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Tag: scientology business
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How Scientology Infiltrated City of London Police
Ahead of the opening of it’s first UK £23mil ‘Ideal Org’ in London in 2006, the Church of Scientology began a campaign to win over the support of local authorities known as ‘safe pointing’. Based on policy written by founder L. Ron Hubbard, Scientologists are encouraged to meet with local officials, authorities and opinion leaders…
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East Grinstead Hospital Criticised for Accepting £50,000 Scientology Donation
East Grinstead’s Queen Victoria Hospital, which is renowned for its reconstructive surgery and burns care, accepted a £50,000 donation from the Church of Scientology in October 2017 despite criticism from local opinion leaders. Featured in this BBC News article by John Sweeney, the hospital claimed the donation was “considered in the context of all relevant…
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Profile: Janet Laveau, Managing Director – Scientology UK
Who runs Scientology in the United Kingdom? Canadian-born Janet Laveau is listed as the Managing Director of the Church of Scientology Religious Education College Inc (COSRECI), the Australian-registered charity through with Scientology runs its UK operation, but who is she and what else do we know about her? In 2008, Laveau appeared alongside former Scientologist…
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How Scientology Failed to Obtain Tax-Exempt Status in the UK
Scientology operates in the UK under an entity known as COSRECI, or Church of Scientology Religious Education College, Inc, which is an Australian-registered Charity that operates exclusively in the UK. The entirety of Scientology’s UK activities operate through COSRECI, including its East Grinstead headquarters Saint Hill Manor, and the ‘Ideal Orgs’ located in London and…
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Scientology’s UK Corporate Structure
Despite receiving religious recognition and IRS tax exemption in the US, the Church of Scientology was denied charity status by the UK Charities Commission in 1999. This means Scientology’s UK operations are taxable by HM Revenue & Customs and the organisation is liable to pay Corporation Tax on its profits. According to the government website…
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