Devon and Cornwall Food Action

Analysis

Devon and Cornwall Food Action is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Plymouth. It was registered in January 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07419679). It says it provides services, acts as an umbrella or resource body and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending October 2025, Devon and Cornwall Food Action reported income of £228k and spending of £193k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £140k to £228k (+63%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2022, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Devon and Cornwall Food Action 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 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Slough Foodbank (£228k), Kensington House Trust (£228k) and Assalatur-Rahman Islamic Association (United Kingdom) (£228k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.