The North Devon Biosphere Foundation

Analysis

The North Devon Biosphere Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in North Devon. It was registered in April 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04462420). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The North Devon Biosphere Foundation reported income of £843k and spending of £668k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £372k to £843k (+126%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The North Devon Biosphere Foundation sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Platform (London) (£840k), Guildford Shakespeare Company Trust Ltd (£843k) and Covent Garden Dragon Hall Trust (£839k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 95%, donations and legacies 3.9% and investments 1.1%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £454k would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 8 people.