Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 2

Spending falling: -1
but now stabilising: +1
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
No conflicts policy: -1
Narrow trustee age band: -2
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 3

GREAT TORRINGTON BUILDINGS PRESERVATION TRUST

Preservation and restoration of Great Torrington Town Hall building to provide a financially self-supporting community run asset for the town and northern Devon.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
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

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
30/09/22	£85	£64	£21	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	8
30/09/21	£80	£58	£22	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
30/09/20	£69	£74	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
30/09/19	£488	£30	£458	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
30/09/18	£43	£104	£-62	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	2
30/09/17?	£46	£91	£-46	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/16	£31	£11	£19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/15	£17	£107	£-90	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/14	£141	£153	£-12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/13	£346	£108	£238	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/12	£2	£0	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/11	£1	£0	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/10	£4	£1	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/09	£48	£42	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/08	£25	£28	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/07	£32	£30	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/06	£13	£5	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/05	£0	£1	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 21 years

www.greattorrington-townhall.org

admin@greattorrington-townhall.org

01805623298

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Environment/Conservation/Heritage

GiG Classification

Museums, parks, historical sites

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Devon,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
8 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£19,400
Devon Community Foundation	£1,815
Co-Operative Group	£1,525

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Platinum Calendar of Events for our Community
£9,900	01/04/2022	The funding will be used to hold a number of events celebrating the Queen’s Jubilee including a dinner dance drag show community awards a wellbeing festival and festival of female voices. The ....more The funding will be used to hold a number of events celebrating the Queen’s Jubilee including a dinner dance drag show community awards a wellbeing festival and festival of female voices. The project aims to use the Jubilee as a focal point to bring together different communities and generations building relationships and connections.
Devon Community Foundation - Knitting our Community Together
£1,815	10/03/2022	Community project to produce knitted bunting to decorate the town for the Queen's Jubilee celebrations.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Great Torrington Community Knit & Natter Group
£1,525	23/10/2021	We would like to extend the project to knit more of our wonderful town and surrounding villages together, offering support and skills in a friendly and welcoming space.
National Lottery Community Fund - Torrington Community Hub
£9,500	03/09/2021	The organisation will use the funding pay for the part time salary of a member of staff to run and develop their community hub within their town hall.
National Lottery Community Fund - Great Torrington Town and Community Hall
£365,266	13/10/2017 24	The funding will be used to create a central, accessible community venue for local people to access a range of activities and services. A new two-storey extension will be built to house kitchen and ....more The funding will be used to create a central, accessible community venue for local people to access a range of activities and services. A new two-storey extension will be built to house kitchen and toilet facilities, a lift, and works on the ground floor.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 57-75

DAVID JOHN PARISH Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Postperson

GRANT LANGER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Managing Director - Horticulture

ROSEMARY LILIAN PURCELL Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Professional Carer

HELEN GRACE RUMBOLD Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired

NIGEL LEWIS-CARPENTER Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Semi Retired Maintenance Worker

PAULA LANGER Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Manager Of Care Company

SANDRA CRAWLEY (Chair) Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

SUE MILLS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Councillor And Cashier

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/10/2003, number: 1100255
Registered at Companies House on 16/10/2003, number: 04934863

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

18 returns made; all on time

Main office

The Town Hall Office
High Street
Torrington
EX38 8HN

Objectives

To preserve for the benefit of the people of Great Torrington in the County of Devon and of the Nation the historical, architectural and constructional heritage that exist in and around Great Torrington in buildings (including any building defined in Section 336 of The Town and Country Planning Act 1990) of particular beauty or historical architectural or constructional interest. To preserve and maintain the restored town hall in the interests of social welfare, for recreation or other leisure time occupation of individuals and organisations who have need of such facilities, by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disability, financial hardship or social circumstances with the object of improving their conditions of life.

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN AND AROUND GREAT TORRINGTON

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