01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 8 June 1967
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 00023132
- Financial period
- 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
- Latest income
- £592,082
- Latest expenditure
- £462,661
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: ESSEX HALL, 1-6 ESSEX STREET, LONDON, WC2R 3HY
02 Activities
What the charity does
The trust provides free office accomodation and occasional grants for the general assembly of Unitarian & Free Christian Churches.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 24 August 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 24 August 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £592,082
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £462,661
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 21 January 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 21 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £568,328
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £481,399
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 21 October 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 21 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £413,835
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £409,657
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 15 January 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 14 March 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £445,650
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £395,508
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 27 October 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 27 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £557,676
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £507,302
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 24 August 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £592,082
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £462,661
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 21 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £568,328
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £481,399
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 21 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £413,835
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £409,657
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 15 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £445,650
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £395,508
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 27 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £557,676
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £507,302
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 24 August 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 543988
- Income Investments
- 48094
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 592082
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £462,661
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 462661
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 297000
- Expenditure Governance
- 25250
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 16793
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 61162
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £8,630,363
- Assets Total Fixed
- 7931754
- Assets Own Use
- 1031754
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 6900000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £844,719
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £146,110
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £8,630,363
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 146110
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £695,147
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 8439498
- Funds Restricted
- 190865
- Funds Total
- 8630363
- Count Employees
- 2
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 21 January 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 517376
- Income Investments
- 50952
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 568328
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £481,399
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 481399
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 297000
- Expenditure Governance
- 40250
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 0
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- -51022
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,336,616
- Assets Total Fixed
- 7880881
- Assets Own Use
- 6900000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 980881
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £700,139
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £141,240
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £8,439,780
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 141240
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £690,998
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 8261572
- Funds Restricted
- 178208
- Funds Total
- 8439780
- Count Employees
- 2
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 27 October 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 520249
- Income Investments
- 37398
- Income Other
- 29
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 557676
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £212,421
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £294,881
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 507302
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 212421
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 226000
- Expenditure Governance
- 5308
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 68881
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 940
- Gain Loss Investment
- 102615
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £12,040,284
- Assets Total Fixed
- 11786028
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 11786028
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £620,981
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £224,969
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £12,182,040
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 224969
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £524,681
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 12040284
- Funds Restricted
- 141756
- Funds Total
- 12182040
- Count Employees
- 2
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- City Of Westminster
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Greater London
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 205
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- Classification Code
- 302
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Classification Code
- 108
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Religious Activities
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- ESSEX HALL
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1967-06-08T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 5 AUGUST 1886. as amended on 20 May 2019 as amended on 23 Jul 2019
- Charitable Objects
- 2 OBJECTSThe objects for which the Company is established are specifically restricted to: 2.1 the promotion of religion in accordance with the principles of the General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches; and2.2 such other object or objects, religious, educational or otherwise exclusively charitable, and in such manner in all respects as the Directors of the Company shall from time to time in their unfettered discretion decide.
- Area Of Benefit
- NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 323368
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- ESSEX HALL TRUST
- Charity Name Id
- 323348
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- ESSEX HALL INCORPORATED
- Charity Name Id
- 323346
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- ESSEX HALL (INC)
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures