DEVON HISTORIC BUILDINGS TRUST
Registered charity 266088 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DEVON HISTORIC BUILDINGS TRUST LIMITED
To assist in the rescue of the historic buildings of the county of Devon for the people of Devon.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £349,176 for the year, driven largely by a £370,000 transfer of assets from the Stringer Lawrence Memorial Trust. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £421,393, with £20,000 designated for future projects, leaving £4,637 available for unspecified use. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability 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: sufficient level to cover any prospective project which the Trust may undertake at its discretion (held: £421k)
“It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds, which are the free reserves of the charity, at a sufficient level to cover any prospective project which the Trust may undertake at its discretion.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
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.
- PARRIS, Claire Louise — director, appointed 10/09/2025on trustee list
- THOMAS, Daniel James, Cllr — director, appointed 20/06/2025on trustee list
- LITTLE, Samantha — director, appointed 06/03/2025on trustee list
- TOUGH, Samuel James Mckenzie — director, appointed 06/03/2025on trustee list
- KELLY, Michael Patrick — director, appointed 06/03/2025on trustee list
- RADMORE, Joseph Gordon — director, appointed 06/03/2025on trustee list
- BARWELL, Jack David — director, appointed 06/03/2025on trustee list
- GEORGE, David Richard — director, appointed 01/11/2018on trustee list
- KINGSCOTE, Mark Gordon — director, appointed 11/10/2011on trustee list
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
7 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.
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (31/03/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Mark Gordon KINGSCOTEchair
- Claire Louise Parris
- Councillor Andrea Vivienne Davis · trustee of 1 other charity
- Councillor Daniel James Thomas
- David Richard George
- Jack David Barwell
- Joseph Gordon Radmore
- Michael Patrick Kelly · trustee of 3 other charities
- Samantha Frances Patricia Little
- Samuel James McKenzie Tough
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Devon
Income and spending
Common questions
Is DEVON HISTORIC BUILDINGS TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £349,176 for the year, driven largely by a £370,000 transfer of assets from the Stringer Lawrence Memorial Trust. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £421,393, with £20,000 designated for future projects, leaving £4,637 available for unspecified use. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
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