Totnes Rural Area Youth Engagement Project
Analysis
Totnes Rural Area Youth Engagement Project is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Totnes. It was registered in August 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover economic/community development/employment and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending November 2025, Totnes Rural Area Youth Engagement Project reported income of £160k and spending of £151k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2021 to November 2025, income grew from £77k to £160k (+107%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2023, when income rose by 77%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.
Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Totnes Rural Area Youth Engagement Project sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Little Otters Children's Centre, Camelford (£159k), Fairfield Enterprise (£160k) and Home-Start West Somerset (£159k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
TRAYE project provides youth services in Totnes and Buckfastleigh and 6 rural parishes, Dartington, Staverton, Marldon, Harberton, Holberton and Yealmpton; all are in South Devon. Professionally run youth services and events are provided and there are network activities across the parishes in school holidays. Over 750 young people between 8 and 16 years old attend the sessions regularly.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Little Otters Children's Centre, Camelford | Cornwall | £159k |
| Fairfield Enterprise | Bristol | £160k |
| Home-Start West Somerset | Somerset | £159k |
| Family Volunteering Club | London | £160k |