Charities in Torridge
There are 699 registered charities based in and around Torridge. 558 of them (80%) are small, with an income under £100,000 a year. The most common causes are children and young people, education, and the arts and heritage.
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What they work on
- Children and young people204
- Education181
- Arts and heritage110
- Disability58
- Older people43
- Poverty and hardship43
- Environment27
- Animals20
We count a charity under a cause when its description on the register makes it clear, which is true of 452 of the 699. Charities are placed by their registered address, so the numbers include some national charities with an office here. Volunteers are as reported by the 392 local charities under £1 million a year that file an annual return, from the returns held in October 2026. Data from the Charity Commission register, last refreshed in June 2026.
Charities for children and young people in Torridge
5 of the 204 we found.
Torridgeside Amateur Swimming Club
EX38 · Small charity, income under £100k
Amateur Swimming Club
Barnstaple Youth House Youth Association
EX31 · Income under £10k
(1) Provide premises, and an environment in which youth work can thrive. (2) Support small voluntary youth organisations to enable them to operate safely and effectively. (3) Deliver direct youth work. (4) Support…
Launceston Youth Partnership
PL15 · Small charity, income under £100k
The management of a premises which provides youth club facilities and office spaces for complimentary charitable organisations in the community.
Lemon Jelly Youth Work
EX39 · Income under £10k
Youth work
Bideford Youth Pipe Band
EX39 · Small charity, income under £100k
Traditional Scottish style pipe and drum band performing in carnivals and parades throughout South West England. Teaching young people to play the pipes and drums.
Education charities in Torridge
5 of the 181 we found.
Bideford School Educational Foundation
EX39 · Income under £10k
As outlined in the charity commission scheme when the charity was drawn up in 1985. also included in the charity is the peter fletcher prize foundation. the income from this is spent entirely at the discretion of the…
Kentisbury Old School Educational Foundation
EX31 · Small charity, income under £100k
The Charity operates in the parishes of Kentisbury & Trentishoe in Devon for training and educating young people under 25 years old resident in the parishes. Also providing benefits for which provision is not made out…
Morwenstow Educational Trust
EX23 · Income under £10k
investment holding
Read Easy North, East and West Devon
EX31 · Small charity, income under £100k
Advance the education of the adult public within the North, East and West Devon area in literacy.
The Bishop Spartas Memorial Trust for Education in Uganda
EX20 · Small charity, income under £100k
The Bishop Spartas Trust provides financial support for young people in Uganda who could not otherwise afford to attend university, and where necessary support in embarking on a career in the field for which their…
Arts and heritage charities in Torridge
5 of the 110 we found.
Torridge U3a
EX39 · Small charity, income under £100k
Education and Learning. Sport , leisure activities
Great Torrington Heritage Museum
EX38 · Income under £10k
A Museum displaying and preserving collections pertaining to the history of Great Torrington.
Friends of Lawrence House Museum
PL15 · Income under £10k
Promote,support,assist and improve Lawrence House Museum
Holsworthy Museum
EX22 · Income under £10k
Collecting, preserving and displaying artefacts linked to the history of Holsworthy. Providing a facility for informing and educating the public about the history of Holsworthy and its environs by running and managing…
Appledore Maritime Heritage Trust
EX39 · Income under £10k
Preservation of local historic buildings, maritime traditions, maritime skills, maritime artefacts
Disability charities in Torridge
5 of the 58 we found.
The Torridgeside Talking Newspaper for the Blind
EX39 · Income under £10k
To provide recordings, on CDs and audio tapes, of local newspapers for blind and handicapped local residents.
The Forbes Charitable Foundation
EX22 · Income £100k to £1m
To provide benefits for people with learning disabilities.
Get Changed Theatre Company
EX20 · Small charity, income under £100k
Working with adults with learning disabilities Get Changed aism to: ? build confidence & self-esteem ? improve mental & physical health ? develop cognitive, practical & transferable skills ? challenge public attitudes &…
Noah's Place Care Farm
EX39 · Small charity, income under £100k
Noahs Place supports adults with learning disabilities within a safe secure and nurturing environment, providing them with the opportunity to develop horticultural skills, agricultural, maintenance and woodworking…
Share Music South West
EX37 · Income under £10k
Advancement of the arts, in particular music, dance and drama, for people with disabilities and or sensory impairment with a view to relieve their needs, have fun and grow in confidence. This is achieved by a series of…
Charities for older people in Torridge
5 of the 43 we found.
