The Devon Branch of the Campaign to Protect Rural England CIO

Analysis

The Devon Branch of the Campaign to Protect Rural England CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Beaworthy. It was registered in October 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Devon Branch of the Campaign to Protect Rural England CIO reported income of £143k and spending of £79k, leaving 45% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £58k to £143k (+147%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 194%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The Devon Branch of the Campaign to Protect Rural England CIO sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Abbeyfield (Ripon and District) Society Ltd (£142k), Brass Tacks Limited (£143k) and West Ham Non-Ecclesiastical Charity (£139k).