Reading Gospel Hall Trust

Analysis

Reading Gospel Hall Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Crowthorne. It was registered in January 2015, 11 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, Reading Gospel Hall Trust reported income of £651k and spending of £365k, leaving 44% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £303k to £651k (+115%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 188% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Reading 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 Birmingham Hebrew Congregation and Charitable Institutions (£649k), Glenthorne Quaker Centre (£651k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Flackwell Heath (£649k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 97% and investments 1.9%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £118k. Reserves of £6.1m would cover about 192 months of spending at that rate.