ASHLEY GOSPEL HALL TRUST

Registered charity 700672 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ASHLEY MEETING ROOM TRUST

The purchase and maintenance of halls for Public Religious Worship.

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Latest income

£845k

Latest spending

£123k

Registered

1988

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted free reserves of £145,421 at the year end, an increase from £80,069 in the prior year. The trustees report no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern and confirm that the trust has no employees.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: accumulating reserves for the purposes of purchasing and developing property for a new Gospel Hall (held: £145k)

“The Trust has no employees and its regular outgoings are minimal. The trust is accumulating reserves for the purposes of purchasing and developing property for a new Gospel Hall in the area for its existing congregation.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income

£845k

Total spending

£123k

Reserves (reported)

£145k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~14.2 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

John Reinerchair
Darren Anderson
Jacob Soulsby
Rhys Graham Stutterheim
Terry Harmer

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

Operates in: Leeds City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2025	£845k	£123k
05/04/2024	£437k	£692k
05/04/2023	£46k	£71k
05/04/2022	£1.0m	£61k
05/04/2021	£263k	£23k

Common questions

Is ASHLEY GOSPEL HALL TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted free reserves of £145,421 at the year end, an increase from £80,069 in the prior year. The trustees report no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern and confirm that the trust has no employees. 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
PBCC Properties UK	1	£112k
HARVEST COMMUNITY NETWORK	1	£32k

Charities like this

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

SEFTON GOSPEL HALL TRUST income £160k
ROSE LANE GOSPEL HALL TRUST income £1.4m
CHELMSFORD GOSPEL HALL TRUST income £1.1m
HERTFORD GOSPEL HALL TRUST income £2.8m
EAST HERTS GOSPEL HALL TRUST income £1.5m
SWAFFHAM GOSPEL HALL TRUST income £1.1m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ASHLEY GOSPEL HALL TRUST	£845k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SEFTON GOSPEL HALL TRUST FY2025	£160k	—	above	—	no doubt
ROSE LANE GOSPEL HALL TRUST FY2025	£1.4m	—	above	—	no doubt
CHELMSFORD GOSPEL HALL TRUST FY2025	£1.1m	—	above	—	no doubt
HERTFORD GOSPEL HALL TRUST FY2025	£2.8m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
EAST HERTS GOSPEL HALL TRUST FY2025	£1.5m	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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