Colchester Gospel Hall Trust
Analysis
Colchester Gospel Hall Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Colchester. It was registered in November 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, Colchester Gospel Hall Trust reported income of £441k and spending of £100k, leaving 77% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £194k to £441k (+128%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 60%. Over the whole period it spent 55% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Colchester Gospel Hall Trust sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include North Western Baptist Association (£441k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Magnus the Martyr with St Margaret New Fish Street and St Michael Crooked Lane, London (£441k) and Al-Jamia Suffa-Tul-Islam Grand Mosque (£440k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The Trust maintains gospel halls for the religious activities of Christians referred to as 'Brethren'. www.plymouthbrethrenchristianchurch.org. Meetings held are the Lord's Supper (Communion), Gospel preachings, Bible readings & addresses.Support via the Rapid Relief Team arm provided Broomfield Hospital with over 2000 staff meals. Street Preachings were held (769) and tracts provided (4365).