SEFTON GOSPEL HALL TRUST

Registered charity 519464 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SEFTON TRUST

The objects of the trust are the provision and maintenance of Gospel Halls for Christian worship, reading of the scriptures and preaching of the word of God.

Objects

THE CARRYING ON OF THE SERVICE OF GOD INCLUDING THE CELEBRATION OF THE LORD'S SUPPER GOSPEL PREACHING READINGS ON THE HOLY SCRIPTURE AND ADDRESSES ON THE WORD OF GOD AND OTHER MEETINGS OF A CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS CHARACTER ACCORDING TO THE INJUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE HOLY SCRIPTURES AND THE TENETS AND PRACTICES OF THOSE CHRISTIANS FORMING PART OF A WORLD -WIDE FELLOWSHIP SOMTIMES KNOWN AS "THE BRETHREN". FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 2 OF DEED.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of incoming resources over resources expended for the year ended 5 April 2025, with total voluntary income of £154,939. Per the trustees' report, free reserves at year-end were £99,423, which the trustees consider suitable for future hall repairs and investments.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• 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
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• KEITH ROBERT WELLS
• MARTIN CANE
• SIMON ROGER HARVEY
• STEPHEN JAMES BOYT
• Vernon Bruce Wells

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

Operates in: Cheshire East · Cheshire West & Chester · Shropshire

Income and spending

Common questions

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