BEDFORD GOSPEL HALL TRUST

Charity Number: 1159076
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

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. Meetings held at these gospel halls include the Lord's Supper (Communion), Gospel preachings, Bible readings and Bible addresses.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 05 April 2024

Total income: £21,153
Total expenditure: £73,843

People

5 Trustee(s)

20 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Religious Activities
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Bedford

Governance

Registration history:
  • 05 November 2014: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Thomas Lee Britchford Trustee 22 October 2019
None on record
Ronny Reeves Trustee 22 October 2019
None on record
Brian Parkes Trustee 05 September 2015
None on record
Edward Picton Trustee 05 September 2015
None on record
Anthony Stephen Fryer Trustee 05 September 2015
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 05/04/2020 05/04/2021 05/04/2022 05/04/2023 05/04/2024
Total gross income £146.26k £52.35k £50.39k £38.42k £21.15k
Total expenditure £75.77k £79.47k £51.01k £68.82k £73.84k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 05 April 2024 12 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2024 Not Required
Annual return 05 April 2023 10 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2023 10 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2022 08 February 2023 3 days late
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2022 08 February 2023 3 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2021 05 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2021 05 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2020 27 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2020 27 October 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

TRUST DEED DATED 14 MAY 1991 AS 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; AND (B) ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES CONNECTED WITH BRETHREN.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

BEDFORD

Contact information

Address:
Tynwald
Sandy Lane
Church Brampton
NORTHAMPTON
NN6 8AX
Phone:
07584607924
Email:
bght@bedforduk.org
Website:

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