Engaging Communities South West

Analysis

Engaging Communities South West is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Paignton. It was registered in August 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Engaging Communities South West reported income of £423k and spending of £380k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £355k to £423k (+19%), an average of +4.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Engaging Communities South West sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Whitehaven Trust Limited (£423k), Alzheimers Dementia Support (£424k) and Hebron Christian Faith Ministries (£423k).