St Basil's Church, Devon

Analysis

St Basil's Church, Devon is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Exeter. It was registered in January 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, St Basil's Church, Devon reported income of £312k and spending of £351k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £382k to £312k (-18%), an average of -4.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, St Basil's Church, Devon sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rowheath Pavilion Christian Trust (£312k), Staa (£313k) and Retford Baptist Church (£312k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.