THE HALLATON AND ISABELLA STENNING TRUST

Charity number: 216115
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Provision of 16 almshouses providing villagers with affordable accommodation enabling them to stay in Hallaton when the high cost of housing in the village may otherwise prevent them from being able to do so. Providing recreational facilities and grants on approved application for inhabitants of Hallaton & surrounding neighbourhood for education or need.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £104,356
Total expenditure: £97,026

People

8 Trustee(s)

8 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Accommodation/housing
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Where the charity operates:
  • Leicestershire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 25 July 1963: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • HALLATON GENERAL CHARITIES (Previous name)
  • THE HALLATON AND ISABELLA STENNING CHARITY (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Helen Vyvyan James Chair 26 March 2019
None on record
Emma Wood Trustee 20 January 2026
None on record
Peter Buckingham Trustee 23 September 2025
HOWARD WATSON SYMINGTON MEMORIAL CHARITY
Received: On time
Robert Parks Trustee 03 February 2025
None on record
Guy Alexander Taylor Trustee 18 July 2023
None on record
Gillian Ann Bexson Trustee 15 June 2021
None on record
William Thomas George Vaughan Trustee 19 May 2021
None on record
Alistair Mark Brook Trustee 23 May 2017
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £128.00k £115.58k £294.51k £80.83k £104.36k
Total expenditure £230.95k £129.96k £119.96k £109.69k £97.03k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £31.22k £30.12k £2.67k N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2024 12 September 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 12 September 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 16 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 16 October 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 14 September 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 14 September 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 30 September 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 30 September 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 05 October 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 05 October 2021 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

SCHEME DATED 11 OCT 2002 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 29 JAN 2014 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 16 MAR 2014 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 23 MAY 2016 AS AMENDED ON 30 OCT 2019 AS AMENDED ON 14 APR 2020 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 12 MAR 2024 AS AMENDED ON 28 JAN 2025 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 29 OCT 2024 as amended on 30 Jun 2025

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS CLAUSE WILL NOT CHANGE. IT IS THE 'AREA OF BENEFIT' WHICH THE TRUSTEES WOULD LIKE TO CHANGE. THE HIST TRUSTEES ARE SEEKING PERMISSION FROM THE CHARITY COMMISSION TO WIDEN THE AREA OF BENEFIT FOR ALMSHOUSE APPLICATIONS. THE CURRENT AREA OF BENEFIT IS HALLATON AND THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBOURHOOD WHICH EXTENDS TO TUGBY AND EAST NORTON DUE TO THE INCLUSION OF THE KATHERINE PARKER CHARITY. THE TRUSTEES SUGGEST EXTENDING THE AREA OF BENEFIT TO WITHIN 5 MILES OF HALLATON WHICH WOULD ENCOMPASS A WIDER RANGE OF VILLAGES. TO PROMOTE SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT, AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT, AND IN PARTICULAR BY (1) THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE ALMSHOUSES; (2) THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE VILLAGE HALL AND RECREATIONAL GROUND, AND (3) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, BY THE PROMOTION OF EDUCATION, THE PROMOTION OF RELIGION.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

PARISH OF HALLATON

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Governing document
SCHEME OF 12 JUNE 1896 AS AMENDED BY SCHEME OF 22 APRIL 1913
Charitable objects
FOR THE GENERAL BENEFIT OF THE POOR.
Area of benefit
PARISH OF HALLATON
Registration history
  • 25 July 1963 : Standard registration

Contact information

Address:
The Stenning Hall
Horn Lane
Hallaton
Market Harborough
Leicestershire
LE16 8UG
Phone:
07399326889
Email:
info@hallatontrust.org.uk
Website:

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