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EAST HERTS GOSPEL HALL TRUST

Registered charity 1175387 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF GOSPEL HALLS FOR THE RELIGIOUS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES OF CHRISTIANS KNOWN AS BRETHREN. DETAILS OF THE ORIGINS, TEACHINGS AND WAY OF LIFE OF THE BRETHREN CAN BE FOUND ON THEIR WEBSITE WWW.PLYMOUTHBRETHRENCHRISTIANCHURCH.ORG

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

Latest income
£1.5m
Latest spending
£225k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held total unrestricted funds of £6,840,846 at the year end, with free reserves explicitly stated as £nil. The trustees report that no reserves policy is needed because expenditure is minimal and supported by affiliated trusts, noting that any shortfall will be met by donated services income from the Hertford Gospel Hall Trust.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Ross S Stacey, trustee, is a director of Enfield Safety Supplies, from which the trust purchased goods, at cost, for £416.71 (2024: £359.09).
“Ross S Stacey, trustee, is a director of Enfield Safety Supplies, from which the trust purchased goods, at cost, for £416.71 (2024: £359.09). Volunteers East Herts Gospel Hall Trust relies entirely on volunteers to carry out the management, administration and general maintenance work. The Trust has no paid staff or paid Trustees.” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Brown Warner LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 05/04/2025)

Total income
£1.5m
Total spending
£225k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (90% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£1.5m£225k
05/04/2024£310k£104k
05/04/2023£3.2m£93k
05/04/2022£1.3m£23k
05/04/2021£549k£6k

Common questions

Is EAST HERTS GOSPEL HALL TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held total unrestricted funds of £6,840,846 at the year end, with free reserves explicitly stated as £nil. The trustees report that no reserves policy is needed because expenditure is minimal and supported by affiliated trusts, noting that any shortfall will be met by donated services income from the Hertford Gospel Hall Trust. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Brown Warner LLP.

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£112k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
EAST HERTS GOSPEL HALL TRUST£1.5m—0unclear—no doubt
SWAFFHAM GOSPEL HALL TRUST FY2025£1.1m—0above—no doubt
DERWENT VALLEY GOSPEL HALL TRUST FY2025£169k—0unclear—no doubt
EGERTON GOSPEL HALL TRUST FY2025£314k—0unclear—no doubt
HERTFORD GOSPEL HALL TRUST FY2025£2.8m—0unclear—no doubt
THE LEEWOOD GOSPEL HALL TRUST FY2025£206k—0unclear—no doubt

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