MAKE Southwest

Analysis

MAKE Southwest is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newton Abbot. It was registered in April 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02026446). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2026, MAKE Southwest reported income of £530k and spending of £587k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £455k to £530k (+16%), an average of +3.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, MAKE Southwest 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 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Make It Sustainable Ltd (£530k), Shpresa Programme (£532k) and V22 Communities (£529k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 56%, charitable activities 34% and trading 8.8%. Charitable activities took 67% of spending and raising funds 15%. Reserves of £190k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 10 people.