Devon Arts in Schools Initiative

Analysis

Devon Arts in Schools Initiative is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Exeter. It was registered in September 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03562299). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Devon Arts in Schools Initiative reported income of £179k and spending of £240k, spending 134% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £336k to £179k (-47%), an average of -15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income dropped by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Devon Arts in Schools Initiative sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Crispin Hall Trust (£179k), Ashford Model Railway Museum (£179k) and The Loft Theatre Company (£179k).