THE HARTON TOWN TRUST
To provide affordable rented housing in Harton Town.
Objects
(1) IN MAINTAINING AND REPAIRING THE TOWN PUMPS AND WELLS. (2) FOR REPAIRING THE QUAY, THE MARKET SQUARE, CHAPEL STREET, NEW INN STREET, WELL LANE AND THE STREET BY COLWILLS. (3) FOR MAINTAINING A PUBLIC LIBRARY AND READING ROOM FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF HARTON OR TO ANY OTHER PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that cash reserves at year-end were £106,834, which is slightly above the trustees' stated policy target of between £50,000 and £100,000. The charity holds significant investment assets and freehold property, though the property valuation is noted as being out of date from 2012.
What the accounts disclose
“The Trustees reserves policy is to keep the cash reserves at between £50,000 and £100,000 to cover normal expenditure plus any major one off repairs required to the properties.” — page 3
Policies the charity declares
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Trustees
- Jill Madeleine Johnschair
- BRIAN HEARD
- Daphne Wickfield
- JOHN WILLIAM GEORGE
- James Robert Dawkins
- Maria Bremridge
- Simon Cook
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £38k | £19k |
| 31/12/2024 | £36k | £35k |
| 31/12/2023 | £34k | £25k |
| 31/12/2022 | £29k | £55k |
| 31/12/2021 | £29k | £26k |
Common questions
Is THE HARTON TOWN TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that cash reserves at year-end were £106,834, which is slightly above the trustees' stated policy target of between £50,000 and £100,000. The charity holds significant investment assets and freehold property, though the property valuation is noted as being out of date from 2012. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.