Registered charity · Torquay
Barton Acorn Youth, Community and Sports Centre
Barton Acorn Youth, Community and Sports Centre is a registered charity (number 300991) based in Torquay, governed by 4 trustees. Latest income £161k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as The Acorn Centre (Charity Commission)
- 4 trustees
- Income £161k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty and 6 more
- Where
- Torbay
- Website
- www.acorncentre.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1962
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£161k£198k
- 2024£118k£154k
- 2023£135k£142k
Earlier years
- 2022£157k£137k
- 2021£133k£102k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 30%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF TORBAY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS.IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE POWER:TO MAINTAIN OR MANAGE OR CO-OPERATE WITH ANY STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF THE BARTON ACORN YOUTH, COMMUNITY AND SPORTS CENTRE, BARTON FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE CHARITY IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.
Grants received
15 grants · £214,373 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £115,404 (7 grants)
- People's Health Trust · £72,893 (3 grants)
- Sport England · £16,560 (2 grants)
- Devon Community Foundation · £8,016 (2 grants)
- Henry Smith Foundation · £1,500
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
4 trustees on the board
- Clare Barge since 2025
- Dave Rich since 2025
- Deborah Rich since 2026
- Mike Fox since 2025
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Clare Barge since 2025
- Dave Rich since 2025
- Deborah Rich since 2026
- Mike Fox since 2025
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 300991
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION/RULES (OF UNKNOWN DATE OF ADOPTION) AMENDED 6 JANUARY 2004 AND 4 NOVEMBER 2005.AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 25 MAY 2023 as amended on 07 Feb 2025
- Contact on the register
- 01803328819 · enquiries@acorncentre.co.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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