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GREAT TORRINGTON BUILDINGS PRESERVATION TRUST

Registered charity 1100255 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Preservation and restoration of Great Torrington Town Hall building to provide a financially self-supporting community run asset for the town and northern Devon.

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Latest income
£46k
Latest spending
£41k
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds £39,000 in reserves, maintained in a designated Reserves Account. The trustees note that post-pandemic changes in spending habits have reduced income from venue hires, particularly weddings, leading them to focus on in-house events to sustain revenue and cover maintenance costs for the Grade II listed building.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Venue hire
“The hall is hired out for a wide range of events including weddings, celebratory parties, wakes, workshops & seminars. The revenue helps to support the upkeep of the Grade II listed building”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“Post COVID , peoples spending habits have changed & they have less money to spend. This impacts on hiring venues such as ours - so the Trustees try to operate in house events to help sustain revenue”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£46k£41k
30/09/2024£49k£46k
30/09/2023£49k£59k
30/09/2022£85k£64k
30/09/2021£80k£58k

Common questions

Is GREAT TORRINGTON BUILDINGS PRESERVATION TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds £39,000 in reserves, maintained in a designated Reserves Account. The trustees note that post-pandemic changes in spending habits have reduced income from venue hires, particularly weddings, leading them to focus on in-house events to sustain revenue and cover maintenance costs for the Grade II listed building. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.