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the plough arts centre limited

The charity supports the general public. The Plough Arts Centre Limited is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing buildings, facilities, or open space. The charity is based in Torrington and operates in Devon.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

To promote, maintain, improve, encourage and provide public education in the arts including the artsof drama, music, singing, dance, painting, sculpture, literature, cinematography and handicrafts.To provide facilities in the interest of social welfare for the recreation and leisure time occupation ofthe public with particular regard to Torrington and its surrounding district.

Fundraising

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Local Authority

Financial Information

Latest Income
£605,614
Latest Expenditure
£668,688

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 76.8%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 69.6%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 1.5%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £247,396
Charitable Activities £296,035
Other Trading £58,507
Investments £3,676
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £465,337
Raising Funds £10,202
Governance £0
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £193,149

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£605,614£668,688£465,337£76,475£50,06421 / 50
2023£470,689£597,8130 / 50
2022£476,676£582,1650 / 50
2021£533,403£369,502£230,319£372,162£293,35214 / 50
2020£748,139£710,662£682,906£208,261£56,05217 / 70

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers