Abbeyfield (East Devon) Society Limited
Analysis
Abbeyfield (East Devon) Society Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Colyton. It was registered in January 2024, 2 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 15141319). It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Abbeyfield (East Devon) Society Limited reported income of £880k and spending of £935k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from March 2024 to March 2025, income grew from £286k to £880k (+207%), an average of +207% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 207%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Abbeyfield (East Devon) Society Limited sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Care Network (Blackburn with Darwen) Ltd (£879k), Social Arts for Education (£883k) and Rain Rescue (£879k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £2.9m would cover about 37 months of spending at that rate. It employed 28 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Charitable activities 99%
- Investments 0.7%
- Other 0.4%
In the charity's own words
The Abbeyfield Society Ltd, concept is as simple as it is unique: create a warm, family-style, trustee -run and community-focused house that offers seniors an easy-going balance between privacy and companionship, security and independence. Our community-based housing alternative that enables healthy seniors to live independently and in place in a non-institutional setting happily and safely.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Care Network (Blackburn with Darwen) Ltd | Blackburn | £879k |
| Social Arts for Education | London | £883k |
| Rain Rescue | South Yorkshire | £879k |
| Resolve | Hertfordshire | £884k |