Great Torrington Town & Lands Charity

Registered charity 202801 · since 1971torringtontownlands.org·Great Torrington·Updated 31 October 2026

At a glance

£104k

Annual giving, year to 31 March 2025

From filed accounts

Open to applications

Rolling, no deadlines · unsolicited applications welcome

Key takeaways

Work that helps people in need in the Parish of Great Torrington, or supports church building repair there, fits this charity's stated focus.
The annual report shows it paid over £100,000 in grants and vouchers, but no grant range is given, so ask the charity what size of request it expects before you set a figure.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, either by contacting the charity or by completing its application form.
It cannot commit to repeated or renewed grants and does not fund rates, taxes or other public funds, so a request should not depend on continuing support.
Organisations whose work is outside the parish, or that would apply for repeat funding, should not apply on that basis.

Overview

Great Torrington Town & Lands Charity is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 202801).

Great Torrington Town & Lands Charity is a registered charity that supports people in need, general charitable purposes, other charities and the upkeep and repair of church buildings within the Parish of Great Torrington. During the year, it awarded over £100,000 in grants and vouchers. Its giving includes grants and vouchers to local organisations and individuals, direct help to households and support for community groups.

What they fund

Priority Areas

The foundation supports people and organisations in the Parish of Great Torrington. Its grant-making provides relief of need and supports general charitable purposes, including through grants to other charities. It also makes payments towards the upkeep and repair of church buildings. Its reported giving includes grants and vouchers to local organisations and individuals, alongside direct assistance to households and support for community groups. The trustees use the charity’s income for these purposes, with its work directed towards residents in need and strengthening the local community.

Themes

Relief of need
Church repair

Geographic Focus

Parish of Great Torrington.

What they don't fund

Repeated or renewed grant payments
Payments towards rates, taxes or supporting other public funds

How to apply

Applicants may contact the charity or complete an application form to apply for a grant.

Applying again: The Trustees cannot commit to repeated or renewed grant payments.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

Great Torrington

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to Great Torrington Town & Lands Charity.

Torbay CommunitiesFixed deadlinesGave £506k Lempriere Pringle 2015Invitation onlyGave £4.5M The Feoffee Charity (Estate Charity)No public processGave £10,000 Viscount Amory's Charitable TrustRollingGave £474k Northcott Devon FoundationRollingGave £6,680 Okehampton United CharitiesFixed deadlinesGave £407k St Matthias ChurchInvitation onlyGave £14,455 Sir John and Lady Heathcoat Amory's Charitable TrustRollingGave £74,658 The Duke of Cornwall's Charitable FoundationRollingGave £285k The Bideford Bridge TrustMixed deadlinesGave £401k

Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 30 September 2020	£231,225	£173,291	—	Accounts for year to 30 September 2020
year to 30 September 2021	£258,172	£140,485	—	Accounts for year to 30 September 2021
year to 31 March 2023	£361,176	£429,273	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2023
year to 31 March 2024	£266,842	£229,562	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2024
year to 31 March 2025	£268,447	£355,174	£103,882	Accounts for year to 31 March 2025

Grants paid, year to 31 March 2025: grants paid out in the year.

Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.