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2024-12-31-accounts

REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER.. 235330 Rt rtof ho Tru$te¢$ and Unauditèd Financial StaterneniB for the Year Ended 31 De¢ernber 2024 for onT Ha

Thè Ha Town Trus Contents of the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024 Page Report of the Trustees 1to2 Independent Examinerfs Report Receipts and Payments Account Slatement ol Assets

Th• Harton Town TTUSt rt of the Trustses for th Year Ended 31 December 2024 The trustees present thelr report vthh the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2024 prepared undei Ihe ieceipts payments b8SiS. OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES Objectlves and alms The Charity's main oble¢tNe Is to provide affordable rented housing in Harton Town. In setting their objeclNes the tru31ee8 have given careful consideration to the Charity ccrfnmission's general guidanc& on public benefft. ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE During the year the trustees have achieved the main aims and objective$ of the tharrty, by providing aftordable iented accommodation in the Harton T¢)wn area. The trustees Are conllnually spending on the maintenance and improvèmént of the Tru8fs house5 to provide tenants ￿lIh safe and comfortable ac(x)rnrllodation. FINANCIAL REVIEW Resejves pollcy At the year end, the charity cash rèserve$ amounted to £87,329. The Trustees reserves policy is to ke9p thè cash reserves al be￿en £S0,OCKJ and £100,000 to ￿Ver 2 10 3 years of normal expenditure plus any major one off repairs required to the propeities. Thè investment a&8el is held as a designated reserve for improvements needed lo the freeh￿d property. The propety valuations on page S are out of date. but th8 trustees believe that there is no beneffil, u$MI9 Chaiitable fvnd lo have the valuations updated. The figures shoul¢J therefore be looked at purely as a general guide lo the assets held by the rharity. STRLICTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Govemlng document The Chatty is controlled by its goveming docajm￿rt dated 24th Aug￿$1 1995, a deed of trust and constitutes an unincorpDf8ted charity. Recrultment and appolntm•nt of rt•w tru¥te Trustees are appointed by invitation from the serv5ng trustees. IndLr¢tlon and tralnlng of trustsB• Truslees are aware of their legal obligatlons under i*arty law. In the event of a new appointment. the board of trustees arejointly responsible for briefin9 a new trustee on their obligab'ons. Extemal training may be provided if VL is considered usefvl for the ongoiro stew&rdship of the ch8tity. REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Registered Charlty numbor 235330 Prin¢ipal address 11 Jeffery Close Hartland Bideft)rd Devon EX39 6HT Page 1

for th? Year End?d 31 Decembfrr 2024 REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Trustee$ Mts M Bremridge S Cook J Dawkins J George B Heard Mrs J Johns Mrs D ¥Nd(field Secr*tsry Mrs T Selrgman- ￿$19r￿d 25.10.2024 Independent oxaminer Metherell Gard Ltd Chartered Accountants Bum View Bude Comwall EX23 8BX Approved by order ol the board of twstees on .... and signed on ts behglf by". Mrs J Johns- Trustee Page 2

nd9 endent Exarnin $Re ort to the Tru$tees of rton Tovffl Trust I report to th6 charity trustees on my examination ol the accounts of the charity for thé year ended 31 December 2024 set out ￿ pages four io five. Re8pon$lbllltles and basis of roport As th8 tharity's trustees you are rèsponsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordanctr with the requlrem6nts ol the Charities Act 20111.the Act'l. I repDrt ITI respect of rny examination of the charity's accounts carried out under se¢tson 145 ol the Act and in ￿ry1￿j out my examination I havo followed all the applicabk DireGtions given by th8 Charity Commission under section 145{5llbl of the Act. Independenl examlneP5 Statement I have cornp18ted my examination. I confirrn that no material matter5 have come to my attention in conn*cty'on wlh the examination giving me cause to believe that in any materfal respect accounting r8cords were not kept In respect olthe char¢ty a5 required by sects.on 130 of the Ac( or the accounts ¢Yo not accord wilh those records {21 I have no coneerns and have com? across no other matters in ¢onnection wth th8 8xarnination to whkh attenti￿ shoukl be drawn in this ￿port in ordeT to 8nabk a prcper under5tsnding ol the aceounts lo be reacmed. David Ni Mether811 Gard Ltd Chartered Ac£o¢Jntants Burn View Bude Comwall EX23 8BX Dats.. Page 3

Thè Harton ow rust Re¢el ts and Pa ments Accournt for the Year Endgd 31 DeceM￿r 2024 2024 Totsl funds 2023 Total funds Unrestrfcted funds R88trlcted funds RECEIPTS Charitable actiwties Investment income 32.989 32,989 3,096 36,085 32.075 2,006 34.081 36,085 s•t and inve¥tm8nt $al•s Total rec¢lpts 36,085 36,086 34.081 PAYMENTS Charitab18 ad'wth85 Support Costs 32.892 1.641 32.892 1,641 23,539 1.285 Total payrnents 34,533 34,533 24.824 NET RECEIPTSIIPAYMENTS} 1,552 1,S52 9,257 RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Cash funds brou9ht forward 85,777 85,777 76,520 CASH FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD Page 4

The Harton Town Trnst Statement ol As et8 for tho Ygar Ended 31 D•e•rnber 2024 2024 Total lunds 2023 Yotal fund8 Unrèstdet•d funds Rèstrlcied ltsnds CASH FUNDS Petty cash Cash at bank 87,329 87.329 87.329 B7,329 85.777 85.777 INVESTMENT ASSETS COIF charity investrnent lund lat ojrrent waluaboNI 62,03g 62,039 60.382 ASSETS ReTAINED FOR THE CHARIThS OWN USE Freehold property lat 2012 vatuath.onl 1,172.500 1,172,500 1.172.500 The financial statements were apprDved by th8 Board ol TrLF3te85 On .. and werè signed on its bèhalf by.. Mrs M Bremridge -Trustse Mrs J J¢*n5 -Trustee Page 5