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Charity Registration No: 1025959

Diglis Lane Trust

Report of the trustees and unaudited financial statements Year ended 5 April 2025

T B Tax Services Bridge House Pattenden Lane Marden Kent TN12 9QJ

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Diglis Lane Trust

Contents

Pages
Reference and administrative details 3
Report of the trustees 4-7
Independent examiner’s report 8
Statement of financial activities 9
Balance sheet 10
Notes to the financial statements 11-17

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Diglis Lane Trust

Reference and Administrative Details For the year ended 5 April 2025

Charity name Diglis Lane Trust
Registered charity number 1025959
Trustees Robert M Francis
Matthew Trigwell
Ben Ball (Chair)
Dwayne Ball
Lincoln Roberts
Treasurer Ben Ball
Principal address Oxford House
Drury Lane
Martin Hussingtree
Worcester
WR3 8TD
Independent examiner Mike Prior FCA
Sherlocks Chartered Accountants
13 Plantation Way
Whitehill
Hants
GU35 9HD
Accountant T B Tax Services
Accountants
Bridge House
Pattenden Lane
Marden
Kent
TN12 9QJ
Bankers CAF Bank
25 Kings Hill Avenue
Kings Hill
West Malling
Kent
ME19 4JQ
Solicitors Wace Morgan & Tomleys
31 Market Street
Newtown
Powys
SY16 2PG

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Diglis Lane Trust

Report of the Trustees For the year ended 5 April 2025

The Trustees present their report along with the financial statements of the Charity for the year ended 5 April 2025. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out on page 11 and comply with the Trust Deed and applicable law.

Structure, governance and management

Governing document

The charity is controlled by a deed of trust and constitutes an unincorporated charity.

The Charity is an unincorporated trust constituted by a Deed of Trust dated 18 October 1982, most recently amended by Deed of Variation dated 9 January 2015. The Trust was registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales on 13 September 1993 under Charity Registration Number: 1025959.

Recruitment and appointment of new trustees

The names of the Trustees who served during the year and since the year end are set out on page 3. None of the Trustees, nor any person connected with them, received any remuneration or expenses from the Charity in the year ended 5 April 2025 (2024: £nil).

The Trust operates four Gospel Halls and Trustees are chosen from among the regular congregation of the halls. New Trustees are nominated by the existing Trustees or by the congregation and must be appointed by unanimous resolution of the congregation. They are selected according to their skills and experience and are expected to use both in furthering the objects of the Charity. Checks are made to ensure the Trustees’ eligibility to act and incoming Trustees are made aware of their responsibilities by the existing Trustees, who ensure that new Trustees read the Trust Deed and relevant Charity Commission guidance.

Wider network

The Trustees maintain informal links with similar charities with a view to pooling experience considered useful in pursuing the objects of the Charity. The Charity also maintains particular links with the Northwick Gospel Trust, with which it shares members of its congregation, and during the year the Charity paid expenses on behalf of that trust, as shown in the donated services note.

Risk management

The Trustees have identified and reviewed the major risks to which the Charity is exposed and confirm that they have established systems or procedures to manage and mitigate those risks.

Objectives and activities

Objectives and aims

The charitable purposes of the Charity are 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 the world-wide fellowship known as the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church (the “Brethren”) and any other charitable purposes connected with Brethren. The core doctrine of the Brethren and proper practices in furtherance of certain aspects of doctrine are summarised in two schedules to the Trust Deed.

Public benefit

The Trustees confirm that they have complied with their duty under section 4 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the Charity Commission’s general guidance to charities on public benefit.

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Diglis Lane Trust

Report of the Trustees (Cont’d) For the year ended 5 April 2025

Main activities and achievements

The Trust provides and maintains a Gospel Hall where religious meetings are held by the local Brethren community. Details of the origins, teachings and way of life of the Brethren can be found on the website - www.plymouthbrethrenchristianchurch.org and in the schedules to the Trust Deed.

The Trust has continued to engage with the congregation and visitors and encouraging good works by them which benefit the wider community, as described in the annexed report.

