The Axe Valley Heritage Association

Analysis

The Axe Valley Heritage Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Devon. It was registered in January 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02181597). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Axe Valley Heritage Association reported income of £11k and spending of £5,853, leaving 48% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1,743 to £11k (+551%), an average of +60% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 622%. Over the whole period it spent 80% 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, The Axe Valley Heritage Association sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Briantspuddle Village Hall (£11k), The Archbishop's Palace Conservation Trust (£11k) and Dunston Silver Band (£11k).