South Devon Evangelical Trust

Analysis

South Devon Evangelical Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Devon. It was registered in April 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending March 2025, South Devon Evangelical Trust reported income of £16k and spending of £46k, spending 284% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £23k to £16k (-30%), an average of -8.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 360% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, South Devon Evangelical Trust sits at the 30th percentile: it is larger than about 30% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include One Fold Bible Church (£16k), Neuadd Bentref Pantperthog (Pantperthog Village Hall) (£16k) and Preachers of Divine Mercy (PDM), Birmingham (£16k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.