Plans for Future Periods

Despite the increased cost of energy, the trustees feel that these increased costs are not significantly impacting on the ability of the charity to continue as a going concern.

Meetings

Meetings held at the Gospel halls include the Lord's Supper (Communion), Gospel preachings, Bible readings and Bible addresses. There is a structured weekly schedule of meetings and, depending on the particular meeting, between 30 and 300 people normally attend these occasions.

The meetings are attended by the regular congregation and most are open to other properly disposed visitors. The notice board outside the Hall welcomes visitors and displays the times of Gospel preachings, along with a telephone number for those seeking further information or help. Gospel tracts, which are distributed by street preachers, also display this information.

Bibles and an extensive range of other Christian reading material are on display at the hall and visitors are free to help themselves.

Spreading the Gospel message and the life of a Christian

The Gospel Halls are a base from which the regular congregation and others who attend the meetings are encouraged to spread the Christian Gospel, in word and deed.

Members of the congregation participate in a programme of street preaching and Gospel tracts are provided free of charge by the Charity to such preachers to be handed out to interested members of the public.

In carrying out this work, the congregation considers itself to be living out its faith in practice, as particularly exemplified in the following extract from the schedule to the Trust Deed on living a Christian life:

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Diglis Lane Trust

Report of the Trustees (Cont’d) For the year ended 5 April 2025

Funding

Funding is sought through gifts from the congregation and Gift Aid is claimed on eligible donations. Funding is sometimes received from other charitable trusts with complementary objectives.

Financial review

Financial position

In the Year ended 5 April 2025 there was a good surplus of income over expenditure. This was due to extra donations during the year in support of the Trusts objective to get further halls, also during the year a grant was received from another Gospel Hall Trust.

Total voluntary income received this year was £322,064 compared to £244,339 in the previous year.

All funds held are unrestricted.

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Diglis Lane Trust

Report of the Trustees (Cont’d) For the year ended 5 April 2025

Reserves policy

The Trustees have considered the level of reserves they wish to retain, appropriate to the charity's needs, based on its size and the level of its financial commitments. The Trust has no employees and its regular outgoings are minimal. The Trust aims to hold sufficient funds in a current account to cover day to day expenditure, plus an allowance for any urgent repairs and capital expenses that may arise.

The congregation is kept regularly informed as to particular needs for funds, and other relevant matters and the Trustees aim to ensure that the Charity will be able to continue to fulfil its charitable objectives even if there is a temporary shortfall in income or unexpected expenditure, by raising a funds appeal to the congregation.

Free reserves at the year-end were £166,319 (2024: £ 82,210).

Statement of Trustees’ responsibilities

The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Report of the Trustees and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

The law applicable to charities in England and Wales, the Charities Act 2011, Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations and the provisions of the Trust Deed require the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the Charity for that period. In preparing those financial statements, the Trustees are required to

The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations and the provisions of the Trust Deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. All transactions have been reviewed and approved by two Trustees.

On behalf of the Board:

ce8EF1F68E736F4BF-... by: Ben Ball Trustee

1/6/2026

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Diglis Lane Trust

Independent Examiner’s report to the Trustees For the year ended 5 April 2025

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Diglis Lane Trust for the year ending 5 April 2025.

RESPECTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES OF TRUSTEES AND EXAMINER

The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).

BASIS OF THE INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS REPORT

My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a “true and fair view” and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S STATEMENT

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

  1. Accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; Or

  2. The accounts do not accord with those records; or

  3. The accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair view’ which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

