Riverside Surgery Befrienders
Analysis
Riverside Surgery Befrienders is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newton Abbot. It was registered in August 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, which this site groups under disability. It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Riverside Surgery Befrienders reported income of £16k and spending of £16k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £2,756 to £16k (+483%), an average of +55% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 298%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Riverside Surgery Befrienders sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Whispering Angels (£16k), Plymouth Youth for Christ (£16k) and Firwood and District Residents Association (£16k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The provision of transport services (to and from Riverside Surgery, local hospitals, dentists, etc) for patients registered with Riverside Surgery in Bovey Tracey, Devon, particularly those who are elderly, infirm and isolated, etc.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Whispering Angels | Hertfordshire | £16k |
| Plymouth Youth for Christ | Pl6 8ue | £16k |
| Firwood and District Residents Association | Oldham | £16k |
| The Raft | Leicester | £16k |