THE BATTISHORNE TRUST

Registered charity 1048821 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The objective of the charity is to support charitable works that benefit the inhabitants of Honiton.

Objects

FOR OR TOWARDS SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND TO MAKE DONATIONS TO SUCH CHARITABLE INSTITUTION OR INSTITUTIONS AT SUCH TIME OR TIMES AND IN SUCH MANNER AS THE SETTLOR MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BY A LIKE NOTICE DIRECT

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unspent reserves were £65,986 at the year end, which the trustees consider adequate for the charity's objectives. The charity reported a decrease in the value of its investment portfolio by £27,220 during the year. No employees were employed, with administration handled by external solicitors.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• EDWARD ROY UNDERDOWN · trustee of 1 other charity
• FRANCIS ERNEST MARTIN
• PAUL FRANCIS MARTIN
• RICHARD JAMES WALDEN HARTNELL

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

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