DEVON PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST SPECIAL CHARITY

Registered charity 1056669 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DEVON PRIMARY CARE TRUST CHARITABLE FUND AND OTHER RELATED CHARITIES, EAST DEVON PRIMARY CARE TRUST CHARITABLE FUND AND OTHER RELATED CHARITIES, Open Up

The trustees shall hold the trust fund upon trust to apply the income, and at their discretion, so far as may be permissible, the capital, for any charitable purpose or purposes relating to the National Health Service.

Objects

SEE CONSTITUENT 04

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Exeter, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£195k
Latest spending
£179k
Registered
1996
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The charity reported total incoming resources of £195k for the year ended 31 March 2026, with expenditure of £251k (£231k on charitable activities and £20k on administration), resulting in a net decrease in funds. Free unrestricted reserves stood at £573k at year-end, calculated as £736k in unrestricted income less £163k in designated funds. The accounts were subject to independent examination by Bishop Fleming Audit Ltd.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: The Corporate Trustee calculates the reserves as that part of the Charity’s unrestricted income funds that is freely available after taking account of designated funds that have been earmarked for specific projects. (reserves figure: £573k)
“The Corporate Trustee calculates the reserves as that part of the Charity’s unrestricted income funds that is freely available after taking account of designated funds that have been earmarked for specific projects.”
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The charity is a member of NHS Charities Together and pays membership fees. The Corporate Trustee is Devon Partnership NHS Trust, and the charity receives administrative services from the Trust.
“The Charity spent £20k on administration, governance and support costs including the Trust’s administrative charge for services provided, a contribution to the NHS Charities Together membership and independent examination fees.”
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Open Up (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2022)

Total income
£748k
Total spending
£159k
Cost of raising funds
£54k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 7.2% of total income — above the median for charities its size (3.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£195k£179k
31/03/2025£43k£172k
31/03/2024£116k£207k
31/03/2023£89k£139k
31/03/2022£748k£159k

Common questions

Is DEVON PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST SPECIAL CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The charity reported total incoming resources of £195k for the year ended 31 March 2026, with expenditure of £251k (£231k on charitable activities and £20k on administration), resulting in a net decrease in funds. Free unrestricted reserves stood at £573k at year-end, calculated as £736k in unrestricted income less £163k in designated funds. The accounts were subject to independent examination by Bishop Fleming Audit Ltd. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds DEVON PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST SPECIAL CHARITY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name DEVON PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST SPECIAL CHARITY as a grant recipient include ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIES, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MATTHEW, TRIANGLE AND ALL SAINTS.

Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund02/07/2021£10kCommunity Perinatal Physical Health Project
UK government—£44kDevon Partnerships NHS Trust Special Charity - VAT waiver

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ROYAL DEVON UNIVERSITY HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST CHARITY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
DEVON PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST SPECIAL CHARITY£195k——unclear—no doubt
ROYAL DEVON UNIVERSITY HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST CHARITY FY2025£1.9m—0above—no doubt
THE DEVON HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST FY2025£85k—0unclear—no doubt
NORTH CUMBRIA HOSPITALS NHS CHARITY FY2025£359k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ROGER DE HAAN CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£269k—0above—no doubt
MEDWAY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST CHARITABLE FUND FY2025£253k—0above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.