Community Council of Devon

Analysis

Community Council of Devon is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Exeter. It was registered in February 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03694095). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Community Council of Devon reported income of £791k and spending of £985k, spending 125% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £706k to £791k (+12%), an average of +2.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 74%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Community Council of Devon sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% 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 Mighty Men of Valour (£790k), Dunamis International Gospel Centre (£792k) and Bild Association of Certified Training (£789k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 95%, investments 3.0% and donations and legacies 1.4%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £99k. Reserves of £426k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 24 people.