Plymouth Mayflower Specials

Analysis

Plymouth Mayflower Specials is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Plymouth. It was registered in November 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and amateur sport, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Plymouth Mayflower Specials reported income of £15k and spending of £11k, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2025, income fell from £63k to £15k (-76%), an average of -38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 119%. Over the whole period it spent 32% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Plymouth Mayflower Specials sits at the 33rd percentile: it is larger than about 33% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Cavernoma Society (£15k), Abingdon and District Volunteer Centre (£15k) and Pan African Development Education and Advocacy Programme ( Padeap ) (£15k).