HERTFORD GOSPEL HALL TRUST — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Trust
Registered: 15 May 2015
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 6 April 2024 – 5 April 2025
Latest income: £2,756,324
Latest expenditure: £1,834,520
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Hertford Gospel Hall Trust, The Bungalow, Ermine Street, Colliers End, Hertfordshire, SG11 1ET

02 Activities

What the charity does

The Trust provides and maintains gospel halls for the religious activities of Christians often referred to as 'Brethren'. Details of the origins, teachings and way of life of the Brethren can be found on their website - www.plymouthbrethrenchristianchurch.org

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: 4 February 2026
Date Accounts Received: 4 February 2026
Total Gross Income: £2,756,324
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,834,520

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: 22 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 22 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £286,231
Total Gross Expenditure: £603,474

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: 30 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 30 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £121,030
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,018,389

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: 4 February 2023
Date Accounts Received: 4 February 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,162,188
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,555,971

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: 5 February 2022
Date Accounts Received: 5 February 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,001,412
Total Gross Expenditure: £794,706

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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: 4 February 2026
Total Gross Income: £2,756,324
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,834,520
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: 150

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: 22 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £286,231
Total Gross Expenditure: £603,474
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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: 30 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £121,030
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,018,389
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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: 25

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: 4 February 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,162,188
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,555,971
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: 20

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: 5 February 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,001,412
Total Gross Expenditure: £794,706
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: 20

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: 6 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2025
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2026
Ar Received Date: 4 February 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 2723537
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 32787
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2756324
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £1,816,047
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £18,473
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1834520
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 18473
Expenditure Support Costs: 8248823
Expenditure Depreciation: 733907
Gain Loss Investment: 807581
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,068,912
Assets Total Fixed: 7514916
Assets Own Use: 7514916
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,432,169
Assets Total Liabilities: £1,363,257
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £8,583,828
Creditors One Year Total Current: 1363257
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £2,405,152
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 8583828
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 8583828
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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: 4 February 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 1113198
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 6900
Income Investments: 42090
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1162188
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,555,971
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1555971
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 7650
Expenditure Governance: 7526
Expenditure Support Costs: 7526
Expenditure Depreciation: 131892
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £0
Assets Total Fixed: 10386068
Assets Own Use: 10386068
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £169,491
Assets Total Liabilities: £1,678,933
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £8,876,626
Creditors One Year Total Current: 1678933
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £57,491
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 8876626
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 8876626
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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: 5 February 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 971044
Income Other Trading Activities: 19200
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 11168
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1001412
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £794,706
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 794706
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 18450
Expenditure Governance: 10659
Expenditure Support Costs: 18450
Expenditure Depreciation: 114607
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £0
Assets Total Fixed: 9714328
Assets Own Use: 9714328
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £690,612
Assets Total Liabilities: £1,134,531
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £9,270,409
Creditors One Year Total Current: 1134531
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £481,257
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 9270409
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 9270409
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

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

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: HERTFORD GOSPEL HALL TRUST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2015-05-15T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: TRUST DEED DATED 12 MAR 2007AS AMENDED BY A DEED OF VARIATION DATED 08/08/2014
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("FAITH IN PRACTICE"); AND (B) ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES CONNECTED WITH BRETHREN.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests