Bridgefoot Gospel Hall Trust

Analysis

Bridgefoot Gospel Hall Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Saffron Walden. It was registered in July 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Bridgefoot Gospel Hall Trust reported income of £616k and spending of £110k, leaving 82% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £59k to £616k (+948%), an average of +80% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 377%. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Bridgefoot Gospel Hall Trust sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Mary and St Abraam Coptic Orthodox Church (£615k), Jaffaria Academy UK (£617k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Louth (£615k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 29% and investments 2.2%. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.7m would cover about 175 months of spending at that rate.