THE GOSHEN TRUST
We support a wide variety of national and international Christian projects. Partnering with other UK charities to achieve these aims.Applications should be submitted by email only to [email protected]. Could you give a brief overview of the project, no more than 2 sides of A4, the amount requested, total funding target and your UK charity number?
Objects
TO APPLY THE INCOME AND CAPITAL OF THE COMPANY FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE COMPANY SHALL IN ITS ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE: "CHARITABLE" SHALL MEAN CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total funds stood at £9,728,023, with unrestricted reserves of £9,728,023. The trustees report that the charity has reduced expenditure to align with income to ensure long-term viability, noting that budgeted income and expenditure are sufficient with the level of reserves to continue as a going concern.
What the accounts disclose
“The charity’s policy is to spend any cash income received in the year and to use reserves for any expenditure over and above this income. However, any surplus may be carried forward for use in the foreseeable future.” — page 5
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2025
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2024
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2023
- Grant-making is its main activity
Corporate structure
- Registered company of the charity Companies House 06112422
Company officers (Companies House)
- DICKEN, Rachel Alice on trustee list
- DICKEN, Albert George on trustee list
- DICKEN, Alison on trustee list
- DICKEN, Jonathan Richard on trustee list
- DICKEN, Pauline Bernice on trustee list
Property (HM Land Registry)
Trustees
- ALBERT GEORGE DICKENchair
- ALISON DICKEN
- JONATHAN RICHARD DICKEN
- PAULINE BERNICE DICKEN
- Rachel Alice Dicken
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 05/04/2025 | £381k | £336k |
| 05/04/2024 | £417k | £450k |
| 05/04/2023 | £355k | £427k |
| 05/04/2022 | £318k | £414k |
| 05/04/2021 | £310k | £457k |
Common questions
Is THE GOSHEN TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds stood at £9,728,023, with unrestricted reserves of £9,728,023. The trustees report that the charity has reduced expenditure to align with income to ensure long-term viability, noting that budgeted income and expenditure are sufficient with the level of reserves to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Baines Jewitt Limited.
Funders of similar charities
Charities like this
- THE P27 TRUST
- THE GWENETH MOXON CHARITABLE TRUST
- THE GODINTON CHARITABLE TRUST
- THE GOODENOUGH CHARITABLE TRUST
- GOSPEL PARTNERS TRUST
- THE ROSTON CHARITABLE TRUST
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE GOSHEN TRUST | £381k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE P27 TRUST | £963k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE GWENETH MOXON CHARITABLE TRUST | £43k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE GODINTON CHARITABLE TRUST | £153k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE GOODENOUGH CHARITABLE TRUST | £50k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| GOSPEL PARTNERS TRUST | £259k | — | — | above | — | no doubt |