[ tutSign6B6410B978274EC... e d by:Prov Mike Prior FCA

1/6/2026

Sherlocks Chartered Accountants 13 Plantation Way Whitehill Hants GU35 9HD

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Diglis Lane Trust

Statement of Financial Activities For the year ended 5 April 2025

Notes
Income and endowments from:
Donations and legacies:
Collections
Contributions from the congregation
Gift Aid donations
Income tax refunds
Donated services
Payroll giving
Grants from Mays Lane Gospel Hall
Trust
Investments
Bank interest
Other
Total
Expenditure on:
Charitable activities
Running meeting rooms
5
Other charitable activities
5
Cost of donated services
4
Total
Net income/(expenditure)
Transfer between funds
Net movement in funds
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward		 Unrestricted
funds
Designated
funds
Total
funds
2025
Total
funds
2024
£
£
£
£
60,000
0
60,000
58,940
158,700
0
158,700
159,985
13,600
0
13,600
18,440
3,400
0
3,400
4,610
0
0
0
0
2,364
0
2,364
2,364
84,000
0
84,000
0
0
1,495
0
1,495
766
0
0
0
323,559
0
323,559
245,105
196,069
0
196,069
123,038
5,416
0
5,416
8,413
1,868
0
1,868
7,265
203,353
0
203,353
138,716
120,206
0
120,206
106,389
0
0
0
0
120,206
0
120,206
106,389
2,410,475
0 2,410,475 2,304,086
2,530,681
0 2,530,681 2,410,475

The notes on pages 11 to 17 form part of these financial statements. All of the above activities are classed as continuing and there are no gains and losses other than those included above.

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Diglis Lane Trust

Balance Sheet

For the year ended 5 April 2025

2025 2024
Notes £ £
Fixed assets
Intangible assets 0 0
Tangible fixed assets 6 2,364,362 2,328,265
2,364,362 2,328,265
Current assets
Debtors:
Prepayments and accrued income 3,400 4,610
Cash at bank and in hand 165,079 100,690
168,479 105,300
Current liabilities
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year:
Other creditors 0 0
Accruals and deferred income 2,160 3,090
Loans 0 20,000
Net current assets 166,319 82,210
Total assets less current liabilities 2,530,681 2,410,475 2,410,475
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one
year:
Loans 0 0
Net assets 7 2,530,681 2 2,410,475
Funds
Unrestricted income fund 2,530,681 2,410,475 2,410,475
Designated fund 0 0
Restricted funds 0 0
Total charity funds 8 2,530,681 2 2,410,475

The unaudited financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Trustees of Diglis Lane Trust on 1/6/2026 and signed on their behalf by

ce Ben Ball 8EF1F68E736F4BF-... by: Trustee

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The notes on pages 11 to 17 form part of these financial statements Diglis Lane Trust

Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 5 April 2025

1. Accounting policies

1.1 Basis of financial statements

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) issued on 16 July 2014, and incorporating update bulletins 1 and 2, and the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice.

The functional currency of the charity is sterling (£).

The Trust meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy note(s).

1.2 Income

Donations are recognised in the year in which there is entitlement and probability of receipt and the amount can be measured with reasonable certainty. Income is only deferred when the charity has to fulfil conditions before becoming entitled to it or where the donor has specified that the income is to be expended in a future year. Gift aid is added to the value of the donation to which it relates.

Donated services are recognised as income and expenditure in the financial statements when organisations or individuals offer their services and support pro bono. The value of these donated services to Diglis Lane Trust is considered to be equal to market value which would be paid were the service formally procured. This includes services paid for by other trusts. Investment income is accounted for on a receivable basis.

1.3 Expenditure

Expenditure is included on an accruals basis. Liabilities are recognised as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out resources.

Charitable activities comprise those costs directly attributable to the fulfilment of the charitable objects.

1.4 Governance and support costs

Support costs have been allocated between governance costs and other support costs. Governance costs comprise all costs involving the public accountability of the charity and costs related to statutory requirements. Governance and support costs are allocated to charitable activities on the basis of capacity used.

1.5 Tangible fixed assets and depreciation

Tangible fixed assets (costing more than £500) are stated at cost less depreciation. Freehold land is not depreciated. Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the cost, less estimated residual value, of each asset over its expected useful life as follows:

Fixtures and Fittings 10% reducing balance Buildings 2% Straight line

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Diglis Lane Trust

Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 5 April 2025

1.6 Taxation

The Trust is a registered charity and is not liable to United Kingdom income or corporation tax on charitable activities, provided income falls within the charitable exemptions and is spent on charitable purposes.

