HARVEY'S FOUNDRY TRUST

Registered charity 1112920 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Promoting the preservation, protection, development, improvement & education for the benefit of the people of Hayle, Cornwall & the nation, the natural historical, architectural & constructional heritage, features, objects, collections and projects of historic & public interest, including buildings of particular beauty or historical, architectural or constructional interest.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE PRESERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, IMPROVEMENT AND EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE OF HAYLE, THE COUNTY OF CORNWALL AND THE NATION, THE NATURAL, HISTORICAL, ARCHITECTURAL AND CONSTRUCTIONAL HERITAGE, FEATURES, OBJECTS, COLLECTIONS AND PROJECTS OF HISTORIC AND PUBLIC INTEREST, INCLUDING IN BUILDINGS (INCLUDING ANY BUILDING AS DEFINED INSECTION 336 OF THE TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1990 ) OF PARTICULAR BEAUTY OR HISTORICAL, ARCHITECTURAL OR CONSTRUCTIONAL INTEREST;

Area of benefit: HAYLE, AND THE COUNTY OF CORNWALL

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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Latest income
£888k
Latest spending
£387k
Registered
2006
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an overall surplus of £2,668 for the year ended 31 May 2025, reversing a significant deficit from the previous year. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £94,232, which is below the stated policy target of £91,000 in general funds plus working capital requirements, though the specific general fund balance held was £16,337. The charity is not reliant on grants for core running costs due to income from lettings and maintains a going concern status with sufficient resources for at least 12 months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grants (59% of income)
“Income had increased from £530,930 to £887,598 due to restricted grants received for the John Harvey House project.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £94k; policy: 6 months of core costs plus loan repayment costs (target £91,000))
“The balance of general reserves held (excluding funds held as fixed assets and excluding the mortgage balance) at 31 May 2025 were £16,337 (2024: £18,868).” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Mr P Channon is a Cornwall Councillor. Mr B Capper is a Hayle Town Councillors.
“Related parties Mr P Channon is a Cornwall Councillor. Mr B Capper is a Hayle Town Councillors. This report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies. The trustees' report was approved by the Board of Trustees. Mr B Capper Mr K McHugh Trustee Trustee Date: .. 29/01/2026” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

8 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (7 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/05/2025)

Total income
£888k
Total spending
£387k
Cost of raising funds
£2k
Reserves (reported)
£94k
Employees
4

Reported reserves equal ~2.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (59% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cornwall

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/05/2025£888k£387k
31/05/2024£531k£467k
31/05/2023£384k£360k
31/05/2022£310k£324k
31/05/2021£292k£2.9m

Common questions

Is HARVEY'S FOUNDRY TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an overall surplus of £2,668 for the year ended 31 May 2025, reversing a significant deficit from the previous year. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £94,232, which is below the stated policy target of £91,000 in general funds plus working capital requirements, though the specific general fund balance held was £16,337. The charity is not reliant on grants for core running costs due to income from lettings and maintains a going concern status with sufficient resources for at least 12 months. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds HARVEY'S FOUNDRY TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name HARVEY'S FOUNDRY TRUST as a grant recipient include THE ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE FUND.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE FUNDFY2022£34kProject Development Grant

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund04/09/2024£82k"John Harvey House - Phase 1"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund11/05/2020£9k"COVID19: Harvey's Foundry Trust"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund28/01/2014£3.8m"Harvey's Foundry - Phase 3"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund09/10/2013£4k"Hayle and the Great War"