Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 10
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +7
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

TORBAY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST LTD 

Umbrella organisation to support voluntary and community organsations
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • 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 age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
  • Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
Established: 13 years

www.TorbayCDT.org.uk

info@TorbayCDT.org.uk

01803212638

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House

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£1,762£2,244£-483£47£960£3251.750559
31/03/22£2,926£2,434£492£0£1,314£590.346300
31/03/21£2,279£2,045£233£0£822£1811.1411,500
31/03/20£1,785£1,675£109£0£668£590.43414
31/03/19£1,808£1,865£-57£20£558£620.44212
31/03/18£1,905£1,935£-30£14£615£1911.2420
31/03/17£1,168£1,404£-236£17£645£2332310
31/03/16£1,525£974£552£6£888£2142.6240
31/03/15£480£385£95£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14*£113£152£-39£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13*£118£220£-102£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£133£299£-165£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2.1%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 9%
Liabilities/Income: 5%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 34%
Reserves/Spending: 1.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 10.2
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • General Charitable Purposes
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Torbay,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 50 employees
  • 559 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£436,478
Devon Community Foundation£20,669
Co-Operative Group£1,411
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Imagine This partnership continuation
£363,899 14/12/2022
This funding will be used to put children young people and families in the lead and allow them to reconnect with each other and their communities. The project will work with children young people and ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Supporting Asylum Seekers in Torbay
£9,944 02/12/2022
The funding will be used to employ a part time Coordinator who will work with local organisations and volunteers to provide a range of support to asylum seekers including English classes and ....more
Devon Community Foundation - Grant to Torbay Community Development Trust
£2,750 07/11/2022
developing homeless peer champions who will design and produce resources about homelessness for delivery to schools and youth groups, encouraging safety and resilience in North Devon and Torridge
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Cricketfield Road Community Garden
£1,411 23/10/2021
We would like to get a new social shed and replace the worn-out covers on two of our poly tunnels. It would enable the site to be used all year around by more people who don't have access to gardens.
National Lottery Community Fund - Torbay Community Development Trust - Core Covid 19
£62,635 03/07/2020
6
Torbay Community Development Trust (TCDT) will use the funding to run the Coronavirus Community Helpline.
Devon Community Foundation - COVID19 Torbay Community Coronavirus Helpline
£9,994 28/05/2020
1
Grant to Torbay Community Development Trust
Devon Community Foundation - COVID19 Torbay Community Coronavirus Helpline
£7,925 08/04/2020
2
Grant to Torbay Community Development Trust
Co-Op Foundation - Imagine This Research Project
£10,000 12/04/2019
Young researchers in Torbay will investigate the impact of social action on loneliness through focus groups and community outreach events.
National Lottery Community Fund - Imagine This
£496,180 21/03/2019
36
The funding will enable the partnership to deliver co-design workshops, partnership meetings and five new services. The funding will also support staff recruitment, training, engagement, ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Imagine This (Development Grant)
£3,795 12/02/2019
12
Imagine This
Co-Op Foundation - Youth Community Spaces offer
£9,715 20/12/2018
Trying to bring a studio space back into use, and develop a communal space at a residential project for young people
DCMS - Building Connections Fund - Community Spaces
£9,715 20/12/2018
Trying to bring a studio space back into use, and develop a communal space at a residential project for young people
Co-Op Foundation - Together Days for an empowered tomorrow
£70,000 29/11/2018
"Together Days" will support community partners to co-design youth social action events that boost the confidence and skills of local young people.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Torbay Community Development Trust Ltd
£3,126 19/11/2018
We want to build a community workshop to help local people make things together.
Barrow Cadbury Trust - SIMPL. Torbay (Social Investment Market Place Links)
£40,000 24/05/2018
12
A joint initiative across three infrastructure organisations to create a viable and vibrant market for social finance in Exeter and Devon.
National Lottery Community Fund - Ageing Well in Torbay
£5,998,032 30/07/2014
72
Not Available
National Lottery Community Fund - Community and Voluntary Action Torbay (Development Grant)
£20,000 15/01/2014
1
Community and Voluntary Action Torbay (Development Grant)
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 19-62
  • JO COLIN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Chair Of Trustees
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 28/03/2011, number: 1140896
  • Registered at Companies House on 01/03/2011, number: 07546840
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • 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
Filing Record
12 returns made; AR14: 187 days late, AR13: 26 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from YOUTH GENESIS TRUST LTD on 24/01/2024
Main office

4-8 Temperance Street
TORQUAY
TQ2 5PU

Objectives

1.TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, PRINCIPALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF TORBAY AND ITS ENVIRONS (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE AREA OF BENEFIT) AND, IN PARTICULAR, BUILD THE CAPACITY OF THIRD SECTOR ORGANISATIONS AND PROVIDE THEM WITH THE NECESSARY SUPPORT, INFORMATION AND SERVICES TO ENABLE THEM TO PURSUE OR CONTRIBUTE TO ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE.2. TO PROMOTE, ORGANISE AND FACILITATE CO-OPERATION AND PARTNERSHIP WORKING BETWEEN THIRD SECTOR, STATUTORY AND OTHER RELEVANT BODIES IN THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE ABOVE PURPOSES WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.3. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THESE OBJECTS:(A) THIRD SECTOR MEANS CHARITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND SOCIAL ENTERPRISES.(B) CHARITIES ARE ORGANISATIONS WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES.(C) VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND SOCIAL ENTERPRISES ARE INDEPENDENT ORGANISATIONS, WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR PURPOSES THAT ADD VALUE TO THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE, OR A SIGNIFICANT SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY, AND WHICH ARE NOT PERMITTED BY THEIR CONSTITUTION TO MAKE A PROFIT FOR PRIVATE DISTRIBUTION. VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND SOCIAL ENTERPRISES DO NOT INCLUDE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR OTHER STATUTORY AUTHORITIES.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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