THE PLOUGH ARTS CENTRE LIMITED

Registered charity 1093715 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE PLOUGH

To promote, maintain, improve, encourage and provide public education in the arts including the artsof drama, music, singing, dance, painting, sculpture, literature, cinematography and handicrafts.To provide facilities in the interest of social welfare for the recreation and leisure time occupation ofthe public with particular regard to Torrington and its surrounding district.

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £198,282, largely driven by a £200,000 gifted freehold property, while operational activities incurred a deficit. The trustees acknowledge that unrestricted reserves are currently below their designated closure contingency policy target of £50,000 and have secured additional funding to mitigate closure risks.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Plough Arts Centre (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Great Torrington Town Council — “The Plough Arts Centre is delighted to acknowledge the financial support of: Great Torrington Town Council, Torrington Town and Lands Charit…” (source page)
• Torrington Town and Lands Charities — “The Plough Arts Centre is delighted to acknowledge the financial support of: Great Torrington Town Council, Torrington Town and Lands Charit…” (source page)
• Devon County Council — “The Plough Arts Centre is delighted to acknowledge the financial support of: Great Torrington Town Council, Torrington Town and Lands Charit…” (source page)
• Torridge District Council — “The Plough Arts Centre is delighted to acknowledge the financial support of: Great Torrington Town Council, Torrington Town and Lands Charit…” (source page)
• Arts Council England — “The Plough Arts Centre is delighted to acknowledge the financial support of: Great Torrington Town Council, Torrington Town and Lands Charit…” (source page)
• The UK Culture Recovery Fund — “The Plough Arts Centre is delighted to acknowledge the financial support of: Great Torrington Town Council, Torrington Town and Lands Charit…” (source page)
• The National Lottery Community Fund — “The Plough Arts Centre is delighted to acknowledge the financial support of: Great Torrington Town Council, Torrington Town and Lands Charit…” (source page)
• Boshier Hinton — “The Plough Arts Centre is delighted to acknowledge the financial support of: Great Torrington Town Council, Torrington Town and Lands Charit…” (source page)
• Barnstaple Town Council — “The Plough Arts Centre is delighted to acknowledge the financial support of: Great Torrington Town Council, Torrington Town and Lands Charit…” (source page)
• Davie Barnstaple Trust — “The Plough Arts Centre is delighted to acknowledge the financial support of: Great Torrington Town Council, Torrington Town and Lands Charit…” (source page)
• Garfield Weston — “The Plough Arts Centre is delighted to acknowledge the financial support of: Great Torrington Town Council, Torrington Town and Lands Charit…” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~3.8 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (56% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 3.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• David Michael Sheppard
• Dawn Amanda Stabb
• Deborah Ann Kent
• Jilly Collins · trustee of 4 other charities
• Margaret Claire Stevens
• Melanie Mary Richardson
• Trudy Weston

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

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE CRANLEIGH ARTS CENTRE LIMITED.

• THE CRANLEIGH ARTS CENTRE LIMITED income £482k
• THEATR CLWYD TRUST LTD income £8.8m
• MERLIN THEATRE TRUST LIMITED income £270k
• NORTHAMPTONSHIRE ARTS MANAGEMENT TRUST income £11.6m
• GREATER MANCHESTER ARTS CENTRE LIMITED income £7.2m
• NORWICH ARTS CENTRE LIMITED income £1.1m

Side by side with its peers

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