The Meadowside Charity Newton Abbot and District

Analysis

The Meadowside Charity Newton Abbot and District is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newton Abbot. It was registered in August 1972, 54 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and disability, which this site groups under disability. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Meadowside Charity Newton Abbot and District reported income of £702k and spending of £711k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2020 to March 2025, income grew from £497k to £702k (+41%), an average of +9.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 84%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Meadowside Charity Newton Abbot and District sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Meirim Illuminating Ltd (£701k), Spring Community Hub (£703k) and Masjid Aisha Handsworth Wood (£699k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98% and donations and legacies 2.1%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.1%. Reserves of £386k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 22 people.