Torbay and South Devon Music Centre
Analysis
Torbay and South Devon Music Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Torquay. It was registered in May 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides human resources.
In the financial year ending April 2025, Torbay and South Devon Music Centre reported income of £51k and spending of £50k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £28k to £51k (+81%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Torbay and South Devon Music Centre sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Apprenticing Charity (£51k), Broughton Junior School Fund (£51k) and Malvern Unit 582 of the Sea Cadet Corps (£51k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The object of the charity is to advance musical education by promoting and sponsoring musical events - such as concerts - in the Teignbridge, Torbay and Devon education districts.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Apprenticing Charity | London | £51k |
| Broughton Junior School Fund | Aylesbury | £51k |
| Malvern Unit 582 of the Sea Cadet Corps | Malvern | £51k |
| Praze Pre-School | Camborne | £51k |