THE HOLIDAY HOMES TRUST

Registered charity 1145276 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Scout Holiday Homes Trust was founded in 1969 by former Scouts to provide suitable self-catering holiday accommodation, in a welcoming family environment, for any family, or group, who has a member with special needs with their carers, single parent families and low income families ? in fact any family in which the quality of life is diminished by disability, infirmity or misfortune.

Objects

A) TO PROVIDE FOR THE RELIEF OF HANDICAPPED PEOPLE AND THEIR RELATIVES OR CARERS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF HOLIDAYS, HOLIDAY HOMES AND RELATED SERVICES AND TO ALSO PROVIDE SUCH SERVICES FOR THE RELATIVES OR CARERS OF HANDICAPPED PEOPLE WHO ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE NURSING AND OTHER SERVICES FOR THEM ON HOLIDAY2) TO PROVIDE FOR THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN POVERTY AND THOSE IN LOW INCOME GROUPS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF HOLIDAYS, HOLIDAY HOMES AND RELATED SERVICES.

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

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£106k
Latest spending
£214k
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity has ceased trading and the financial statements were not prepared on a going concern basis. Per the trustees' report, the trust sold all its caravans and the unrestricted funds have decreased to £42,590 from a previous balance of £87,158. The trustees confirmed that all available resources will be repaid to the initial donors of grants.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between three and six month’s expenditure (held: £43k)
“It was the policy of the trust that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure.” — page 4
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: accounts NOT prepared on a going-concern basis (closing, merging or winding up)
“The board has taken the decision to cease trading at the end of the of 2025 season, therefore trading will cease within twelve months following the approval of these financial statements. The accounts have therefore not been prepared on a going concern basis.” — page 10
Per its FY2026 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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Holiday Homes Trust (matched by registered charity number).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2026£106k£214k
31/12/2024£115k£169k
31/12/2023£142k£157k
31/12/2022£167k£165k
31/12/2021£203k£146k

Common questions

Is THE HOLIDAY HOMES TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity has ceased trading and the financial statements were not prepared on a going concern basis. Per the trustees' report, the trust sold all its caravans and the unrestricted funds have decreased to £42,590 from a previous balance of £87,158. The trustees confirmed that all available resources will be repaid to the initial donors of grants. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE HOLIDAY HOMES TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE HOLIDAY HOMES TRUST as a grant recipient include THE CLARE MILNE TRUST, THE ARCHER TRUST, CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE CLARE MILNE TRUSTFY2022£10k
THE ARCHER TRUSTFY2023£3kCharitable activities
CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£3k
THE ARCHER TRUSTFY2022£2kProvides family holiday accommodation in wheelchair-adapted caravans.
THE ARCHER TRUSTFY2024£1k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund18/11/2022£10kReplace Existing Disabled Access Caravan
The National Lottery Community Fund24/09/2021£10kReplace Existing Disabled Access Caravan
The National Lottery Community Fund18/04/2019£10kadditional Holiday home for the disabled