North Devon Voluntary Services Limited

Analysis

North Devon Voluntary Services Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Barnstaple. It was registered in January 2010, 16 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 06934618). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, North Devon Voluntary Services Limited reported income of £574k and spending of £531k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £306k to £574k (+88%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, North Devon Voluntary Services Limited sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community Action Nepal (£572k), Heart Cells Foundation (£574k) and Safe Spaces England and Wales (£572k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 96% and charitable activities 3.7%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £115k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 10 people.