BIDWELL GOSPEL HALL TRUST

Charity number: 1159530
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Trust provides & maintains gospel halls for the religious activities of Christians often referred to as 'Brethren'. Details of the origins, teachings & way of life of the Brethren can be found on the website - www.plymouthchristianchurch.org Meetings held at these gospel halls include the Lord's Supper (Communion), Gospel preachings, Bible Readings & Bible addresses. Also see Trustees Report

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 05 April 2024

Total income: £469,291
Total expenditure: £352,215

People

5 Trustee(s)

120 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:
  • Central Bedfordshire
  • Luton

Governance

Registration history:
  • 08 December 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
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses 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
Jacob Lee Newton Trustee 07 December 2021
None on record
BRIAN MOFFITT Trustee 02 September 2016
None on record
Hugh Smith Trustee 02 September 2016
None on record
IAN ALARIC MORREN Trustee 17 August 2014
None on record
ANDREW JONATHAN STUART PURDOM Trustee 17 August 2014
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 £411.96k £374.91k £365.61k £317.37k £469.29k
Total expenditure £80.89k £129.92k £92.77k £1.85m £352.22k
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 30 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2024 30 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2023 27 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2023 27 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2022 02 February 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2022 02 February 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2021 02 February 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2021 02 February 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2020 16 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2020 16 January 2021 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 20 OCT 1978 AS AMENDED BY A DEED OF VARIATION DATED 17/08/2014

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.

Contact information

Address:
10 ST. NICHOLAS CLOSE
TINGRITH
MILTON KEYNES
MK17 9EL
Phone:
07848459117
Email:
enquiries@bght.org.uk
Website:

No information available