Gold Hill Church Trust
Analysis
Gold Hill Church Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Buckinghamshire. It was registered in May 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending April 2026, Gold Hill Church Trust reported income of £706k and spending of £706k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income fell from £1.0m to £706k (-32%), an average of -9.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Gold Hill Church Trust sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Speak Life (£705k), Gurdwara Baba Sang Ji Trust (£706k) and Hockliffe Street Baptist Church, Leighton Buzzard (£704k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £702k.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 100%
In the charity's own words
The objects of the Trust are to advance the Christian faith & to exercise Christian charity by making grants to:1. Gold Hill Baptist Church & to other Christian organisations whose purpose is only the advance of the Christian faith, &2. Recognised charities engaged in the relief of illness, poverty or concerned with moral or spiritual welfare.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Speak Life | Sussex | £705k |
| Gurdwara Baba Sang Ji Trust | West Midlands | £706k |
| Hockliffe Street Baptist Church, Leighton Buzzard | Leighton Buzzard | £704k |
| Jamiatul-Uloom Al Islamia | Bedfordshire | £707k |