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.

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

Latest income

£208k

Latest spending

£197k

Registered

2008

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity remained financially stable with a net surplus of £11,401 and total unrestricted reserves of £326,440. The trustees report that the level of reserves is satisfactory, although no quantified reserves policy is in place. The charity is prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none

“The principal funding sources of the charity remain donations to the Church together with school fees.” — page 4

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Remuneration paid to wives of trustees (Mrs V Farrant and Mrs J E Holt) as employees of the charity.

“During the year remuneration has been paid to wives and close family members of some of the trustees as employees of the charity. Remuneration is paid below the market rate for the positions they hold as part-time employees of the charity.” — page 15

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered titlein 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
31/12/2024	£208k	£197k
31/12/2023	£223k	£157k
31/12/2022	£191k	£138k
31/12/2021	£148k	£150k
31/12/2020	£149k	£131k

Common questions

Is DEWSBURY GOSPEL CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity remained financially stable with a net surplus of £11,401 and total unrestricted reserves of £326,440. The trustees report that the level of reserves is satisfactory, although no quantified reserves policy is in place. The charity is prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

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

DEWSBURY EVANGELICAL CHURCH income £193k
THE LONDON FULL GOSPEL CENTRAL CHURCH income £974k
GUISELEY BAPTIST CHURCH income £210k
HIS CHURCH - LONDON income £174k
ST GILES’ CHURCH, DESBOROUGH income £112k
LIFE CITY CHURCH income £415k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
DEWSBURY GOSPEL CHURCH	£208k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
DEWSBURY EVANGELICAL CHURCH FY2024	£193k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE LONDON FULL GOSPEL CENTRAL CHURCH FY2024	£974k	—	above	—	no doubt
GUISELEY BAPTIST CHURCH FY2024	£210k	—	above	—	no doubt
HIS CHURCH - LONDON FY2025	£174k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ST GILES’ CHURCH, DESBOROUGH FY2025	£112k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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