Torus Foundation

Analysis

Torus Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Liverpool. It was registered in July 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and recreation, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08444912). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Torus Foundation reported income of £7.8m and spending of £7.3m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £3.4m to £7.8m (+129%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 153%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Torus Foundation sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Action Medical Research (£7.8m), East Cheshire Hospice (£7.8m) and British Friends of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (£7.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 48%, charitable activities 48% and trading 3.3%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £5.6m would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 57 people.