ESSEX HALL

Registered charity 248442 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ESSEX HALL (INC), ESSEX HALL INCORPORATED, ESSEX HALL TRUST

The trust provides free office accomodation and occasional grants for the general assembly of Unitarian & Free Christian Churches.

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Latest income

£592k

Latest spending

£463k

Registered

1967

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of £190,583 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £1,514,542. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operation for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified by the auditors regarding its going concern status.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none

“Total incoming resources 579,425 12,657 592,082 554,707 13,621 568 328” — page 9

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: sufficient reserves to meet current anticipated liabilities and anticipated repairs (held: £1.5m)

“Rent Reserve — The Trust’s policy is to maintain sufficient reserves to meet current anticipated liabilities. Repairs Reserve — The Trust’s policy is to maintain sufficient reserves to meet anticipated repairs.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Shaw Gibbs (Audit) Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income

£592k

Total spending

£463k

Reserves (reported)

£8.6m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~223.8 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (92% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

DIANE ROMANO-WOODWARD
Dr DAVID LEWIS WYKES · trustee of 5 other charities
Elizabeth Slade
Jenny Jacobs
Joanne Teresa O'Sullivan · trustee of 2 other charities
RAYMOND HARDING
Rev MARTIN WHITELL · trustee of 4 other charities
Sarah Boyce · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: City Of Westminster

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£592k	£463k
31/12/2024	£568k	£481k
31/12/2023	£414k	£410k
31/12/2022	£446k	£396k
31/12/2021	£558k	£507k

Common questions

Is ESSEX HALL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of £190,583 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £1,514,542. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operation for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified by the auditors regarding its going concern status. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Shaw Gibbs (Audit) Limited.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
ESSEX COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	1	£78k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL GOODMAYES	1	£1k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAFFRON WALDEN	1	£950
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF DANBURY ST JOHN BAPTIST	1	£550
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WIDFORD	1	£229
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER, COLCHESTER	1	£176
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH, WARLEY, ANGLICAN DIOCESE OF CHELMSFORD	1	£50

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ESSEX UNITARIAN CHAPEL AND MINISTER'S HOUSE.

ESSEX UNITARIAN CHAPEL AND MINISTER'S HOUSE income £203k
SUSSEX VALE GOSPEL HALL TRUST income £201k
CITIZENS ADVICE ESSEX LIMITED income £2.1m
EMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH, EXETER income £245k
FRIENDS OF ESSEX CHURCHES TRUST income £167k
THE ESSEX JAMME MASJID TRUST income £413k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ESSEX HALL	£592k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ESSEX UNITARIAN CHAPEL AND MINISTER'S HOUSE FY2024	£203k	—	above	—	no doubt
SUSSEX VALE GOSPEL HALL TRUST FY2024	£201k	—	above	—	no doubt
CITIZENS ADVICE ESSEX LIMITED FY2025	£2.1m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
EMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH, EXETER FY2025	£245k	£47,966	above	—	no doubt
FRIENDS OF ESSEX CHURCHES TRUST FY2025	£167k	—	above	—	no doubt

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