THE HARPENDEN TRUST
Registered charity 1118870 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
After home visit assessment- grants for clothing,shoes, white goods,food vouchers - max -+?200 per person - no funds for debt repaymentGrants- undeclared basis to pupils for curriculum related tripsElderly- help with utility bills, coach outings, weekly coffee mornings, Christmas parcels and Christmas Day lunchSupply second hand furnitureGrants to organisationsAL5 area only
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £168,277 for the year, driven by expenditure exceeding income from investments and donations. However, the charity holds substantial free unrestricted reserves of £4,739,440 and total net assets of £6,533,645, which the trustees confirm are sufficient to continue as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: working towards meeting the reserve objectives of accounting policy 1(k) (held: £4.7m)
“The Trustees review reserves policies on a regular basis and are working towards meeting the reserve objectives of accounting policy 1(k).” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee/Officer payment
“No director, trustee, member, officer or volunteer receives any financial reward from the charity except for the Administration Assistant, a statutory member who provided administration services to the charity, on normal commercial terms, to a value of £16,499 in the year ended 31 March 2025.” — page 35
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Miller & Co. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Harpenden Trust (matched by registered charity number).
Property (HM Land Registry)
2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £1.6m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
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Register events
- Received assets from another charity (20/02/2017) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Amber Rowena Nicholls
- Andrew George Lynes
- Caroline Bevan
- Colin Ratcliffe
- Emma Deutrom
- Lynn Kennedy Mrs · trustee of 2 other charities
- Michael Craig Felton
- Michael Patrick Kelly
- Nicholas Paul Luckett · trustee of 1 other charity
- Patricia Anne Ring
- Richard Stephen Nichols
- Sarah Louise Holmes
- Stephen Pryor
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Hertfordshire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE HARPENDEN TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £168,277 for the year, driven by expenditure exceeding income from investments and donations. However, the charity holds substantial free unrestricted reserves of £4,739,440 and total net assets of £6,533,645, which the trustees confirm are sufficient to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Miller & Co.
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