The Torbay Handicapped Community Centre
Analysis
The Torbay Handicapped Community Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newton Abbot. It was registered in November 1978, 48 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending March 2025, The Torbay Handicapped Community Centre reported income of £24k and spending of £24k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £25k to £24k (-5.6%), an average of -1.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 114%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Torbay Handicapped Community Centre sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mamy Show Foundation (£24k), Sharing Lives (£24k) and Maculele Uk- Afro-Brazilian Arts & Cultural Exchange Institute (Abacei) (£24k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The charity objectives are the continued development of a community center, namely Jasmyn House in Paignton, providing the relief, recreation, instruction for the general welfare of the disabled and handicapped in the Borough of Torbay within the County of Devon. Developing the establishment and promotion of the community center, with all the necessary facilities for the disabled and handicapped.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Mamy Show Foundation | West Midlands | £24k |
| Sharing Lives | Chessington | £24k |
| Maculele Uk- Afro-Brazilian Arts & Cultural Exchange Institute (Abacei) | London | £24k |
| Fakenham Baptist Community Church | Fakenham | £24k |