East Herts Gospel Hall Trust

Analysis

East Herts Gospel Hall Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Buntingford. It was registered in October 2017, 9 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 provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending April 2025, East Herts Gospel Hall Trust reported income of £1.5m and spending of £225k, leaving 85% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £549k to £1.5m (+173%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 384%. Over the whole period it spent 6.6% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, East Herts 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 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Northampton Methodist District (£1.5m), Charity of John Marshall (£1.5m) and West Midlands Methodist District (£1.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 9.9%. Charitable activities took 84% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £40k.