GREAT TORRINGTON BUILDINGS PRESERVATION TRUST

Charity number: 1100255
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Preservation and restoration of Great Torrington Town Hall building to provide a financially self-supporting community run asset for the town and northern Devon.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 September 2024

Total income: £48,791
Total expenditure: £46,402

Total income includes £4,656 from 6 government grant(s)

People

7 Trustee(s)

4 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:
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Where the charity operates:
  • Devon

Governance

Registration history:
  • 22 October 2003: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
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Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
SANDRA CRAWLEY Chair 15 March 2023
None on record
David John Parish Trustee 15 March 2023
None on record
Paula Langer Trustee 17 December 2020
None on record
Nigel Lewis-Carpenter Trustee 17 December 2020
None on record
HELEN GRACE RUMBOLD Trustee 17 December 2020
None on record
Rosemary Lilian Purcell Trustee 17 December 2020
None on record
Sue Mills Trustee 20 November 2018
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/09/2020 30/09/2021 30/09/2022 30/09/2023 30/09/2024
Total gross income £69.25k £79.55k £84.82k £48.87k £48.79k
Total expenditure £73.69k £57.73k £63.88k £58.65k £46.40k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £11.07k £24.83k £8.33k £5.54k £4.66k

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 30 September 2024 01 July 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2024 01 July 2025 On time
Annual return 30 September 2023 27 June 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2023 27 June 2024 On time
Annual return 30 September 2022 20 July 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2022 20 July 2023 On time
Annual return 30 September 2021 19 July 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2021

(These accounts
have been qualified)

19 July 2022 On time
Annual return 30 September 2020 27 May 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2020 03 November 2021 96 days late
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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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION DATED 16 OCTOBER 2003 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 23 NOVEMBER 2009 as amended on 18 Feb 2021 as amended on 15 Mar 2023

Charitable objects

To preserve for the benefit of the people of Great Torrington in the County of Devon and of the Nation the historical, architectural and constructional heritage that exist in and around Great Torrington in buildings (including any building defined in Section 336 of The Town and Country Planning Act 1990) of particular beauty or historical architectural or constructional interest. To preserve and maintain the restored town hall in the interests of social welfare, for recreation or other leisure time occupation of individuals and organisations who have need of such facilities, by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disability, financial hardship or social circumstances with the object of improving their conditions of life.

Area of benefit

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

IN AND AROUND GREAT TORRINGTON

Contact information

Address:
The Town Hall Office
High Street
Torrington
EX38 8HN
Phone:
01805623298
Email:
admin@greattorrington-townhall.org
Website:

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