GREAT TORRINGTON BUILDINGS PRESERVATION TRUST — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 22 October 2003
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 04934863
Financial period: 1 October 2024 – 30 September 2025
Latest income: £45,534
Latest expenditure: £40,959
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: The Town Hall Office, High Street, Torrington, EX38 8HN

Website recorded by the regulator: www.greattorrington-townhall.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

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

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 10 July 2026
Date Accounts Received: 10 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £45,534
Total Gross Expenditure: £40,959

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 1 July 2025
Date Accounts Received: 1 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £48,791
Total Gross Expenditure: £46,402

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 27 June 2024
Date Accounts Received: 27 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £48,873
Total Gross Expenditure: £58,650

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 20 July 2023
Date Accounts Received: 20 July 2023
Total Gross Income: £84,818
Total Gross Expenditure: £63,875

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 19 July 2022
Date Accounts Received: 19 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £79,549
Total Gross Expenditure: £57,734
Accounts Qualified: Yes

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2026
Ar Received Date: 10 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £45,534
Total Gross Expenditure: £40,959
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Grants: £3,360
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: 5

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2025
Ar Received Date: 1 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £48,791
Total Gross Expenditure: £46,402
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £6
Income From Government Grants: £4,656
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 4

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2024
Ar Received Date: 27 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £48,873
Total Gross Expenditure: £58,650
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £5
Income From Government Grants: £5,543
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
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 7

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2023
Ar Received Date: 20 July 2023
Total Gross Income: £84,818
Total Gross Expenditure: £63,875
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £6
Income From Government Grants: £8,327
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 8

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2022
Ar Received Date: 19 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £79,549
Total Gross Expenditure: £57,734
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £13
Income From Government Grants: £24,830
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 10

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Devon
Welsh Ind: No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: GREAT TORRINGTON BUILDINGS PRESERVATION TRUST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2003-10-22T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: 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: IN AND AROUND GREAT TORRINGTON

09 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management