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The Gospel Magazine Trust

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1070357Frinton-On-SeaReligion
Income£31k2025-12-31
Spending£12ksame year
Spent / received116%5-year average
Size in its cause40th pctReligion
Registered1998Trust
Employees–latest return

Analysis

The Gospel Magazine Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Frinton-On-Sea. It was registered in July 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Gospel Magazine Trust reported income of £31k and spending of £12k, leaving 62% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £3,105 to £31k (+892%), an average of +78% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 1051%. Over the whole period it spent 116% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Gospel Magazine Trust sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Redeemed Christian Church of God Beautiful Gate Battersea Parish (£31k), Chabad Retreat Centre (£31k) and The Milborne Port Village Hall Trust (£31k).

Income and spending

£0£7,703£15k£23k£31k2021 Income: £3,1052021 Spending: £7,71420212022 Income: £2,6962022 Spending: £7,18720222023 Income: £1,9442023 Spending: £8,57320232024 Income: £2,6772024 Spending: £12,49220242025 Income: £30,8102025 Spending: £11,8492025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

The purpose of the trust is the publication of the Gospel Magazine, which is believed to be the oldest religious periodical still being published. The bi-monthly magazine is non-denominational, seeking to present the Lord Jesus Christ as the only hope for a lost world, the only saviour of sinners; to edify the people of God; and to promote unity among believers.

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Redeemed Christian Church of God Beautiful Gate Battersea ParishLondon£31k
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The Milborne Port Village Hall TrustSomerset£31k
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