MID DEVON MOBILITY
To provide community transport services for inhabitants of Mid and North Devon and its neighbourhood who are in need of such a service because of age, sickness or disability, or poverty or because of lack of availability of adequate and safe public passenger services.
Objects
TO PROVIDE A COMMUNITY TRANSPORT SERVICE FOR INHABITANTS OF MID DEVON AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD WHO ARE IN NEED OF SUCH A SERVICE BECAUSE OF AGE, SICKNESS OR DISABILITY (MENTAL OR PHYSICAL), OR POVERTY, OR BECAUSE OF A LACK OF AVAILABILITY OF ADEQUATE AND SAFE PUBLIC PASSENGER SERVICES.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £18,029 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £128,774. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, maintaining a going concern basis. Total funds carried forward increased to £201,039, up from £183,010 in the previous year.
What the accounts disclose
“It is trustees’ policy to aim to maintain a level of reserves sufficient to ensure that we can continue to provide our core services for three months” — page 5
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 96
- Government income: £225,947 — contracts £144,130 (7), grants £81,817 (3); 42% of the £543,978 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 96
- Government income: £200,293 — contracts £123,735 (6), grants £76,558 (2); 43% of the £463,792 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 124
- Government income: £511,567 — contracts £112,029 (6), grants £399,538 (10); 76% of the £677,487 total gross income on the same return
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2022 (received 13/04/2023, 72 days after the 31/01/2023 due date).
Funders the charity credits
- Borden Gate Parish Council
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Trustees
- Rosemarie Darlingtonchair
- Jennie Ann Bindon
- MARY MOORE
- Sharon Anne Taylor
- Stephen Leonard Banks
- Stephen Manktelow
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £544k | £526k |
| 31/03/2024 | £464k | £540k |
| 31/03/2023 | £677k | £683k |
| 31/03/2022 | £424k | £424k |
| 31/03/2021 | £410k | £341k |
Common questions
Is MID DEVON MOBILITY financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £18,029 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £128,774. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, maintaining a going concern basis. Total funds carried forward increased to £201,039, up from £183,010 in the previous year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds MID DEVON MOBILITY?
Funders whose own accounts filings name MID DEVON MOBILITY as a grant recipient include THE FRANCIS WINHAM FOUNDATION, THE CLARE MILNE TRUST, THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED, SCHRODER CHARITY TRUST, THE DAVID GIBBONS FOUNDATION.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE FRANCIS WINHAM FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £10k | |
| THE CLARE MILNE TRUST | FY2021 | £8k | |
| THE CLARE MILNE TRUST | FY2024 | £8k | |
| THE FRANCIS WINHAM FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £5k | |
| THE FRANCIS WINHAM FOUNDATION | FY2026 | Unverified read£5k | |
| THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED | FY2022 | £4k | Disability |
| SCHRODER CHARITY TRUST | FY2025 | £3k | |
| THE DAVID GIBBONS FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £2k | |
| THE HEATHCOAT TRUST | FY2021 | £1k | Grant funding |
| THE HEATHCOAT TRUST | FY2022 | £1k | |
| THE ARDWICK TRUST | FY2026 | £100 |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport England | 19/02/2026 | £10k | Together in Motion |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 21/11/2024 | £19k | Connecting Our Community – Stage 2 |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 22/05/2024 | £254k | A Community On The Move |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 16/06/2023 | £10k | ‘Keeping Communities Connected – Stage 2 |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 24/09/2021 | £10k | Re-Connecting Our Community |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 22/04/2020 | £9k | Keep Calm We're Still Connecting Communities |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 31/05/2018 | £266k | A Community On The Move |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE ALLEN LANE FOUNDATION | 1 | £6k |
| THE BARBARA WARD CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION | 1 | £6k |
| THE FORRESTER FAMILY TRUST | 1 | £5k |
| THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £5k |
| THE PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE OF DEVONSHIRE BENEVOLENT FUND | 1 | £1k |
Charities like this
- WANDSWORTH COMMUNITY TRANSPORT
- NEWTON ABBOT COMMUNITY TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION
- BRENTWOOD COMMUNITY TRANSPORT
- UNITE - CARERS IN MID DEVON
- COMMUNITY TRANSPORT (SWADLINCOTE)
- THE CHIPPENHAM AND DISTRICT TRANSPORT FOR THE DISABLED SOCIETY
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MID DEVON MOBILITY | £544k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| WANDSWORTH COMMUNITY TRANSPORT | £1.1m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| NEWTON ABBOT COMMUNITY TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION | £452k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| BRENTWOOD COMMUNITY TRANSPORT | £320k | — | 1 | above | — | no doubt |
| UNITE - CARERS IN MID DEVON | £89k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| COMMUNITY TRANSPORT (SWADLINCOTE) | £250k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |