# GOSPEL STANDARD AID AND POOR RELIEF SOCIETY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 209373
- **Other names:** GOSPEL STANDARD POOR RELIEF SOCIETY
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** April 26, 1965
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=209373


## Contact

- **Address:** 5 ROUNDWOOD GARDENS, HARPENDEN
- **Postcode:** AL5 3AJ
- **Phone:** 01582762717
- **Website:** www.gospelstandard.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** (1) THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE: (A) THE RELIEF IN NEED, WHETHER OCCASIONED BY FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, SICKNESS, INFIRMITY, DISABILITY OR OLD AGE OF;(I) STRICT BAPTIST MINISTERS, THEIR WIDOWS AND DEPENDANTS; AND OR(II) MEMBERS OF STRICT BAPTIST CHURCHES; AND OR(III) PERSONS WHO HAVE REGULARLY ATTENDED RELIGIOUS WORSHIP FOR AT LEAST THREE YEARS AT STRICT BAPTIST CHAPELS.(B) THE AUGMENTATION OF THE WORKING FUNDS OF NEEDY STRICT BAPTIST CHURCHES IN FURTHERANCE OF THEIR RELIGIOUS AND OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES. (2) THE INCOME AND PROPERTY OF THE CHARITY SHALL BE APPLIED SOLELY TOWARDS THE PROMOTION OF THE OBJECTS.

**Activities:** To provide financial assstance to needy cases who qualify under the rules of the trust deed and to publish monthly the Gospel Standard and Friendly Companion magazines.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations
- **What:** Religious Activities
- **Who:** Elderly/old People, Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Australia
- United States
- Throughout England



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £874866 | £248269 | £3408409 | 4 |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £323682 | £275277 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £191577 | £214280 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £475509 | £197750 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £99715 | £204445 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **GERALD DAVID BUSS** (Chair)
- ANDREW JOHN COLLINS — appointed April 10, 2015
- BRIAN PHILIP MERCER — appointed June 11, 2013
- David Francis Stevens — appointed Jan. 14, 2022
- Dr Andrew Frank Wilderspin — appointed Jan. 14, 2022
- Dr MATTHEW JAMES HYDE — appointed Feb. 26, 2024
- GILBERT WILLIAM HYDE
- GRAHAM ERIC HADLEY — appointed Feb. 16, 2024
- JOHN BENJAMIN HART — appointed March 30, 2023
- JOHN HENRY COTTINGTON
- MARTIN COTTINGTON — appointed July 12, 2024
- TIMOTHY JAMES PARISH — appointed July 12, 2019