SOUTH DOWNS GOSPEL HALL TRUST

Registered charity 1162400 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Religious activities.Other charitable purposes.

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(FAITH IN PRACTICE); 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: East Hampshire, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of incoming resources over resources expended for the year ended 5 April 2025, driven largely by donations collected for a planned new building. The charity holds unrestricted free reserves of £553,725, which exceeds the previous year's figure of £293,557. The trustees maintain a policy of holding no significant reserves, noting that regular outgoings are minimal and the charity has no employees.

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.

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
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Broderick John Knappettchair
• Darrell Anderson
• Mr Patrick Tennent
• Shane Lee White

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

Operates in: Hampshire · Surrey · West Sussex

Income and spending

Common questions

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Side by side with its peers

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