NORTH DEVON AGAINST DOMESTIC ABUSE LIMITED
Registered charity 1098450 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as N D W A, NORTH DEVON WOMEN'S AID LIMITED
Provide refuge services for women and their children fleeing domestic violence/abuse and provision of high risk IDVA services and Court IDVA services in the community.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £69,445 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves standing at £880,942. The trustees consider these reserves sufficient against their policy target of six months' wind-up costs, calculated at £596,401. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting was appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: none
“Total income 551,048 684,986 1,236,034 1,081,070” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six months wind up costs (held: £881k)
“The trustees consider that the appropriate reserves policy for the charity is to aim to hold minimum reserves to six months wind up costs. Currently, this has been calculated at £596,401” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The document states the charity received £80,075 from Encompass South West and paid £4,628 to it. Irene Hockin is a trustee of both charities. It also notes transactions with subsidiary NDADA Trading Limited in 2024 but no transactions in 2025.
“During the year, the charity received £80,075 (2024: £44,575) from Encompass South West and paid the charity £4,628 (2024: £Nil). These amounts were for recharged expenses and collaborative projects. Irene Hockin is a trustee of both charities. During 2024, the charity received £59,073 and paid £14,901 to its subsidiary company, NDADA Trading Limited. There were no transactions during 2025.” — page 35
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: NDADA Trading Limited
“During 2024, the charity received £59,073 and paid £14,901 to its subsidiary company, NDADA Trading Limited.” — page 35
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Westcotts (SW) LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — North Devon Against Domestic Abuse Limited (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Property (HM Land Registry)
2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £130k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~6.1 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (83% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (03/03/2015) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Devon
Income and spending
Common questions
Is NORTH DEVON AGAINST DOMESTIC ABUSE LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £69,445 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves standing at £880,942. The trustees consider these reserves sufficient against their policy target of six months' wind-up costs, calculated at £596,401. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting was appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Westcotts (SW) LLP.
Who funds NORTH DEVON AGAINST DOMESTIC ABUSE LIMITED?
Funders whose own accounts filings name NORTH DEVON AGAINST DOMESTIC ABUSE LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE PHILIP J MILTON AND COMPANY PLC CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.
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