Dawlish Gardens Trust

Analysis

Dawlish Gardens Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Devon. It was registered in February 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02804179). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Dawlish Gardens Trust reported income of £788k and spending of £742k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £509k to £788k (+55%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Dawlish Gardens Trust sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include James Hopkins Trust (£785k), Wiltshire Centre for Independent Living Limited (£790k) and The Learning Rooms Southport (£785k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 89%, trading 4.9%, donations and legacies 3.7% and investments 1.9%. Charitable activities took 89% of spending and raising funds 1.7%. Reserves of £641k would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 24 people.