1.7 Funds

The general unrestricted fund is free for the Trustees to use for any purposes in furtherance of the trust’s charitable objects.

Restricted funds arise from donations to the trust, which are made for a specific purpose. Restricted funds can only be used for the purpose for which funds were given.

1.8 Preparation of consolidated financial statements

The Charity does not have a trading subsidiary and there is no requirement to prepare consolidated accounts

1.9 Going concern

The Trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern.

The trustees do not consider that there are any sources of estimation uncertainty at the reporting date that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next reporting period.

2. Trustees’ remuneration and expenses

No Trustees received any remuneration or other benefits from an employment with the charity and no Trustees were reimbursed for expenses (2024: None).

3. Wages and salaries

There are no employees (2024: none).

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Diglis Lane Trust

Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 5 April 2025

4.
Donated Services
Northwick Gospel Trust
5.
Resources expended
Current year
Direct costs:
Insurance
Repairs & Maintenance
IT Expenses
Utilities
Donations
Conference costs
Legal and professional fees
Depreciation
Governance costs
Cost of donated services (note 4)
Prior year
Direct costs:
Insurance
Repairs & Maintenance
IT Expenses
Utilities
Donations
Conference costs
Legal and professional fees
Depreciation
Governance costs
Cost of donated services (note 4)		 Meeting
rooms
£
4,313
95,553
144
27,953
0
493
9,575
58,038
0
196,069
1,868
197,937
Meeting
rooms
£
6,208
26,945
746
23,334
0
1,617
7,982
56,206
0
123,038
7,265
130,303		 2025
£
1,868
1,868
Other
charitable
activities
£
0
0
0
0
3,574
0
0
0
1,842
5,416
0
5,416
Other
charitable
activities
£
0
0
0
0
4,588
0
0
0
3,825
8,413
0
8,413		 2024
£
7,265
7,265
2025
£
4,313
95,553
144
27,953
3,574
493
9,575
58,038
1,842
201,485
1,868
203,353
2024
£
6,208
26,945
746
23,334
4,588
1,617
7,982
56,206
3,825
131,451
7,265
138,716

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Governance costs include £2,160 (2024: £1,560) in respect of independent examiner’s fees. Diglis Lane Trust

Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 5 April 2025

6. Fixed assets

Cost
B/f at 06/04/2023
Additions
Disposals
At 5 April 2024
Depreciation
B/f at 06/04/2023
Charge for the year
Impairment
Disposals
At 5 April 2024
Net book value
At 5 April 2024
At 5 April 2023
City Hall (1)
Whittington (2)
Oddingley (2)
Littleworth (2)
7.
Loans
Private loans
TOTAL		 Freehold
Property
(1)
See below
1,922,633
91,317
0
2,013,950
346,075
40,279
0
0
386,354
1,627,596
1,576,558
Title No
WR162213
WR164515
WR52847
HW159979
WR155921
WR207967		 Freehold
Property (2)
See below
862,027
2,818
0
864,845
114,939
17,297
0
0
132,236
732,609
747,088
Cost
1,908,569
201,094
320,119
256,000		 Equipment
6,981
0
0
6,981
2,362
462
0
0
2,824
4,157
4,619
2025
£
0
0		 Total
2,791,641
94,135
0
2,885,776
463,376
58,038
0
0
521,414
2,364,362
2,328,265
2024
£
20,000
20,000

