WINDMILL TORBAY

Registered charity 1201989 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE WINDMILL CENTRE

Situated in Torquay, Windmill Torbay offers a wide range of services aimed at improving the well-being and social integration of Torbay residents. Activities include youth clubs, adult wellbeing and support, health and welfare initiatives and benefits advice services. We provide a safe space for people to connect, learn, and access resources.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: (1) TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF TORBAY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR RACE, OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT, TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION, WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THOSE RESIDENTS. IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE CHARITY TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE POWER TO ESTABLISH, OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF, A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND MAINTAIN OR MANAGE, OR CO-OPERATE WITH ANY STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF, SUCH A CENTRE, FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE CIO IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS; (2) THE RELIEF OF ELDERLY OR DISABLED PEOPLE AND THOSE IN POOR HEALTH IN TORBAY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, IN PARTICULAR (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) BY FACILITATING THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT SERVICES TO THOSE IN NEED OF SOCIAL CARE AND/OR THOSE WITH LONG TERM HEALTH CONDITIONS; (3) THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR POVERTY AMONGST PERSONS IN TORBAY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA BY ANY MEANS THAT ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT, IN PARTICULAR (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY), BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE IN FINANCIAL MATTERS AND MANAGING AND DELIVERING GRANTS TO CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY; (4) TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND HELP YOUNG PEOPLE IN TORBAY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THROUGH: (A) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE; (B) PROVIDING ADVICE, SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.

Area of benefit: LOCAL

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income was £202,524 and total expenditure was £207,308, resulting in a net outgoing of £4,784 for the year. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £83,297, which the trustees confirm is sufficient to cover at least six months of core running costs in line with their reserves policy.

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.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Helen Harmanchair
• Amanda Giles
• Luke Paton
• Susan Patricia Hurrell

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

Operates in: Devon · Torbay

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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

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 AGE UK TORBAY.

• AGE UK TORBAY income £869k
• TORBAY TIGERS BASKETBALL CLUB income £102k
• THE TORBAY HOSPITAL LEAGUE OF FRIENDS income £547k
• Together Church Torbay income £111k
• Windmills - Preparing Youngsters For The Death Of A Loved One income £103k
• BAY CHURCH (TORBAY) income £494k

Side by side with its peers

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