CHELMHALL GOSPEL HALL TRUST

Registered charity 1170779 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Trust provides and maintains gospel halls for the religious activities of Christians often referred to as 'Brethren'. Details of the origins, teachings and way of life of the Brethren can be found on their website - www.plymouthbrethrenchristianchurch.org.

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: Wiltshire, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£34k
Latest spending
£34k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted free reserves of £2,689 at the year end, having adopted a policy of maintaining no significant reserves. The charity reported a small surplus of incoming resources over expenditure for the year, with total voluntary income of £34,093 against resources expended of £33,966. The trustees confirmed 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

Reserves policy: no significant reserves (reserves figure: £3k)
“Accordingly, the Trustees have decided to adopt a policy of maintaining no significant reserves.” — page 6
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.

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: 170

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

  • Volunteers: 170

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

  • Volunteers: 30

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £225k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 05/04/2022)

Total income
£578k
Total spending
£15k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
0

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£34k£34k
05/04/2024£493k£28k
05/04/2023£18k£25k
05/04/2022£578k£15k
05/04/2021£2k£418k

Common questions

Is CHELMHALL GOSPEL HALL TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted free reserves of £2,689 at the year end, having adopted a policy of maintaining no significant reserves. The charity reported a small surplus of incoming resources over expenditure for the year, with total voluntary income of £34,093 against resources expended of £33,966. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds CHELMHALL GOSPEL HALL TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CHELMHALL GOSPEL HALL TRUST as a grant recipient include Salisbury Gospel Hall Trust.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
Salisbury Gospel Hall TrustFY2024£473kDonated services / Grant
Salisbury Gospel Hall TrustFY2022£180kDonation of Gospel Hall premises (Church Road hall) for Nil Consideration, recorded as expenditure at market value.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
PBCC Properties UK1£100k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CHELMHALL GOSPEL HALL TRUST£34k—0unclear—no doubt
CHELMSFORD GOSPEL HALL TRUST FY2025£1.1m—0above—no doubt
EASTBROOK GOSPEL HALL TRUST FY2025£190k—0above—no doubt
FAIRFAX GOSPEL HALL TRUST FY2025£62k—0below—no doubt
TUNBRIDGE WELLS GOSPEL HALL TRUST FY2025£315k—0above—no doubt
HERTFORD GOSPEL HALL TRUST FY2025£2.8m—0unclear—no doubt

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