Devon Development Education

Analysis

Devon Development Education is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Exeter. It was registered in February 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04824296). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Devon Development Education reported income of £197k and spending of £165k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £141k to £197k (+40%), an average of +8.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Devon Development Education 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 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Climate Live (£197k), Peak District Mines Historical Society Limited (£197k) and The Pleasley Pit Trust (£197k).