SARUM HILL GOSPEL HALL TRUST

Registered charity 1198631 · 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

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 WORLD-WIDE 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; ANDB) 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

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £382,489 for the year ended 5 April 2025, driven largely by a surplus on the disposal of freehold property. However, the charity holds very low unrestricted free reserves of £10,913, which is significantly below the total net assets of £4,016,967 held primarily in fixed assets. The trustees confirm that all funds are unrestricted and 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

Accounts audited by Riverside Accountancy Lancaster Limited. 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.

• 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
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

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 £275k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 05/04/2024)

Reported reserves equal ~2.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

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

• Stephen Parsonschair
• Benjamin Roy
• Graham Gilbert
• Murray Lindsell
• Ruben Parsons

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

Operates in: Reading

Income and spending

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