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THE GOSPEL STANDARD TRUST

Registered charity 249781 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GOSPEL STANDARD TRUST PUBLICATIONS

To support Gospel Standard churches and charities with grants, loans and advice and for the publishing of Christian literature to promote the gospel throughout the world.

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Latest income
£141k
Latest spending
£179k
Registered
1967
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net outflow of funds of £37,118 for the year, reducing total reserves from £1,297,725 to £1,260,607. The trustees note that the level of free reserves was £522,177, with 83% of that amount utilised in providing interest-free loans to chapels and ministers. The filing indicates the charity remains in a position to continue its operations, with the majority of assets held in bank deposits and investments.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: The document discloses a working relationship with Christian Bookshop Ossett (CBO) for sales and dispatch, and notes that Dr Matthew Hyde is remunerated as an author/editor. However, specific transaction amounts for these related party dealings are not explicitly stated as distinct line items with values in the notes, preventing a precise 'who, what, amount' extraction for the flags. The remuneration of Dr Hyde is disclosed as £16,068 total for key management personnel, but this is aggregated with other KMP costs or specific to his employment, not explicitly labeled as a 'related party transaction' in the standard sense of a distinct commercial deal with a connected entity in the notes provided. The prompt asks for 'disclosed related-party transactions (who, what, amount)'. The text says 'Our collaboration with Jeremy and Lorna Roe, directors of Christian Bookshop, Ossett (CBO) has continued...'. It does not give an amount for this collaboration. It gives Dr Hyde's remuneration. Dr Hyde is a trustee. This is a trustee payment. See trustee_payments.
“Our collaboration with Jeremy and Lorna Roe, directors of Christian Bookshop, Ossett (CBO) has continued to flourish. CBO have handled all our sales and book dispatch since October 2023.” — 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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

30 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (30 freehold); recorded price paid £215k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£141k£179k
31/12/2024£201k£168k
31/12/2023£91k£124k
31/12/2022£72k£114k
31/12/2021£101k£110k

Common questions

Is THE GOSPEL STANDARD TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net outflow of funds of £37,118 for the year, reducing total reserves from £1,297,725 to £1,260,607. The trustees note that the level of free reserves was £522,177, with 83% of that amount utilised in providing interest-free loans to chapels and ministers. The filing indicates the charity remains in a position to continue its operations, with the majority of assets held in bank deposits and investments. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY SEPULCHRE CAMBRIDGE1£20k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MICHAEL AND ST GEORGE, FULWELL1£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GOSPEL STANDARD AID AND POOR RELIEF SOCIETY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE GOSPEL STANDARD TRUST£141k—0unclear—no doubt
GOSPEL STANDARD AID AND POOR RELIEF SOCIETY FY2025£265k—0unclear—no doubt
BIBLE AND GOSPEL TRUST FY2025£8.9m——unclear—noted
GOSPEL STANDARD BETHESDA FUND FY2024£1.4m—0above—no doubt
SPRINGFIELD GOSPEL TRUST FY2025£330k—0unclear—no doubt
GOSPEL PARTNERS TRUST FY2024£393k—0above—no doubt

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