TORBAY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST LTD

Registered charity 1140896 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY ACTION TORBAY · listed website unreachable when last crawled

Latest income
£2.7m
Latest spending
£1.9m
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £288,493 for the year ended 31 March 2024, resulting in total funds decreasing from £960,341 to £671,848. The trustees confirmed that unrestricted reserves of £164,782 are sufficient to cover operational costs for approximately three months, maintaining a going concern basis. The charity is reliant on grant funding and has identified financial risks regarding its ability to become financially sustainable from April 2024.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £165k)
The charity needs to maintain a general reserve (Unrestricted General Fund) to enable services to continue uninterrupted for approximately three months — page 6
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Services provided to What's Your Problem C.I.C.
The charitable company has provided services to the above company for a fee of £2,093. — page 45
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Accendo Consulting Ltd.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Torbay Community Development Trust (matched by registered charity number).

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

Total income
£2.7m
Total spending
£1.9m
Cost of raising funds
£1k
Reserves (reported)
£125k
Employees
50

Reported reserves equal ~0.8 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

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Trustees

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

Operates in: Torbay

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£2.7m£1.9m
31/03/2024£2.3m£2.5m
31/03/2023£1.8m£2.2m
31/03/2022£2.9m£2.4m
31/03/2021£2.3m£2.0m

Common questions

Is TORBAY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST LTD financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £288,493 for the year ended 31 March 2024, resulting in total funds decreasing from £960,341 to £671,848. The trustees confirmed that unrestricted reserves of £164,782 are sufficient to cover operational costs for approximately three months, maintaining a going concern basis. The charity is reliant on grant funding and has identified financial risks regarding its ability to become financially sustainable from April 2024. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Accendo Consulting Ltd.

Who funds TORBAY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST LTD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name TORBAY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST LTD as a grant recipient include COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF DEVON.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmount
COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF DEVONFY2025£3k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund06/05/2026£217k"Our Space"

Funders of similar charities

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FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
WALES COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY ACTION1£262k
TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION1£10k

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