The Bude and District U3a
EX23 · Income under £10k
Affiliated to the UK U3A Charity. Objects:1. to advance the education of the public and in particular middleaged and older people who are not in full time employment in Bude and its surrounding locality2. the provision…
Launceston and District University of the Third Age
PL15 · Income under £10k
1) to advance the education of the public and in particular the education of middle-aged and older people who are not in full time gainful employment in Launceston and its surrounding locality.2) the provision of…
Ttvs
EX39 · Income £100k to £1m
TTVS is a council for voluntary service, incorporating Torridge Volunteer Centre and providing infrastructure support for the voluntary and community sector/for volunteering. TTVS delivers direct services to the…
Winkleigh Relief in Need Charity
EX19 · Income under £10k
Distribution of monetary funds to the less well off in the parish of winkleigh mainly at christmas time. small donations can be made during the year to individuals if found to be in distress.
Northam Almshouse Charity
EX39 · Small charity, income under £100k
Provision of accommodation for single residents in the localities of Northam,. Appledore or Westward Ho!
Poverty and hardship charities in Torridge
5 of the 43 we found.
Torridge Volunteer Cars
EX39 · Small charity, income under £100k
The object of the Charity is, for the public benefit, the relief of those in need in North-West Devon of any age, who suffer social exclusion because of lack of transport by providing them with volunteer drivers to…
Stoke Climsland Charity Trust
PL15 · Income under £10k
To provide grants for the advancement of education (including social and physical) training for persons under the age of 25 years and in need of assistance, who have attended Stoke Climsland Primary School .To provide…
Launceston Refugee Support Group
PL16 · Income under £10k
We raise awareness and funds to assist in our twin aims: To relieve financial hardship for: Those seeking refuge from conflict in the Middle East and North Africa. Those granted refugee status and their dependents…
Community Money Advice Launceston Limited
PL15 · Small charity, income under £100k
The charity provides debt counselling and other money advice services free of charge to needy people in the Launceston and surrounding area of Cornwall.
Margaret Lomas Foundation
EX39 · Income under £10k
The Charity makes grants to individuals to relieve financial hardship. It provides support to the local village school to further the educational needs of the children. It gives financial support to other charities and…
Small charities in Torridge
Most charities here are small, often a few volunteers doing good work close to home, and few of them can afford to advertise. Each of these has an income under £100,000 a year and has reported its accounts recently.
The Artemis Charitable Trust
EX23 · Small charity, income under £100k
Making of grants to any charity, charitable institution or charitable activity
Cooke Charitable Trust
PL15 · Small charity, income under £100k
Making grants and donations to other charitable bodies
The Balsdon Trust
EX22 · Small charity, income under £100k
The Trust makes grants of money to organisations and individuals resident or operating within the area of benefit which is an area within ten miles as the crow flies from any of the parish churches of Holsworthy,…
Buckland Brewer Hall
EX39 · Small charity, income under £100k
Buckland Brewer Village Hall committee provides and maintains a building for community use in the parish of Buckland Brewer.
The Bude Canal Trust Limited
EX39 · Income under £10k
Education/trainingenvironment/conservation/heritage
North Tamerton Victory Hall
EX22 · Income under £10k
We are in the process of modernising Hall. Stage 1: replacing heating, electrics, insulation, french windows and complete redecoration now complete. Stage 2 kitchen extension and redecoration coming soon. Burns night,…
Meddon Village Hall
EX39 · Income under £10k
Art Club one Thurs. p.m. each month 1- 4.30pmFamily History 1st Wednesday in month 2-4p.m.Welcombe Spinners weekly Monday 10.00-3.30p.m.Pilates weekly wed.11.30 1 hr. Thurs.1.15p.m 1hr.Badminton and table tennis - book…
Little Torrington Victory Hall
EX38 · Income under £10k
Provide a meeting place for the community. Facilities for a range of indoor sports. Venue for holding social events, dinners, dances and general community evenings.
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How many charities are there in Torridge?
There are 699 registered charities based in and around Torridge. 558 of them (80%) are small, with an income under £100,000 a year. The figures come from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales, last refreshed in June 2026, and count charities by their registered address.
What do charities in Torridge work on?
The most common causes are children and young people (204), education (181), and the arts and heritage (110). We count a charity under a cause when its own description on the register makes that clear, which is true of 452 of the 699, so the real numbers are higher.
How many people volunteer for charities in Torridge?
Local charities in and around Torridge have 5,884 volunteers between them. That's what 392 charities with an income under £1 million a year told the Charity Commission in their latest annual return. Charities with an income under £10,000 don't have to report it, so the real number is higher.
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