SUSSEX VALE GOSPEL HALL TRUST

Registered charity 1157889 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Please see trustees annual report

Objects

(A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT INCLUDING BY THE CARRYING ON OF THE SERVICE OF GOD IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS OF THE HOLY BIBLE AS FOLLOWED BY THOSE CHRISTIANS FORMING PART OF A WORLDWIDE FELLOWSHIP KNOWN AS THE "PLYMOUTH BRETHREN CHRISTIAN CHURCH" (THE "BRETHREN") WHOSE CORE DOCTRINE IS SUMMARISED IN SCHEDULE 1 TO THIS DEED AND WHOSE PROPER PRACTICES IN FURTHERANCE OF SOME ASPECTS OF THAT CORE DOCTRINE ARE SUMMARISED IN SCHEDULE 2 TO THIS DEED; AND (B) ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES CONNECTED WITH BRETHREN.

Area of benefit: WEST SUSSEX

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

Causes: Religious Activities · Other Charitable Purposes · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Mid Sussex, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£201k

Latest spending

£82k

Registered

2014

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a significant increase in unrestricted reserves, rising from £578,974 to £242,509, while generating a surplus of incoming resources over expenditure. The trustees confirmed that despite rising energy costs, the charity remains a going concern with no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: maintaining sufficient reserves to cover day-to-day expenditure and any other needs which may arise (held: £243k)

“Accordingly, the Trustees have decided to adopt a policy of maintaining sufficient reserves to cover day-to-day expenditure and any other needs which may arise.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Donations from related parties

“Transactions in the period that require disclosure are donations from related parties of £83,300 (2024; £30,300)” — page 16

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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.

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

Bevan Cowley
Derek McMullan
PETER EVAN HOLDING

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

Operates in: West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£201k	£82k
31/12/2024	£147k	£78k
31/12/2023	£215k	£478k
31/12/2022	£116k	£73k
31/12/2021	£112k	£78k

Common questions

Is SUSSEX VALE GOSPEL HALL TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a significant increase in unrestricted reserves, rising from £578,974 to £242,509, while generating a surplus of incoming resources over expenditure. The trustees confirmed that despite rising energy costs, the charity remains a going concern with no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue operations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GROSVENOR GOSPEL HALL TRUST.

GROSVENOR GOSPEL HALL TRUST income £230k
POLDEN GOSPEL HALL TRUST income £559k
ABBEYDALE GOSPEL HALL TRUST income £268k
SOUTH DOWNS GOSPEL HALL TRUST income £420k
WINCHESTER GOSPEL HALL TRUST income £314k
ASHLEY GOSPEL HALL TRUST income £845k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SUSSEX VALE GOSPEL HALL TRUST	£201k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
GROSVENOR GOSPEL HALL TRUST FY2025	£230k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
POLDEN GOSPEL HALL TRUST FY2025	£559k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ABBEYDALE GOSPEL HALL TRUST FY2025	£268k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SOUTH DOWNS GOSPEL HALL TRUST FY2025	£420k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WINCHESTER GOSPEL HALL TRUST FY2025	£314k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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