Swaffham Gospel Hall Trust

Analysis

Swaffham Gospel Hall Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norfolk. 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, Swaffham Gospel Hall Trust reported income of £1.1m and spending of £109k, leaving 90% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £117k to £1.1m (+807%), an average of +74% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 430%. Over the whole period it spent 53% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Swaffham 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 Ammerdown Centre Limited (£1.1m), Balham Mosque (£1.1m) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Holy Trinity Hastings (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 99% and investments 1.4%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.0m would cover about 110 months of spending at that rate.