The Miss Jo Torrington Childrens Fund
Analysis
The Miss Jo Torrington Childrens Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Whiteley. It was registered in October 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending September 2025, The Miss Jo Torrington Childrens Fund reported income of £38k and spending of £36k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £17k to £38k (+128%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2025, when income rose by 98%. Over the whole period it spent 158% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Miss Jo Torrington Childrens Fund sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Hoines Charitable Trust (£38k), British Supporters of Efrat (£38k) and Peter Cadbury Charitable Trust (£38k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
General Charitable Purposes. Trust is open to applications. Please submit your application to https://funding.ludlowtrust.com
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Hoines Charitable Trust | Lancaster | £38k |
| British Supporters of Efrat | Manchester | £38k |
| Peter Cadbury Charitable Trust | London | £38k |
| Fred and Marjorie Sainsbury Charitable Trust | Wiltshire | £38k |