DARTINGTON HALL TRUST(THE)

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  Material uncertainty over going concern

  However, the Trustees acknowledge that there is still risk involved as they complete the implementation of the new strategy, particularly considering the current economic circumstances and their impact on the hospitality sector. This inevitably means that there is the existence of a material uncertainty over the Trust's ability to continue as a going concern.

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  3 officer resignations in last 12 months

  Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.

1. DARTINGTON HALL TRUST(THE) 2000-04-12 → present
2. DARTINGTON HALL TRUST(THE) 1982-06-16 → 2000-04-12
3. DARTINGTON HALL TRUST LIMITED(THE) 1980-03-14 → 1982-06-16

Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers

Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Consolidated group

Auditor

Bishop Fleming Audit Limited

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Material uncertainty disclosed

“However, the Trustees acknowledge that there is still risk involved as they complete the implementation of the new strategy, particularly considering the current economic circumstances and their impact on the hospitality sector. This inevitably means that there is the existence of a material uncertainty over the Trust's ability to continue as a going concern.”

Group structure

1. DARTINGTON HALL TRUST(THE) · parent
   1. Dartington Trading Company Limited (The) 100% · United Kingdom · Retail, Accommodation & catering
   2. Dartington Hall Pension Trustees Limited 100% · United Kingdom · Corporate Trustee
   3. Schumacher College Foundation · United Kingdom · Support Schumacher College
   4. Dartington Accommodation and Catering Services Limited 100% · United Kingdom · Dormant

Significant events

• “Inaugural ChoralFest replaced the earlier format of the dramatically lossmaking Dartington International Summer School, involving local, national and international participants, and covering all costs”
• “Return of Byline Festival in summer 2024 for the second year, attracting visitors from the whole of the UK”
• “Hosting and supporting the opening of state-of-the-art gym, The Space, in underused estate premises to establish an affordable and popular community resource”
• “Continuing the Trust's interest in education by agreeing tenancy terms with new special needs school Redwood River School for its inaugural premises on the Estate”
• “Expanded scheme of curation for environmentally focused, early-stage enterprises with innovative approaches working together in close proximity, resulting in commercial tenant occupancy growing from 57% to 95%, representing more than 200 businesses with approximately 1,000 staff.”
• “The Schumacher College Foundation decided at a board meeting on 27 August 2024 to close all BSc, MA and PGDip courses presently accredited by University of Plymouth (UoP).”
• “In July 2025 DHT and the Satish Kumar Foundation announced the independence of Schumacher College with the Foundation acquiring the business assets from the Trust.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

12

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

5

last 12 months

Officers resigned

3

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.