CENTRAL CHURCH TORQUAY

Registered charity 1144910 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income

£140k

Latest spending

£118k

Registered

2011

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the year was financially difficult due to property issues and utility bills, causing concern for the Trustees. Despite these challenges, the charity successfully raised funds through events like the Spring Fayre and hosted various community activities.

What the accounts disclose

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“2024 in general was a diﬃcult year ﬁnancially with both property issues and u lity bills causing concern for the Trustees.” — page 1

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Year-over-year changes

Going concern: no going-concern doubt (FY2023) → going-concern doubt noted (FY2024).

Comparing this charity’s FY2023 and FY2024 accounts as analysed by this site.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Central Church Torquay (matched by registered charity number).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (23/07/2018) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees

Rev Jeff Shortchair
Ann Molyneux
Jan Newman · trustee of 2 other charities
Jenny Hornby
Jenny Price
John Tibbetts
MARGARET NEWMAN · trustee of 1 other charity
Paul Wescott
Sue Norman
Susan Ann Coatham

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

Operates in: Torbay

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£140k	£118k
31/12/2024	£107k	£116k
31/12/2023	£101k	£106k
31/12/2022	£97k	£120k
31/12/2021	£78k	£63k

Common questions

Is CENTRAL CHURCH TORQUAY financially healthy?

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE MIDCOUNTIES CO-OPERATIVE COMMUNITY FUND	1	£2k

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