Teign Homes

Analysis

Teign Homes is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newton Abbot. It was registered in November 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04619035). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Teign Homes reported income of £25.8m and spending of £23.8m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £20.1m to £25.8m (+28%), an average of +6.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Teign Homes sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Depaul UK (£25.4m), National Grocers Benevolent Fund (£27.3m) and Vso (£24.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £100.9m would cover about 50 months of spending at that rate. It employed 187 people.