CLIFTON HILL GOSPEL HALL TRUST

Registered charity 1166827 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CLIFTON HILL TRUST

The Charity provides Christian gospel preachings for all members of the public in our Hall. Also, there is public preaching of the Gospel during weekdays where free Gospel Tracts and literature are handed out.

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 PRACTIC"); 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.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a significant surplus of £412,417 for the year ended 5 April 2025, driven by a substantial increase in voluntary income to £452,015. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £104,247, which the trustees consider adequate to cover running costs and potential urgent repairs, despite noting increased energy costs. The charity has no employees and relies on donated services and congregation gifts to fund its operations.

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• 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
• 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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 05/04/2021)

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.0%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• MURRAY HOPWOOD
• Michael Philip Hetherington
• Roger Clive Thomson
• SCOTT RIDEWOOD
• Toby James Carron

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

Operates in: Croydon · Sutton

Income and spending

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• HEATHWOOD GOSPEL HALL TRUST income £184k
• CARDIFF GOSPEL HALL TRUST income £248k
• NORTHRIDGE GOSPEL HALL TRUST income £179k
• BROOKFIELD GOSPEL HALL TRUST income £207k
• DOWNHAM GOSPEL HALL TRUST income £186k
• SWAFFHAM GOSPEL HALL TRUST income £1.1m

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