HOLYHEAD ROAD GOSPEL HALL TRUST

Registered charity 1159423 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Charitable religious purposes connected with the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church

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.

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: Shropshire, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£208k
Latest spending
£58k
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of incoming resources over resources expended of £150,274 for the year ended 5 April 2025. Per the trustees' report, free reserves at the year end were £227,185, which the trustees are increasing to fund the construction of a new Gospel hall. The trustees confirmed that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% of income)
“Total voluntary income received this year was £206,859 compared to £99,950 in the previous year.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee Mr Rob Blackledge was repaid a loan of £25,000 made in 2024 for land purchase.
“During the year a Trustee Mr Rob Blackledge was repaid a loan that he had made to the Trust amounting to £25,000. This loan was made in 2024 and towards the purchase of land to build a new gospel hall.” — page 16
“Aggregate donations to the Trust received from Trustees and Related Parties during the year amounted to £69,055 (2024: £500).” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Aggregate donations from Trustees and Related Parties amounted to £69,055.
“During the year a Trustee Mr Rob Blackledge was repaid a loan that he had made to the Trust amounting to £25,000. This loan was made in 2024 and towards the purchase of land to build a new gospel hall.” — page 16
“Aggregate donations to the Trust received from Trustees and Related Parties during the year amounted to £69,055 (2024: £500).” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2025

  • Volunteers: 180

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2024

  • Volunteers: 52

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2023

  • Volunteers: 52
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Shropshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£208k£58k
05/04/2024£105k£53k
05/04/2023£33k£95k
05/04/2022£39k£50k
05/04/2021£63k£58k

Common questions

Is HOLYHEAD ROAD GOSPEL HALL TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of incoming resources over resources expended of £150,274 for the year ended 5 April 2025. Per the trustees' report, free reserves at the year end were £227,185, which the trustees are increasing to fund the construction of a new Gospel hall. The trustees confirmed that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HOLYHEAD ROAD GOSPEL HALL TRUST£208k—0unclear—no doubt
WETHERBY ROAD GOSPEL HALL TRUST FY2025£148k—0unclear—no doubt
LEAMINGTON GOSPEL HALL TRUST FY2026£232k—0above—no doubt
CHESTERFIELD GOSPEL HALL TRUST FY2025£245k—0unclear—no doubt
WALDEN ROAD GOSPEL HALL TRUST FY2025£33k—0unclear—no doubt
ALLERTON GOSPEL HALL TRUST FY2026£271k—0above—no doubt

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