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Diglis Lane Trust

Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 5 April 2025

8. Analysis of net assets between funds
8.1 Current year
Unrestricted
funds		 Designated
funds		 Restricted
funds		 Total
£ £ £ £
Fixed assets 2,364,362 0 0 2,364,362
Current assets 168,479 0 0 168,479
Current liabilities 2,160 0 0 2,160
Long term liabilities 0 0 0 0
Total funds 2,530,681 0 0 2,530,681
8.2 Prior year
Unrestricted
funds		 Designated
funds		 Restricted
funds		 Total
£ £ £ £
Fixed assets 2,328,265 0 0 2,328,265
Current assets 105,300 0 0 105,300
Current liabilities 23,090 0 0 23,090
Long term liabilities 0 0 0 0
Total funds 2,410,475 0 0 2,410,475
9. Movement in funds
9.1 Current year
Balance at
6 April
2024		 Incoming
resources		 Resources
expended		 Transfer
between
funds		 Balance
at 5 April
2025
£ £ £ £ £
Restricted funds 0
0		 0 0 0
Designated funds 0
0		 0 0 0
Unrestricted funds 2,410,475
323,559		 (203,353) 0 2,530,681
Total funds 2,410,475
323,559		 (203,353) 0 2,530,681

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Diglis Lane Trust

Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 5 April 2025

9.2 Prior year

Restricted funds
Designated funds
Unrestricted funds
Total funds		 Balance at
6 April
2023
£
0
0
2,304,086
2,304,086		 Incoming
resources
£
0
0
245,105
245,105		 Resources
expended
£
0
0
(138,716)
(138,716)		 Transfer
between
funds
£
0
0
0
0		 Balance
at 5 April
2024
£
0
0
2,410,475
2,410,475

10. Transactions with related parties

During the year there were donations from trustees and businesses and persons related to the trustees during the year of £130,572 (2024: £113,990).

During the year the interest free loan from Rob Francis, Trustee, was repaid.

11. Volunteers

Diglis Lane Trust relies entirely on volunteers to carry out the management, administration and general maintenance work. The Trust has no paid staff or paid Trustees.

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Diglis Lane Trust

Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 5 April 2025

12. Comparative Statement of Financial Activities


Notes
Income and endowments from:
Donations and legacies:
Collections
Contributions from the
congregation
Gift Aid donations
Income tax refunds
Donated services
Payroll giving
Grants from other Trusts
Investments
Bank interest
Other
Total
Expenditure on:
Charitable activities
Running meeting rooms
5
Other charitable activities
5
Cost of donated services
4
Total
Net income/(expenditure)
Transfer between funds
Net movement in funds
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward		 Unrestricted
funds
Designated
funds
Restricted
funds
Total
funds
2024
£
£
£
£
58,940
0
0
58,940
159,985
0
0
159,985
18,440
0
0
18,440
4,610
0
0
4,610
0
0
0
0
2,364
0
0
2,364
0
0
0
0
766
0
0
766
0
0
245,105
0
0
245,105
123,038
0
0
123,038
8,413
0
0
8,413
7,265
0
0
7,265
138,716
0
0
138,716
106,389
0
0
106,389
0
0
0
0
106,389
0
0
106,389
2,304,086
0
0
2,304,086
2,410,475
0
0
2,410,475

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Public Benefit Report

2025

Diglis Lane Gospel Hall

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Diglis Lane Gospel Hall Trust

Diglis Lane Gospel Hall Trust Public Benefit

The purpose of this document is to demonstrate the Diglis Lane Gospel Hall Trust’s principal activities that furthers its objectives is providing a facility for the coordination of “outreach” work into the wider community.

Members of our congregation, acting under the direction of the Trustees and with their full active encouragement, have continued with the “outreach” work which they have carried out for many years.

The Plymouth Brethren were established in 1828 when John Nelson Darby broke with the established Church in Dublin. Darby and others formed a fellowship based on the strict observance of Christian teachings as set out in the Holy Scriptures. Darby came to Plymouth in the early 1830’s and the congregation grew rapidly. Early publications were produced in Plymouth and distributed to other congregations of followers throughout the globe.

Public Benefit Report | September 2025

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Diglis Lane Gospel Hall Trust

Diglis Lane Gospel Hall Trust

There are over 18,000 Plymouth Brethren members in the UK spread across 87 locations. These locations can be found on the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church website.

https://www.plymouthbrethrenchristianchurch.org

The Trustees of the Diglis Lane Gospel Hall Trust confirm that they have complied with their duty under section 4 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the Charity Commission’s general guidance to charities on public benefit.

