TORBAY AND SOUTH DEVON NHS CHARITABLE FUND

Registered charity 1052232 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SOUTH DEVON HEALTHCARE CHARITABLE FUND, Torbay and South Devon NHS Charity

Any charitable purpose relating to the NHS, also specifically of the Torbay and South Devon NHS area.To provide equipment and amenities, improve conditions for care and other benefits for the advancement of the health of patients and help make staff more effective in delivering healthcare

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Other Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£433k
Latest spending
£488k
Registered
1996
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £488,000 against incoming resources of £433,000, resulting in a net movement in funds of £45,000. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds total funds of £1.723 million, with unrestricted funds at £553,000, which the trustees consider adequate to meet future plans and obligations.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £1.15m (excluding endowments) (held: £553k)
“In June 2018, the Committee reviewed the level of funds and set a target level (excluding endowments) of £1.15m.” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Finance and administration costs bought in from Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
“Finance and administration costs bought in from Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust, £47k (2023/24 £68k). Please see note 10 for further details.” — page 37
“Reimbursement of charitable expenditure incurred by Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust on behalf of the charity, £441k (2023/24: £829k).” — page 37
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Reimbursement of charitable expenditure incurred by Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust on behalf of the charity
“Finance and administration costs bought in from Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust, £47k (2023/24 £68k). Please see note 10 for further details.” — page 37
“Reimbursement of charitable expenditure incurred by Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust on behalf of the charity, £441k (2023/24: £829k).” — page 37
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Torbay and South Devon NHS Charity (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2024)

Total income
£1.1m
Total spending
£897k
Cost of raising funds
£94k
Reserves (reported)
£421k
Employees
22

Reported reserves equal ~5.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 9.0% of total income — above the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Devon · Torbay

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£433k£488k
31/03/2024£1.1m£897k
31/03/2023£903k£1.1m
31/03/2022£997k£1.2m
31/03/2021£1.3m£752k

Common questions

Is TORBAY AND SOUTH DEVON NHS CHARITABLE FUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £488,000 against incoming resources of £433,000, resulting in a net movement in funds of £45,000. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds total funds of £1.723 million, with unrestricted funds at £553,000, which the trustees consider adequate to meet future plans and obligations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds TORBAY AND SOUTH DEVON NHS CHARITABLE FUND?

Funders whose own accounts filings name TORBAY AND SOUTH DEVON NHS CHARITABLE FUND as a grant recipient include ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIES.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIESFY2023£30kGrants awarded 2023
ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIESFY2022£5kGrant

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England18/03/2024£500Torbay Young Adult Carers Project
UK government18/03/2024£500ALB-Sport England-Torbay Young Adult Carers Project

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE TORBAY HOSPITAL LEAGUE OF FRIENDS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
TORBAY AND SOUTH DEVON NHS CHARITABLE FUND£433k—0unclear—no doubt
THE TORBAY HOSPITAL LEAGUE OF FRIENDS FY2025£547k—0unclear—no doubt
ROYAL DEVON UNIVERSITY HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST CHARITY FY2025£1.9m—0above—no doubt
South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust Charitable Funds FY2025£1.4m——unclear—no doubt
DORSET HEALTHCARE CHARITABLE FUND FY2025£220k—0above—no doubt
SOMERSET NHS FOUNDATION TRUST CHARITABLE FUNDS FY2026£1.5m£60,001 - £70,0001unclear33.1%no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.