THE HARPENDEN TRUST

Charity number: 1118870
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

After home visit assessment- grants for clothing,shoes, white goods,food vouchers - max -+?200 per person - no funds for debt repayment Grants- undeclared basis to pupils for curriculum related trips Elderly- help with utility bills, coach outings, weekly coffee mornings, Christmas parcels and Christmas Day lunch Supply second hand furniture Grants to organisations AL5 area only

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £403,794
Total expenditure: £572,071

People

13 Trustee(s)

500 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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Amateur Sport
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Hertfordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 19 April 2007: Standard registration
  • 20 February 2017: Funds received from 1069141 THE HARPENDEN DAY CENTRE
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • 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

13 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Caroline Bevan Trustee 08 July 2025
None on record
Colin Ratcliffe Trustee 09 July 2024
None on record
Amber Rowena Nicholls Trustee 09 July 2024
None on record
Sarah Louise Holmes Trustee 12 July 2022
None on record
Andrew George Lynes Trustee 12 July 2022
None on record
Emma Deutrom Trustee 12 July 2022
None on record
Michael Patrick Kelly Trustee 12 July 2022
None on record
Michael Craig Felton Trustee 13 July 2021
None on record
Stephen Pryor Trustee 11 November 2020
None on record
Patricia Anne Ring Trustee 16 July 2019
None on record
Richard Stephen Nichols Trustee 29 January 2019
None on record
Lynn Kennedy Mrs Trustee 31 July 2018
ROTARY IN HARPENDEN CIO
Received: On time
REDBOURN U3A
Received: On time
Nicholas Paul Luckett Trustee 31 July 2018
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HARPENDEN ST. JOHN
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £265.73k £444.35k £314.35k £358.85k £403.79k
Total expenditure £229.79k £296.35k £581.21k £449.57k £572.07k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £27.74k £8.00k £500 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 March 2025 16 January 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 16 January 2026 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 30 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 30 October 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 20 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 20 October 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 08 December 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 08 December 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 29 November 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 29 November 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 29 SEPTEMBER 2006 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 24 JANUARY 2007

Charitable objects

3 (A) THE PROMOTION OF VOLUNTEERING IN THE COMMUNITY OF HARPENDEN (B) THE PROMOTION OF CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY AND GOOD CITIZENSHIP AMONGST THE YOUTH OF HARPENDEN (C) THE RELIEF OF RESIDENTS OF HARPENDEN EITHER INDIVIDUALLY OR COLLECTIVELY WHO ARE IN NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE BY: * THE PROVISION OF GRANTS OF MONEY * THE PROVISION OF ITEMS * THE PAYMENT FOR, AND/OR PROVISION OF SERVICES * OTHER SUCH MEANS AS WILL ADDRESS THEIR NEEDS (D) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS OF HARPENDEN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID RESIDENTS "HARPENDEN" MEANS THE POSTAL DISTRICT OF HARPENDEN AND ITS IMMEDIATE SURROUNDINGS.

Area of benefit

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

HARPENDEN

Contact information

Address:
THE TRUST CENTRE
90 SOUTHDOWN ROAD
HARPENDEN
AL5 1PS
Phone:
01582460457
Email:
admin@theharpendentrust.org.uk
Website:

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