DEWSBURY GOSPEL CHURCH

Registered charity 1123715 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE BRANCH CHRISTIAN BOOKS, THE BRANCH CHRISTIAN SCHOOL

The advancement of the Christian faith by preaching, teaching and proclaiming the Christian Gospel and pastoral care. The distribution of the Bible & other Christian literature, and by all forms of broadcasting media. The advancement of education on the basis of Christian principles. Also the relief of persons in conditions of need, hardship or distress, or who are aged or sick.

Objects

1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ARTICLES OF FAITH SET OUT IN ARTICLE 34 OF THE ARTICLES INCLUDING, WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, BY THE PREACHING AND PROCLAMATION OF THE CHRISTIAN GOSPEL, THE TEACHING OF CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE AND PRINCIPLES, PASTORAL CARE, THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE BIBLE AND OTHER CHRISTIAN LITERATURE AND BY ALL FORMS OF BROADCASTING MEDIA;2 THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS OR WHO AE AGED OR SICK;3 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION ON THE BASIS OF CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES; AND4 THE PROMOTION OF SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE BOARD SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£223k

Latest spending

£227k

Registered

2008

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operated at a net deficit of £15,561 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds to £319,874. The trustees consider the level of unrestricted reserves of £310,709 to be satisfactory despite having no quantified reserves policy. The charity remains viable for the foreseeable future and is prepared on a going concern basis.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Paying staff
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Register events

Received assets from another charity (25/08/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Dr Adebowale Adekunle · trustee of 1 other charity
IAN MICHAEL GRACE
JONATHAN HOLT
MR JEREMY CHILDS
Michael David Firth
STEPHEN PAUL HODGSON · trustee of 2 other charities

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Israel · Kirklees

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£223k	£227k
31/12/2024	£208k	£197k
31/12/2023	£223k	£157k
31/12/2022	£191k	£138k
31/12/2021	£148k	£150k

Common questions

Is DEWSBURY GOSPEL CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operated at a net deficit of £15,561 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds to £319,874. The trustees consider the level of unrestricted reserves of £310,709 to be satisfactory despite having no quantified reserves policy. The charity remains viable for the foreseeable future and is prepared on a going concern basis. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
GROUND LEVEL MINISTRY TEAM	1	£750

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with DEWSBURY EVANGELICAL CHURCH.

DEWSBURY EVANGELICAL CHURCH income £193k
CARDIFF GOSPEL HALL TRUST income £248k
THE LONDON FULL GOSPEL CENTRAL CHURCH income £974k
GUISELEY BAPTIST CHURCH income £210k
CHESTERFIELD GOSPEL HALL TRUST income £245k
HEATHWOOD GOSPEL HALL TRUST income £184k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
DEWSBURY GOSPEL CHURCH	£223k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
DEWSBURY EVANGELICAL CHURCH FY2025	£193k	—	above	—	no doubt
CARDIFF GOSPEL HALL TRUST FY2025	£248k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE LONDON FULL GOSPEL CENTRAL CHURCH FY2024	£974k	—	above	—	no doubt
GUISELEY BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025	£210k	—	above	—	no doubt
CHESTERFIELD GOSPEL HALL TRUST FY2025	£245k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.