Susan Day Residential Home

Analysis

Susan Day Residential Home is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ilfracombe. It was registered in May 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Susan Day Residential Home reported income of £1.7m and spending of £1.5m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £1.2m to £1.7m (+34%), an average of +7.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Susan Day Residential Home 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 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Andrew's House (£1.7m), The English Region of the Daughters of Mary and Joseph CIO (£1.7m) and Make My Day Better Limited (£1.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99% and investments 1.0%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £622k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 55 people.