Torridge Volunteer Cars
Analysis
Torridge Volunteer Cars is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Devon. It was registered in May 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Torridge Volunteer Cars reported income of £21k and spending of £21k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £12k to £21k (+81%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 117% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Torridge Volunteer Cars sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Heart of a Child Galati (£21k), Pontefract and Knottingley Foodbank (£21k) and Merstham Millennium Trust (£21k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The object of the Charity is, for the public benefit, the relief of those in need in North-West Devon of any age, who suffer social exclusion because of lack of transport by providing them with volunteer drivers to transport them to and from their destination.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Heart of a Child Galati | Glasgow | £21k |
| Pontefract and Knottingley Foodbank | Pontefract | £21k |
| Merstham Millennium Trust | Redhill | £21k |
| The Parachute Regimental Association Manchester Branch | Manchester | £21k |