Dolafon Gospel Hall Trust
What it does
The Trust provides and maintains gospel halls for the religious activities of Christians often referred to as 'Brethren'. Details can be found on their website www.plymouthbrethrenchristianchurch.orgMeetings are held nearly everyday in one or more of the gospel halls and it is a base from which preachers operate to spread the Christian gospel/literature and is located in the Newtown, Powys area
Its charitable purposes
(A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT INCLUDING BY THE CARRYING ON OF THE SERVICE OF GOD IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS OF THE HOLY BIBLE AS FOLLOWED BY THOSE CHRISTIANS FORMING PART OF A WORLDWIDE FELLOWSHIP KNOWN AS THE "PLYMOUTH BRETHREN CHRISTIAN CHURCH" (THE "BRETHREN") WHOSE CORE DOCTRINE IS SUMMARISED IN SCHEDULE 1 TO THIS DEED AND WHOSE PROPER PRACTICES IN FURTHERANCE OF SOME ASPECTS OF THAT CORE DOCTRINE ARE SUMMARISED IN SCHEDULE 2 TO THIS DEED; AND (B) ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES CONNECTED WITH BRETHREN.
Causes
- What it works on
- Religious activities
- Other charitable purposes
- Who it helps
- The general public
- How it works
- Other charitable activities
Where it works
- In Wales
- Powys
Area of benefit in its governing document: Powys
Income and spending
In the year ending 5 April 2025, it had income of £239,959 and spent £101,917.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2025 | £239,959 | £101,917 | Not reported | 85 |
| 5 April 2024 | £747,949 | £45,422 | 0 | 80 |
| 5 April 2023 | £420,093 | £26,690 | Not reported | 50 |
| 5 April 2022 | £719,941 | £17,116 | 0 | 30 |
| 5 April 2021 | £130,320 | £15,593 | Not reported | 5 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 84%, from £130,320 in the year to 5 April 2021 to £239,959 in the year to 5 April 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 42% of its income in the year to 5 April 2025. It spent less than its income in each of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 5 April 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 5 April 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 5 April 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Where its income came from in the year ending 5 April 2024
- Donations and legacies£743,201
- Investments£4,748
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
5 trustees run the charity.
- Craig Andrew Hawgood
- Duncan Douglas Morren
- John Morrish
- Mervyn Edmondson
- Peter Simpson
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2025 | 5 February 2026 | Received 4 February 2026, 1 day early | Received 4 February 2026 |
| 5 April 2024 | 5 February 2025 | Received 4 February 2025, 1 day early | Received 4 February 2025 |
| 5 April 2023 | 5 February 2024 | Received 20 November 2023, 77 days early | Received 20 November 2023 |
| 5 April 2022 | 5 February 2023 | Received 17 January 2023, 19 days early | Received 17 January 2023 |
| 5 April 2021 | 5 February 2022 | Received 13 January 2022, 23 days early | Received 13 January 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1159103
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 6 November 2014
- Governing document
- TRUST DEED DATED 06 MAY 1991AS AMENDED BY A DEED OF VARIATION DATED 19/08/2014
- Council area of its contact address
- Powys
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.