Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Volatile income
  • spending growth: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • All male board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -1 ?

THE KINGDOM HALL TRUST 

To advance the Christian religion as practised by Jehovah's Witnesses by providing, maintaining, and at times acting as custodian trustee for places of worship in the United Kingdom.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £221,989,830 available, equivalent to 107 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
  • Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained

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
31/08/22£30,917£24,832£6,084£0£221,990£221,990107.3010
31/08/21£133,228£27,316£105,912£0£215,905£215,90594.8010
31/08/20£104,413£4,011£100,402£0£109,994£109,994329.1010
31/08/19£6,656£1,985£4,671£0£9,591£9,59158010
31/08/18£1,767£91£1,676£0£4,920£4,920648.5010
31/08/17£650£64£586£0£3,244£3,244605.700
31/08/16£853£51£801£0£2,659£2,659624.600
31/08/15£1,865£10£1,855£3£1,857£1,8572316.900
31/08/14£0£0£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/13£0£0£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/12£0£0£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/11£0£0£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/10£0£0£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/09£0£0£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/08£0£0£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/07£0£0£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/06£0£0£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/05£13£19£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/04£16£16£0£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 0%
Liabilities/Income: 1%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 107.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 21.1
Asset Split ?
Established: 46 years
(84 years as a company)

02089062211

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 10 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 41-72
  • JONATHAN COX Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Minister Of Religion
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/05/1978, number: 275946
  • Registered at Companies House on 28/07/1939, number: 00355443
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from LONDON, UXBRIDGE CONGREGATION OF JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES on 15/04/2020
  • Asset transfer in from COLCHESTER WELSHWOOD PARK CONGREGATION OF JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES. on 15/06/2020
  • Asset transfer in from AYLESBURY SOUTH CONGREGATION OF JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES on 07/09/2020
  • Asset transfer in from CHALFONT CONGREGATION OF JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES on 08/09/2020
  • Asset transfer in from RHYL, EAST CONGREGATION OF JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES on 22/09/2020
Main office

1 Kingdom Way
West Hanningfield
CHELMSFORD
CM2 8FW

Objectives

A) TO PUBLICLY MAKE KNOWN THE KINGDOM OF JEHOVAH GOD UNDER CHRIST JESUS. B) TO PROMULGATE THE TEACHINGS OF THE BIBLE AND INSTRUCT MEN AND WOMEN IN THE HOLY SCRIPTURES AND THE RIGHT LIVING IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. (SEE CLAUSE 3 OF MEMORANDUM FOR FURTHER DETAILS).

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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