Harbour Bideford

Analysis

Harbour Bideford is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bideford. It was registered in March 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Harbour Bideford reported income of £45k and spending of £33k, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £18k to £45k (+154%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 60% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Harbour Bideford sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community Services Projects (£45k), Borehamwood Kosher Food Group Limited (£45k) and The Ropner Centenary Trust (£45k).