Great Torrington Town and Lands Charity

Analysis

Great Torrington Town and Lands Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Torrington. It was registered in December 1971, 55 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Great Torrington Town and Lands Charity reported income of £268k and spending of £355k, spending 132% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2020 to March 2025, income grew from £231k to £268k (+16%), an average of +3.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Great Torrington Town and Lands Charity sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wolo Foundation (£268k), Open Minds Counselling Service Ltd. (£269k) and Rochdale Women's Welfare Association (£268k).