Skip to content
Governance Register
Sign inFind yourself
Find yourselfSign in
Search How it works For organisations For professionals

Edition

United Kingdom (current)IrelandUnited StatesNew ZealandCanadaAustraliaScotlandNorthern Ireland

Registered charity · Tonbridge

The Gospel Standard Trust

The Gospel Standard Trust is a registered charity (number 249781) based in Tonbridge, governed by 10 trustees and chaired by David James Christian since 1991. Latest income £141k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.

Also known as Gospel Standard Trust Publications (Charity Commission)

4 ObjectsThe objects for which the Company is established are:-4.1 To assist Gospel Standard Churches and Congregations subscribing to the Articles of Faith of the Gospel Standard Strict and Particular Baptists (the Articles of Faith) in the...

  • 10 trustees
  • Income £141k (2025)
How am I connected?
More
View network map Report an issue

The people who lead this organisation are listed below. Create a free account to save it, get alerts and check how you are connected.

Official record Charity Commission · updated 25th October 2026 · Sources · Free, no card or password

Network

The large node is The Gospel Standard Trust. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Dashed links are historical or inferred. Click any node to explore.

Who leads it

Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

Do you help lead this organisation? Set up its network · How it works

People on this board also govern

Similar charities are matched by type of organisation or purpose and listed by latest income; shared trustees are formal board links. Neither is proof the organisations work together.

About

What it does
Religious Activities
Where
Throughout England
Website
www.gospelstandard.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Linked company
The Gospel Standard Trust
Registered
1967

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£141k£179k
  • 2024£201k£168k
  • 2023£91k£124k
Earlier years
  • 2022£72k£114k
  • 2021£101k£110k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Charitable objects

4 ObjectsThe objects for which the Company is established are:-4.1 To assist Gospel Standard Churches and Congregations subscribing to the Articles of Faith of the Gospel Standard Strict and Particular Baptists (the Articles of Faith) in the furtherance of their religion and charitable work.4.2 To assist with the appointment of trustees and with necessary legal advice, and/or repairs, maintenance or sale of any buildings or land relating to Gospel Standard Chapels.4.3 To support such of the following as are charities: The Gospel Standard Aid and Poor Relief Society, The Gospel Standard Bethesda Fund, The Gospel Standard Publications Fund, The Gadsby Memorial Christmas Fund, The Library of the Gospel Standard Baptists and any other charitable trust or fund approved by the Executive Committee.

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.

10 trustees on the board

14.1y median 9.5y
average tenure
46y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

17.7y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (5)

Portfolio (5)

10
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Religious Activities 10General Charitable Purposes 2The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 2Education/training 1Other Charitable Purposes 1

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Construction 1Education 1Finance 1

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together

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.

🔒 Succession forecast is a Pro feature - the board seats likely to open in the next year and the ideal next trustee. Explore Pro →

Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours

Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
incomespending£201k latest income

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
249781
Status
Registered
Governing document
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 2 AUGUST 1966 AND AMENDED 20 JANUARY 1979, 15 FEBRUARY 1979 AND 21 MAY 2005 as amended on 11 Sep 2021 as amended on 21 Sep 2021 as amended on 22 Sep 2021
Companies House
Company number 00884708 · Active
Contact on the register
01892722184 · GSTRUST@PLAYFOOT.NET
Edition
Register edition compiled 25th 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.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Report an issue · How we handle data