Great Torrington Almshouse Charity

Analysis

Great Torrington Almshouse Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Torrington. It was registered in March 1971, 55 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 Almshouse Charity reported income of £89k and spending of £84k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2020 to March 2025, income grew from £73k to £89k (+23%), an average of +5.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Great Torrington Almshouse Charity sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Love the Oceans Conservation (£89k), Helping Caring Team (£89k) and Crossways Community Church, Kent (£89k).