HARFORD CHARITABLE TRUST — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Trust
Registered: 17 September 1988
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 6 April 2025 – 5 April 2026
Latest income: £20,688
Latest expenditure: £35,600
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 23 The Tramshed, Beehive Yard, BATH, BA1 5BB

02 Activities

What the charity does

We are a small Family Trust making grants (maximum £2,000) to registered charities (not individuals). Our principal areas of interest are children and families, the disadvantaged and the disabled, small charities operating in developing countries and emphasising self help and environmental projects. In the UK, we focus on the South and South West. Appeals accepted by email only.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2025
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2026
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2027
Date Annual Return Received: 28 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £20,688
Total Gross Expenditure: £35,600

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 10 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £20,188
Total Gross Expenditure: £39,600

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 12 December 2024
Date Accounts Received: 12 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £30,840
Total Gross Expenditure: £42,600

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 23 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £22,242
Total Gross Expenditure: £38,302

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 25 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £18,120
Total Gross Expenditure: £45,056

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2025
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2026
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2027
Ar Received Date: 28 September 2026
Total Gross Income: £20,688
Total Gross Expenditure: £35,600
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2025
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2026
Ar Received Date: 10 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £20,188
Total Gross Expenditure: £39,600
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2024
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2025
Ar Received Date: 12 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £30,840
Total Gross Expenditure: £42,600
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2023
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2024
Ar Received Date: 23 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £22,242
Total Gross Expenditure: £38,302
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 4

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2022
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2023
Ar Received Date: 25 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £18,120
Total Gross Expenditure: £45,056
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

Classification Code: 106
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Overseas Aid/famine Relief

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: HARFORD CHARITABLE TRUST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1988-09-17T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: TRUST DEED DATED 10TH AUGUST 1988
Charitable Objects: TO OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH ONE OR MORE CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS OR FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment