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The Gospel Standard Baptist Library Fund
- 12 trustees
- Income £11k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Andrew David RobinsonTrustee · since 2025
- Andrew John CollinsTrustee · since 2018
- Brian Philip MercerTrustee · since 2013
- David Francis StevensTrustee · since 2022
- Dr Andrew Frank WilderspinTrustee · since 2022
- DR Matthew James HydeTrustee · since 2015
- Gilbert William HydeTrustee
- Henry SantTrustee · since 2020
- John Benjamin HartTrustee · since 2026
- John Henry CottingtonTrustee
- Paul Benjamin RamsbottomTrustee · since 2025
Also 1 organisation acting as trustee: The Gospel Standard Trust.
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Religious Activities
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales, Australia, Canada, Netherlands and more
- Website
- www.gospelstandard.org.uk/GS-Library (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1966
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£11k£124k
- 2024£122k£11k
- 2023£11k£8k
Earlier years
- 2022£17k£10k
- 2021£9k£7k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF A DENOMINATIONAL LIBRARY FOR THE USE OF THOSE PROTESTANT DISSENTERS CALLING THEMSELVES THE GOSPEL STANDARD STRICT AND PARTICULAR BAPTISTS OR OTHER PERSONS DESIRING TO USE THE SAME WHO ARE APPROVED BY THE TRUSTEES.
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
11 trustees on the board
- Andrew John Collins since 2018
- Andrew David Robinson since 2025
- Brian Philip Mercer since 2013
- DR Matthew James Hyde since 2015
- David Francis Stevens since 2022
- Dr Andrew Frank Wilderspin since 2022
- Gilbert William Hyde
- Henry Sant since 2020
- John Benjamin Hart since 2026
- John Henry Cottington
- Paul Benjamin Ramsbottom since 2025
- The Gospel Standard Trust
Trustees past 6 years
- Andrew John Collins since 2018
- Brian Philip Mercer since 2013
- DR Matthew James Hyde since 2015
- Henry Sant since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Andrew David Robinson since 2025
- Gilbert William Hyde
- Henry Sant since 2020
Portfolio (8)
- Andrew John Collins since 2018
- Brian Philip Mercer since 2013
- DR Matthew James Hyde since 2015
- David Francis Stevens since 2022
- Dr Andrew Frank Wilderspin since 2022
- John Benjamin Hart since 2026
- John Henry Cottington
- Paul Benjamin Ramsbottom since 2025
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 247869
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 24/05/1949AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 25/11/1971AS AMENDED ON 28/02/2006AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 13/07/2012
- Contact on the register
- 01273559813 · gospelstandardlibrary@gmail.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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