Accounts filed today by the Church of Scientology’s UK operating arm show the organisation has more than tripled its expenditure on legal fees over the last five years and is spiralling into debt, while income appears to have flatlined.
A leaked document has revealed the Church of Scientology have raised in excess of $50 million (£37 million GBP) for the refurbishment of their next ‘Ideal Org’ in Manchester, with work now underway and a ‘Command Team’ shipped in from the US to recruit new staff.
Actress Leah Remini has issued a statement applauding former Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott after a bombshell letter was released last week in which she urged UK authorities to investigate Scientology’s finances for fraudulent activity.
Recent financial filings with the Australian Charities & Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) paint a worrying financial picture for Scientology’s UK operations. Operating through an Australian-registered entity known as COSRECI (Church of Scientology Religious Education College, Inc), Scientology are required to file annual [continue reading…]
