Hertford Gospel Hall Trust

Analysis

Hertford Gospel Hall Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hertfordshire. It was registered in May 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, Hertford Gospel Hall Trust reported income of £2.8m and spending of £1.8m, leaving 33% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £1.0m to £2.8m (+175%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 863%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Hertford Gospel Hall Trust sits at the 99th 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 Marist Sisters Generalate CIO (£2.7m), Lee Abbey Fellowship (£2.8m) and The Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Ethelbert in Hereford (£2.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 99% and investments 1.2%. Charitable activities took 1.0% of spending and raising funds 98%. Reserves of £1.1m would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate.