Action East Devon Ltd

Analysis

Action East Devon Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Mill Street. It was registered in March 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, economic/community development/employment and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07035905). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Action East Devon Ltd reported income of £284k and spending of £155k, leaving 46% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £138k to £284k (+105%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 103%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Action East Devon Ltd sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Peter Willmott Foundation (£284k), Ashford Volunteer Centre (£284k) and TEN North East Limited (£282k).