South Devon Nature Trust

Analysis

South Devon Nature Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Devon. It was registered in May 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending April 2026, South Devon Nature Trust reported income of £21k and spending of £25k, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income fell from £22k to £21k (-6.2%), an average of -1.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 40%. 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, South Devon Nature Trust sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Christine Hall Trust (£21k), The Friends of Ditchling (£21k) and Frome Society for Local Study (£21k).