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The Devon Historic Churches Trust

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1189807Newton AbbotEnvironment and conservation
Income£85k2025-03-31
Spending£122ksame year
Spent / received22%5-year average
Size in its cause77th pctEnvironment and conservation
Registered2020CIO
Employees–latest return

Analysis

The Devon Historic Churches Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newton Abbot. It was registered in June 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Devon Historic Churches Trust reported income of £85k and spending of £122k, spending 143% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £1.4m to £85k (-94%), an average of -50% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 93%. Over the whole period it spent 22% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Devon Historic Churches Trust sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Wings Museum Limited (£85k), The London Trolleybus Preservation Society Ltd (£85k) and International Conservation Caucus Foundation UK (£85k).

Income and spending

£0£338k£675k£1.0m£1.4m2021 Income: £1,350,4472021 Spending: £55020212022 Income: £93,7462022 Spending: £71,75520222023 Income: £126,9252023 Spending: £82,07120232024 Income: £93,2822024 Spending: £103,97520242025 Income: £84,8252025 Spending: £121,5772025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

The Trust makes grants to organisations to help with the costs of maintenance and repairs of places of worship and provides advocacy, advice and information to applicants about other sources of funding which may be available.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
The Wings Museum LimitedGodstone£85k
The London Trolleybus Preservation Society LtdSuffolk£85k
International Conservation Caucus Foundation UKLondon£85k
Campaign to Protect Rural England, Gloucestershire CIOGloucester£85k