Chelmsford Gospel Hall Trust

Analysis

Chelmsford Gospel Hall Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. 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, Chelmsford Gospel Hall Trust reported income of £1.1m and spending of £186k, leaving 82% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £599k to £1.1m (+76%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 412%. Over the whole period it spent 67% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Chelmsford Gospel Hall Trust sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Sons of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (£1.1m), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Holy Trinity Hastings (£1.1m) and Milton Baptist Church (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 98% and investments 1.6%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.2m would cover about 75 months of spending at that rate.