Finance Score: 4

Governance Score: -2

Support Score: 9

Spending falling: -1
but now stabilising: +1
Volatile income
spending growth: -1
Future income +5
No PartB

Narrow trustee age band: -2

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 11

GREAT TORRINGTON AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST

Due to the cessation of grant funding for core costs, The Trust no longer employs any staff and relies on volunteers and some admin support from it's trading subsidiary.It is planned that the trading subsidiary will eventually produce sufficient profits to provide funding for some core costs. The Trustees are currently looking for new sources of grant funding

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently and there are significant future grants due to be received
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period but has stabilised more recently
Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained

Established: 28 years

torringtoncommunity.com

cdt1646@gmail.com

01805938703

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£16	£10	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	27
31/03/22		£33	£24	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/03/21		£41	£8	£34	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/03/20		£41	£8	£34	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/03/19	*	£6	£25	£-19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/18		£37	£54	£-17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£18	£13	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£10	£18	£-8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£0	£13	£-12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£0	£13	£-13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£1	£14	£-13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£11	£14	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£0	£14	£-14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10	*	£3	£14	£-11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09	*	£3	£49	£-47	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£170	£209	£-38	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07		£248	£314	£-66	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£291	£270	£22	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£245	£232	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£225	£246	£-21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Devon,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
27 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£10,000	10/07/2023	to replace a derelict outbuilding with a community space/garden room which will contain information and displays in relation to climate and environmental change
National Lottery Community Fund - Dungeon steps safety railings
£2,502	26/11/2021	The funding will be used to install safety railings alongside concrete steps improving the safety of the public accessing the organisation's community gardens.
National Lottery Community Fund - Great Torrington New Town Website
£6,986	31/05/2019 12	The funding will be used to develop a website for the local community development trust. The project aims to inform residents of activities and services within the area to address isolation and ....more The funding will be used to develop a website for the local community development trust. The project aims to inform residents of activities and services within the area to address isolation and improve wellbeing.
National Lottery Community Fund - Disabled Access and Equipment for the Castle Community Centre
£10,000	02/08/2017 12	This group will use the funding to improve disabled access and other facilities at a community centre. This will provide a well-equipped and accessible community centre for local people.
National Lottery Community Fund - The development of space for the community
£10,000	26/08/2015 12	The group will use the funding to transform an unused space into a flexible community facility that will enable community organisations such as youth groups to meet in the local area. This will ....more The group will use the funding to transform an unused space into a flexible community facility that will enable community organisations such as youth groups to meet in the local area. This will improve a community space and provide a valuable resource in this rural area.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 61-79

DAVID SQUIRE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired

DIANNE NICHOLSON Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Retired

GLENN BEALEY Appointed: 1996, Occupation: Farmer

LEANNE FREEMAN Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Cafe Proprietor

PETER JAMES HOOD (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: LITTLE TORRINGTON VICTORY HALL,

PHILIP WILLIAM MARTIN Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Farmer

PHILLIP TOPHAM Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Reti

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 09/05/1996, number: 1055230
Registered at Companies House on 01/05/1996, number: 03193400

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR19: 4 days late, AR10: 219 days late, AR09: 6 days late,

Main office

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST
CASTLE HILL
SOUTH STREET
GREAT TORRINGTON
DEVON
EX38 8AA

Objectives

1) TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION WITH THE OBJECTS OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE AND SOCIAL WELFARE FOR THOSE LIVING OR WORKING IN THE PARISHES OF GREAT TORRINGTON AND DISTRICT (SEE GI FOR FULL DETAILS). 2) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND RELIEVE POVERTY AMONG THOSE LIVING OR WORKING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT. 3) TO PRESERVE, PROTECT AND ENHANCE IN ANY WAY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE AMENITIES INCLUDING THE BUILDINGS OR FEATURES OR HISTORIC ARCHITECTURAL OR NATURAL INTEREST WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT. 4) TO FURTHER ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THOSE LIVING OR WORKING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE PARISHES OF GREAT TORRINGTON AND DISTRICT (SEE GI FOR FULL DETAILS)

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