BASICS DEVON

Registered charity 1008872 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PLIMS, PLYMOUTH IMMEDIATE MEDICAL SUPPORT

The object of the association is the relief of persons suffering injury or sickness by the provision of immediate medical treatment to any person involved in serious accidents or medical emergencies in Devon & its environs.

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Latest income

£63k

Latest spending

£95k

Registered

1992

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that BASICS Devon reported a total income of £208,846 against total expenditure of £94,518 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a closing balance of £177,578. The charity holds £156,850 in its reserve account and £20,728 in its current account, indicating a strong financial position with unrestricted reserves significantly exceeding the current year's expenditure.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — BASICS Devon (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

The Hospital Saturday Fund — “The Hospital Saturday Fund Awards Over £113,000 to South West Charities at Plymouth Charity Reception” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

Robert Hortonchair
Dr Anthony Golding-Cook
Dr Simon Robert Alexander Scott-Hayward
GLENDA LEE COOPER

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Cornwall · Devon · Plymouth City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£63k	£95k
31/03/2024	£59k	£65k
31/03/2023	£49k	£84k
31/03/2022	£140k	£47k
31/03/2021	£179k	£75k

Common questions

Is BASICS DEVON financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that BASICS Devon reported a total income of £208,846 against total expenditure of £94,518 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a closing balance of £177,578. The charity holds £156,850 in its reserve account and £20,728 in its current account, indicating a strong financial position with unrestricted reserves significantly exceeding the current year's expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds BASICS DEVON?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BASICS DEVON as a grant recipient include THE BRIDGE TRUST, THE LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF THE NEWTON ABBOT HOSPITALS, EXETER CHIEFS FOUNDATION, THE ASTOR FOUNDATION, THE HEATHCOAT TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE BRIDGE TRUST	FY2021	£13k
THE LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF THE NEWTON ABBOT HOSPITALS	FY2022	£11k	Donation for Butterfly Ultrasound probes
EXETER CHIEFS FOUNDATION	FY2023	£8k
THE LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF THE NEWTON ABBOT HOSPITALS	FY2025	£3k	training equipment
EXETER CHIEFS FOUNDATION	FY2022	£2k
THE ASTOR FOUNDATION	FY2022	£1k	Emergency services
THE HEATHCOAT TRUST	FY2022	£1k
THE BRIDGE TRUST	FY2024	£1k
THE HEATHCOAT TRUST	FY2023	£1k	General

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	03/04/2025	£20k	Emergency Volunteer Responders & Health Education
The National Lottery Community Fund	22/05/2020	£10k	Core Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund	02/07/2018	£10k	Rural Emergency Medical Responders