Tavistock Scrapstore

Analysis

Tavistock Scrapstore is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Devon. It was registered in May 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Tavistock Scrapstore reported income of £30k and spending of £23k, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £7,810 to £30k (+282%), an average of +40% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 99%. Over the whole period it spent 80% 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, Tavistock Scrapstore 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 52nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Meols, Southport U3a (£30k), Clifton Festival of Music Limited (£30k) and The Child Memorial Village Hall (£30k).