Torbay and District Deaf Society

Analysis

Torbay and District Deaf Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Torquay. It was registered in April 1963, 63 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. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Torbay and District Deaf Society reported income of £28k and spending of £20k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £36k to £28k (-23%), an average of -6.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 743%. Over the whole period it spent 65% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Torbay and District Deaf Society sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Dorothy Pamela Smith CIO (£28k), Touchstones Child Bereavement Support (£28k) and Willington Village Hall (£28k).