# DEVONPORT AND WESTERN COUNTIES ASSOCIATION FOR PROMOTING THE GENERAL WELFARE OF THE BLIND

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 202210
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** April 13, 1962
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=202210


## Contact

- **Address:** TORR HOME FOR THE BLIND, THE DRIVE, PLYMOUTH
- **Postcode:** PL3 5SY
- **Phone:** 01752771710
- **Email:** info@torrhome.org.uk
- **Website:** www.torrhome.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO PROVIDE A HOME OR HOMES FOR BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED PERSONS AND TO PROMOTE THEIR WELFARE. BUT INSOFAR AS THERE IS A VACANCY IN THE HOME WHICH COULD NOT BE FILLED BY A LBIND PERSONS, SUCH VACANCIES MAY BE FILLED BY AN ELDERLY PERSON WHO IN THE OPINION OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE IS IN NEED OF THE ACCOMMODATION AND SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE ASSOCIATION.

**Activities:** To provide a retirement home for blind and partially sighted persons and to promote their welfare, but insofar as there is a vacancy in the home which could not be filled by a blind person, such vacancies may be filled by an elderly person who in the opinion of the directors is in need of the accommodation and services provided by the Charity

**Area of benefit:** WESTERN COUNTIES




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, Accommodation/housing
- **Who:** Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities



## Areas of operation

- Devon



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £3830801 | £3920524 | £6028055 | 114 |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £3726653 | £3628661 | £6169433 | 106 |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £3224415 | £3393803 | £5919086 | 96 |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £2763110 | £3119740 | £6298370 | 83 |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £2922685 | £2912203 | £6485553 | 83 |



## Trustees

- **NEIL MAJOR** (Chair)
- Blodwen Axworthy — appointed Jan. 1, 2023
- John Martin Modley — appointed May 8, 2015
- Laurence Axworthy — appointed Sept. 1, 2024
- Moira Johnson — appointed April 16, 2025