Torbay Advice Network

Analysis

Torbay Advice Network is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Torquay. It was registered in March 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05979205). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Torbay Advice Network reported income of £63k and spending of £58k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £37k to £63k (+68%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 121%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Torbay Advice Network sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Hampton Wick United Charity (£63k), Milford Haven Heritage and Maritime Museum (£63k) and Oikos- Brigg (£63k).