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Devonport High School for Girls Development Fund

RegisteredRegistered charity number 298442PlymouthEducation and training
Income£54k2025-08-31
Spending£41ksame year
Spent / received98%5-year average
Size in its cause67th pctEducation and training
Registered1988Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Devonport High School for Girls Development Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Plymouth. It was registered in January 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Devonport High School for Girls Development Fund reported income of £54k and spending of £41k, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £15k to £54k (+269%), an average of +39% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 131%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Devonport High School for Girls Development Fund sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Burkitt Scholarship Fund (£54k), Feminist Library and Information Centre (£55k) and Berkshire Federation of Women's Institutes (£54k).

Income and spending

£0£14k£27k£41k£54k2021 Income: £14,7572021 Spending: £6,81220212022 Income: £20,4972022 Spending: £26,33920222023 Income: £30,6232023 Spending: £21,52720232024 Income: £23,5432024 Spending: £45,33820242025 Income: £54,4762025 Spending: £40,9372025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Other 100%

In the charity's own words

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS ATTENDING THE SCHOOL BY PROVIDING AND ADAPTING FACILITIES OR EQUIPMENT OR ACCOMMODATION FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES WHICH WOULD NOT OTHERWISE BE PROVIDED BY THE LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITY AT THE PREMISES OF THE SCHOOL. TO SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS OR GROUPS OF STUDENTS IN RELATION TO VISITS AND TRAVEL THAT ENHANCE THEIR EDUCATION.

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