Somerset DE Chair since 2025

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Hawthorne Trust Limited 1 shared trustee

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