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The Gospel Standard Baptist Library Fund

RegisteredRegistered charity number 247869HoveReligion
Income£11k2025-12-31
Spending£124ksame year
Spent / received94%5-year average
Size in its cause24th pctReligion
Registered1966Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

The Gospel Standard Baptist Library Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hove. It was registered in July 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Gospel Standard Baptist Library Fund reported income of £11k and spending of £124k, spending 1137% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £9,465 to £11k (+15%), an average of +3.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 1005%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Gospel Standard Baptist Library Fund sits at the 24th percentile: it is larger than about 24% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bramblebrook Community Association (£11k), Old Town Community Association (£11k) and The Charitable Trust of the Association of the Pupils of Rosemary Cobham C S B (£11k).

Income and spending

£0£31k£62k£93k£124k2021 Income: £9,4652021 Spending: £6,65520212022 Income: £16,6602022 Spending: £10,33820222023 Income: £11,0212023 Spending: £8,08820232024 Income: £121,8152024 Spending: £10,51220242025 Income: £10,8902025 Spending: £123,8662025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Other 100%

In the charity's own words

Loan of theological books of reformed , puritan and calvinistic content with associated history,geography and other sciences. Facilities for research relating to the books held and research into family history.Small sale of surplus books donated to the Library.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Bramblebrook Community AssociationDerby£11k
Old Town Community AssociationEastbourne£11k
The Charitable Trust of the Association of the Pupils of Rosemary Cobham C S BNorwich£11k
Mary WoolhouseNewark£11k