There were 12 Worcestershire meetings in 1882. J N Darby visited Worcester and provided a meeting hall (Birchwood, Malvern). There were additional meeting in the surrounding area Evesham, Defford, Malvern and Pershore, these all merged with Worcester at a later stage.

The Diglis Lane Gospel Hall Trust was formed on 6[th] November 1990, it was replaced by the Parkfield Trust that preceded it.

The Diglis Lane Gospel Hall Trust congregation consists of a total of 177 members living in Worcester and the surrounding districts and is regularly attended by members from other regions on a regular basis.

Public Benefit Report | September 2025

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Diglis Lane Gospel Hall Trust

Street Preaching & Tract Distribution

Street Preaching has been actively promoted by the Plymouth brethren for many years, at least from the 1920’s, and today is enthusiastically supported by members of the Diglis Lane Gospel Hall Trust congregation.

The essential activity of publicly preaching the name of Jesus and God’s wonderful Gospel indiscriminately, gives joy and encouragement to our daily lives; as having personally proved the tangible benefit and immense improvement believing in Jesus brings, we seek to highlight the availability of Jesus to all mankind.

Currently the location of the street preaching is held in The Shambles Worcester on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Also, the street preaching is held in Bromsgrove on a Friday. The total number who attend on average would be 13 per week.

Gospel tracts and other Christian literature is continually handed out at the Street Preaching, to neighbours and people in need, work colleagues, it is made available from our main Gospel Hall.

Many Christian publications are available on the listed website.

https://christiandoctrineandgospelpublishing.org/

The aim of the Street Preaching is not to recruit additional members for the Plymouth Brethren but to present eternal salvation as available to all men by faith in Jesus Christ and His blood and His work of atonement.

Romans 10 v 13; “For everyone whosoever, who shall call on the name of the Lord, shall be saved”

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Our Network

To read more on the PBCC way of life, please visit:

https://www.plymouthbrethrenchristianchurch.org

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Outreach

At the heart of our community is the commitment to care and compassion, as we recognise the rights of all humanity within society. Members of the congregation dedicate their time volunteering through our charitable arm, Rapid Relief Team (RRT) and contribute financially to many causes. As Diglis Lane Gospel Hall Trust, we actively seek opportunities to support our local community from attending parish council meetings to donating to local charities.

See below statistics from our outreach program 2024 / 2025:

Over £9500.00 Donated to charities

Over 2000 Street Preachings

Over 50 Food deliveries to Night Shelter

Over 200 Hours gifted to charity work

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Food Bank and Night Shelter

Every month throughout the congregation of the Diglis Lane Gospel Hall Trust continue to donate food and gift cards to the local Worcester Food Bank and food to the local Night Shelter.

The recipients are continually grateful for these offerings and express their gratitude of thanks for their worthy cause.

On average over £9500.00 has been donated to the local Foodbank and Night Shelter in the last 12 months.

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Working With Other Charities

The Diglis Lane Gospel Hall Trust continue to support other charities throughout the Midlands and surrounding area.

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RRT Case Study

Members of the congregation volunteered to serve bacon bap breakfasts for a CEO sleep out event held at the Worcester Rugby ground.

There were over 50 delicious barbecue breakfasts served to local company CEOs from the surrounding area who volunteered to experience what homelessness is about. They had a sleep out night just wrapped in a sleeping bag as their only protection from the outside elements.

RRT were on site by 6.00am unloaded their RRT bespoke design and built trailer, which holds everything, even the kitchen sink. They set up their Red Tent, bbq, serving tables and accessories etc.

Along with the delicious bacon baps hot and cold drinks were served.

Everyone was well fed and enjoyed the RRT experience yet again.

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Registered Address:

Oxford House, Dury Lane, Martin Hussingtree, Worcester. WR3 8TD

Diglis Lane Gospel Hall Trust Charity number: 1025959 Oxford House, Drury Lane, Martin Hussingtree, Worcester, WR3 8TD