Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
    • Large volunteers +3
    Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

    HORSFORTH GOSPEL HALL TRUST 

    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.
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    Positives:

    • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size

    Financial issues to consider:

    • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
    • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
    Established: 35 years

    www.plymouthbrethrenchristianchurch.org

    enquiries@hght.org.uk

    01132426999

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    Financial Data ?

    Income & Spending ?
    Sources of Income ?
    Y/E Income
    £k
    Spending
    £k
    Surplus/
    Deficit
    Fundraising
    Cost £k
    Total
    Funds £k
    Unrestricted
    Funds £k
    Mths
    Rsrvs
    Staff Volun-
    teers
    05/04/23£491£289£202n/an/an/an/an/a60
    05/04/22£433£582£-149n/an/an/an/an/a50
    05/04/21£431£521£-90n/an/an/an/an/a50
    05/04/20£249£210£39n/an/an/an/an/a50
    05/04/19£240£228£13n/an/an/an/an/a65
    05/04/18£180£174£6£0£0£0n/a00
    05/04/17£134£318£-184£0£0£0n/a00
    05/04/16£200£208£-8£0£0£0n/a00
    05/04/15£449£143£306£0£0£0n/a00
    05/04/14£125£126£-1£0£0£0n/a00
    05/04/13£204£178£26£0£0£0n/a00
    05/04/12£233£202£31£0£0£0n/a00
    05/04/11£147£378£-231£0£0£0n/a00
    05/04/10£484£124£360£0£0£0n/a00
    05/04/09*£23£125£-102£0£0£0n/a00
    05/04/08£80£121£-41£0£0£0n/a00
    05/04/07£1,207£13£1,194£2£2,153£2,153201000
    05/04/06*£117£7£110£0£0£0n/a00
    05/04/05*£55£34£21£0£0£0n/a00
    05/04/04*£21£7£14£0£0£0n/a00

    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Listed activities
    • General Charitable Purposes
    • Other Charitable Purposes
    • Religious Activities
    How it operates
    • Other charitable activities
    • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Bradford City, Leeds City,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • Elderly/Old People
    • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
    • People With Disabilities
    • The General Public/Mankind
    Who works here?
    • Unknown number of employees
    • 60 volunteers

    Who's supporting them? ?

    We have no records of donations from grant makers.

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (5)

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 08/12/1988, number: 700960
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
    • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
    • 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
    • Paying staff
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding policy and procedures
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
    • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
    • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    20 returns made; AR09: 13 days late, AR06: 38 days late, AR05: 12 days late, AR04: 63 days late,
    Main office

    Greenacres
    Moor Road
    Bramhope
    LEEDS
    LS16 9HJ

    Objectives

    (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 WORLD-WIDE 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.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    NOT DEFINED

    Data Sources

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