North Devon Against Domestic Abuse Limited

Analysis

North Devon Against Domestic Abuse Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Barnstaple. It was registered in July 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04699463). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, North Devon Against Domestic Abuse Limited reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.2m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £987k to £1.2m (+25%), an average of +5.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, North Devon Against Domestic Abuse Limited sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Hospital of St John the Evangelist and of St Anne in Okeham (£1.2m), Crossroads Derbyshire (£1.2m) and Bryony House Limited (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 83% and trading 14%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.2%. Reserves of £597k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 27 people.