Naval Base Devonport Area Fund

Analysis

Naval Base Devonport Area Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Plymouth. It was registered in January 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and armed forces/emergency service efficiency, which this site groups under armed forces, emergency and public safety. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Naval Base Devonport Area Fund reported income of £15k and spending of £12k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £9,575 to £15k (+58%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 200 England and Wales charities whose main cause is armed forces, emergency and public safety and that reported income, Naval Base Devonport Area Fund sits at the 31st percentile: it is larger than about 31% 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 Royal Military Police Association (£15k), The Thomas Exemplo Ducemus Trust (£17k) and Inns of Court and City Yeomanry Trust (£14k).