BENHILL GOSPEL HALL TRUST — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Trust
Registered: 6 November 2014
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 6 April 2024 – 5 April 2025
Latest income: £152,356
Latest expenditure: £521,724
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 1 Beechwood Lane, Warlingham, CR6 9LT

Website recorded by the regulator: www.plymouthbrethrenchristianchurch.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The ownership, maintenance of Milton Hall, a place of public religious worship for Christian worship, the Service of God and for the inquiry into Christian truth. Preaching of the Glad tidings and other meetings are also held. The hall is registered for Christian marriage.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 2 February 2026
Date Accounts Received: 2 February 2026
Total Gross Income: £152,356
Total Gross Expenditure: £521,724

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 29 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 29 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £697,556
Total Gross Expenditure: £140,235

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 24 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 24 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,625,212
Total Gross Expenditure: £139,335

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 3 February 2023
Date Accounts Received: 3 February 2023
Total Gross Income: £120,473
Total Gross Expenditure: £91,642

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 2 February 2022
Date Accounts Received: 2 February 2022
Total Gross Income: £104,985
Total Gross Expenditure: £468,317

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: 6 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2025
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2026
Ar Received Date: 2 February 2026
Total Gross Income: £152,356
Total Gross Expenditure: £521,724
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
Count Volunteers: 50

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2024
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2025
Ar Received Date: 29 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £697,556
Total Gross Expenditure: £140,235
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
Count Volunteers: 50

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2023
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2024
Ar Received Date: 24 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,625,212
Total Gross Expenditure: £139,335
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
Count Volunteers: 20

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2022
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2023
Ar Received Date: 3 February 2023
Total Gross Income: £120,473
Total Gross Expenditure: £91,642
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
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: 60

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2021
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2022
Ar Received Date: 2 February 2022
Total Gross Income: £104,985
Total Gross Expenditure: £468,317
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
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: 50

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2024
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2025
Ar Received Date: 29 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 691805
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 5751
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 697556
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £140,235
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 140235
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 37296
Expenditure Governance: 23018
Expenditure Support Costs: 11057
Expenditure Depreciation: 2062
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,081,989
Assets Total Fixed: 4491541
Assets Own Use: 4491541
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,084,269
Assets Total Liabilities: £2,280
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £5,573,530
Creditors One Year Total Current: 2280
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £667,961
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 5573530
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 5573530
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2023
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2024
Ar Received Date: 24 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 1622910
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 1098
Income Other: 1204
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1625212
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £139,335
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 139335
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 35774
Expenditure Governance: 13149
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 2749
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £577,737
Assets Total Fixed: 4438472
Assets Own Use: 4438472
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £580,743
Assets Total Liabilities: £3,007
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £5,016,208
Creditors One Year Total Current: 3007
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £575,098
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 5016208
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 5016208
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Sutton
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Merton
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Surrey
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Croydon
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 108
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Religious Activities

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 117
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Other Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: BENHILL GOSPEL HALL TRUST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2014-11-06T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: TRUST DEED DATED 13 APR 1992AS AMENDED BY A DEED OF VARIATION DATED 13/08/2014
Charitable Objects: (A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT INCLUDING BY THE CARRYING ON OF THE SERVICE OF GOD IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS OF THE HOLY BIBLE AS FOLLOWED BY THOSE CHRISTIANS FORMING PART OF A WORLDWIDE FELLOWSHIP KNOWN AS THE "PLYMOUTH BRETHREN CHRISTIAN CHURCH" (THE "BRETHREN") WHOSE CORE DOCTRINE IS SUMMARISED IN SCHEDULE 1 TO THIS DEED AND WHOSE PROPER PRACTICES IN FURTHERANCE OF SOME ASPECTS OF THAT CORE DOCTRINE ARE SUMMARISED IN SCHEDULE 2 TO THIS DEED; AND (B) ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES CONNECTED WITH BRETHREN.
Area Of Benefit: SUTTONCROYDONMERTONSURREY

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures