Bidwell Gospel Hall Trust

Analysis

Bidwell Gospel Hall Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Milton Keynes. It was registered in December 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, Bidwell Gospel Hall Trust reported income of £2.6m and spending of £124k, leaving 95% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £375k to £2.6m (+590%), an average of +62% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 451%. Over the whole period it spent 62% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Bidwell Gospel Hall Trust sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jewish Joint Burial Society (£2.6m), Congregation Sharei Sholom Tchabe Limited (£2.6m) and Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Truro, Cornwall (£2.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 93% and investments 4.3%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £716k would cover about 65 months of spending at that rate.