The Sir Francis Chichester Appeal for the Youth of Devon

Analysis

The Sir Francis Chichester Appeal for the Youth of Devon is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Devon. It was registered in January 1968, 58 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Sir Francis Chichester Appeal for the Youth of Devon reported income of £29k and spending of £27k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £12k to £29k (+142%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 86%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, The Sir Francis Chichester Appeal for the Youth of Devon sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Higher Kinnerton Village Hall (£29k), Woodford Wells Primary School Parent Teacher Association (£29k) and Hornchurch District Scout Council (£29k).