THE HARTON TOWN TRUST

Registered charity 235330 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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.

Area of benefit: HARTON

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

Causes: Accommodation/housing · Get email alerts

Latest income
£38k
Latest spending
£19k
Registered
1968
Accounts read
FY2025

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The charity holds significant investment assets and freehold property, though the property valuation is noted as being out of date from 2012.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between £50,000 and £100,000 (held: £107k)
“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
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
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.