Discover TorridgeSouth West
Map of charities and companies in Torridge
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Charities are shown at their registered address and companies are grouped by the postcode of their registered office. Select a dot to see who is there and open their profile. A registered address is not always where an organisation works. Zoom in to see more. Sources: Charity Commission, OSCR and the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland via the GovReg place index; Companies House register, 2 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. This map outlines Torridge and its wards. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Organisations based here
Counted by registered address. A charity or company registered here may work elsewhere, and organisations from elsewhere may work here.
How do we know this?
| Figure | Source | Period | Geography | Method and limits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Organisation counts | Charity Commission, Companies House, Department for Education, NHS Public registers, via the GovReg place index Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 | place index build, 10 Oct 2026 | Torridge | Counted by registered address or school postcode Active companies with a registered office in this area (Companies House). A registered office is not an operating location. Charities whose contact postcode (or nearest postcode) is in this area; not all serve only this area. NHS trust head offices located here; services are delivered across wider areas. Open schools in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland located here. |
Who serves this area
Charities, schools and the council. Each name links to its GovReg profile.
Largest charities by income
- The Northam Care Trustincome £6.5m · 7 trustees
- South West Lakes Trustincome £5.5m · 9 trustees
- The Bridge Trustincome £1m · 12 trustees
- The Plough Arts Centre Limitedincome £886,956 · 7 trustees
- The Resurgence Trustincome £838,269 · 5 trustees
- The Burton at Bidefordincome £714,501 · 11 trustees
- Edukidincome £582,296 · 6 trustees
- Ttvsincome £506,967 · 5 trustees
- The Elephant Groupincome £455,884 · 8 trustees
- Wings South Westincome £368,013 · 6 trustees
Largest schools by pupils
- Bideford CollegeSecondary · 1,455 pupils
- Great Torrington SchoolSecondary · 863 pupils
- Holsworthy Community CollegeSecondary · 551 pupils
- Great Torrington Bluecoat Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · 476 pupils
- Kingsley School DevonNot applicable · 447 pupils
- East-The-Water Community Primary SchoolPrimary · 439 pupils
- West Croft SchoolPrimary · 417 pupils
- St Mary's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · 397 pupils
The council
- TorridgeCouncillors, wards, party groups and their registered interests
281 charities are registered here; the 268 that report income have a combined income of £25.3m and a median of £11,323. Income is as reported to the Charity Commission, and a charity may spend it elsewhere.
Elected councillors (39)
Torridge has 39 elected councillors in this area. Only elected members are named, as public office holders.
Show all 39 councillors
| Councillor | Party | Ward |
|---|---|---|
| Kerry Samantha O'Rourke | Liberal Democrats | Appledore |
| Leonard Spencer Ford | Independent | Appledore |
| Peter Graham Hames | Green Party | Appledore |
| Huw Thomas | Green Party | Bideford East |
| James Andrew Craigie | Independent | Bideford East |
| Jude Gubb | Independent | Bideford East |
| Doug Bushby | Independent | Bideford North |
| Peter Stuart Christie | Green Party | Bideford North |
| Teresa Anne Tinsley | Liberal Democrats | Bideford North |
| Trevor Johns | Liberal Democrats | Bideford North |
| David George Brenton | Labour Party | Bideford South |
| Simon George Inch | Independent | Bideford South |
| Anne Brenton | Labour Party | Bideford West |
| Carl Jason Hawkins | Independent | Bideford West |
| Philip John Warden Hackett | Independent | Broadheath |
| Stephen Ralph Gibson | Conservative and Unionist Party | Broadheath |
| Chris Bright | Liberal Democrats | Great Torrington |
| Doug Smith | Liberal Democrats | Great Torrington |
| Lauren Mary Bright | Liberal Democrats | Great Torrington |
| Anna Dart | Independent | Hartland |
| Shirleyann Andrews | Liberal Democrats | Hartland |
| Stephen John Harding | Conservative and Unionist Party | Hartland |
| Lyndon James Piper | Liberal Democrats | Holsworthy |
| Pete Shepherd | Independent | Holsworthy |
| Ken James | Independent | Milton & Tamarside |
| Kit Hepple | Independent | Milton & Tamarside |
| Nigel John Evan Kenneally | Liberal Democrats | Milton & Tamarside |
| Phil Pennington | Independent | Monkleigh & Putford |
| Robert Henry Hicks | Independent | Monkleigh & Putford |
| Chris Leather | Independent | Northam |
| Jane Whittaker | Conservative and Unionist Party | Northam |
| Wendy Lo-Vel | Green Party | Northam |
| Cheryl Cottle-Hunkin | Liberal Democrats | Shebbear & Langtree |
| Christopher Charles Wheatley | Liberal Democrats | Shebbear & Langtree |
| Rosemary Lock | Conservative and Unionist Party | Two Rivers & Three Moors |
| Thomas John Elliott | Conservative and Unionist Party | Two Rivers & Three Moors |
| Claire Charmian Hodson | Independent | Westward Ho! |
| Louis Bach | Independent | Westward Ho! |
| Stephen Thomas Middleton | Liberal Democrats | Winkleigh |
Full profiles are on the council page.
Organisations that share board members
Among the 268 largest charities here with trustee data, 102 are linked to at least one other through 96 shared board members. This shows how boards overlap, which is not the same as influence or control, and in small communities the same volunteers often serve more than one cause.
- Charity of Reverend Thomas Meyrick and Peter Speccott7 shared board members
- Northam Relief in Need Charity and Northam Almshouse Charity7 shared board members
- Great Torrington Town and Lands Charity and Great Torrington Almshouse Charity6 shared board members
- Alton Abbey Cio and The Order of St Benedict at Alton Abbey4 shared board members
- James Colmer's Almshouses and The Strange and Amory Almshouse Charity4 shared board members
- The Wright Fund and (1)the Old School(Also Known As Castle School) (2)castle School Hall4 shared board members
- The Clinton Hall and The Clinton Hall3 shared board members
- The Hartland Charity and The Harton Town Trust3 shared board members
- The Wright Fund and Church Lands3 shared board members
- Church Lands and (1)the Old School(Also Known As Castle School) (2)castle School Hall3 shared board members
Connections between organisations through shared board members describe how boards overlap. They are not evidence of influence, control or coordination, and many overlaps are ordinary in small communities. Only elected councillors are named. No addresses or other personal details are shown; organisation links point to existing public GovReg profiles.
Sources used on this page
1- Charity Commission, Companies House, Department for Education, NHS England: Organisation registers, via the GovReg place indexA charity or company is counted where its registered address is, which is not necessarily where it works.
Registered offices are not operating locations. Ranks and deciles are never averaged. Census 2021 figures are labelled 2021.