THE TAPPENDEN CHARITY

Registered charity 1129037 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE TAPPENDEN CHARITIES

The charity aims to raise rental income by managing a portfolio of properties with the surplus income then being used to provide educational grants to either individuals or organisations.

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Latest income

£194k

Latest spending

£153k

Registered

2009

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £3,105,119, which exceed the previous year's total of £2,955,353. The trustees' report indicates a policy to build sustainable reserves for financial stability, though no specific monetary target or time-based metric is defined. The charity reports a surplus for the year and maintains adequate resources to continue in operational existence.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Rental income (90% of income)

“Total income for the year amounted to £194,472 (2024 £198,347) including £175,827 (2024 £173,909) from rental income on its investment properties.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: sufficient to provide financial stability and meet any exceptional expenditure (held: £3.1m)

“The Trustees will seek to build sustainable unrestricted reserves to a level sufficient to provide financial stability and meet any exceptional expenditure.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 05892698

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

HORWOOD, Richard Michael — director, appointed 24/11/2016on trustee list
HAYLLAR, Alan Charles — director, appointed 01/08/2006on trustee list
OSBORN, Darren Charles — director, appointed 01/08/2006on trustee list
GAMBLES, Roger Stuart — secretary, appointed 01/08/2006

Official officers record.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

ALAN CHARLES HAYLLAR
DARREN CHARLES OSBORN
RICHARD MICHAEL HORWOOD · trustee of 5 other charities

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/07/2025	£194k	£153k
31/07/2024	£198k	£130k
31/07/2023	£173k	£148k
31/07/2022	£190k	£170k
31/07/2021	£141k	£104k

Common questions

Is THE TAPPENDEN CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £3,105,119, which exceed the previous year's total of £2,955,353. The trustees' report indicates a policy to build sustainable reserves for financial stability, though no specific monetary target or time-based metric is defined. The charity reports a surplus for the year and maintains adequate resources to continue in operational existence. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
YOUNG CAMDEN FOUNDATION	1	£68k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with TAFF BARGOED DEVELOPMENT TRUST LIMITED.

TAFF BARGOED DEVELOPMENT TRUST LIMITED income £152k
THE TEN CHARITABLE TRUST income £589k
CARLTON EDUCATIONAL CHARITY income £152k
THE JAMES CHARITIES income £519k
HAMPSTEAD COMMUNITY ACTION LIMITED income £421k
ALEX HOGG MEMORIAL TRUST LIMITED income £847k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE TAPPENDEN CHARITY	£194k	—	above	—	no doubt
TAFF BARGOED DEVELOPMENT TRUST LIMITED FY2025	£152k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE TEN CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£589k	—	above	—	no doubt
CARLTON EDUCATIONAL CHARITY FY2024	£152k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE JAMES CHARITIES FY2025	£519k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HAMPSTEAD COMMUNITY ACTION LIMITED FY2025	£421k	—	below	—	noted

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.