DEVON DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION

Registered charity 1102233 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DDE

DDE IS ESTABLISHED TO PROMOTE MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION, PARTICULARLY BY THE PROMOTION OF GLOBAL EDUCATION IN DEVON

Objects

DDE IS ESTABLISHED TO PROMOTE MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION, PARTICULARLY BY THE PROMOTION OF GLOBAL EDUCATION IN DEVON

Area of benefit: DEVON COUNTY, PLYMOUTH,TORBAY, SOUTH WEST REGION

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

Causes: Education/training · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement of funds of £31,776 for the year, with total income of £196,968 against total expenditure of £165,192. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £4,909, while the charity noted that limited capacity and funding continue to hamper efforts despite successful project delivery.

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.

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 04824296

Funders the charity credits

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

• CAF (Charities Aid Foundation) — “Any donation is welcome, and it's all through CAFs secure platform.” (source page)
• Exeter Community Lottery — “You can also support DDE through the Exeter Community Lottery” (source page)

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• COTON, Angela Jane — director, appointed 13/07/2026on trustee list
• WELCH, Angela Elizabeth — director, appointed 26/03/2026on trustee list
• HADFIELD, Claire Elizabeth — director, appointed 27/11/2024on trustee list
• WHITTAKER, Nicole Esmee Maureen — director, appointed 27/11/2024on trustee list
• SARGEANT, Christopher John — director, appointed 22/05/2024on trustee list
• HALLETT, Carolyn Elizabeth — director, appointed 18/11/2014on trustee list
• KAY, Susan Barbara — director, appointed 04/09/2007on trustee list
• KAY, Susan Barbara — secretary, appointed 14/07/2022

Official officers record.

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (10/03/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Christopher John Sargeantchair
• Angela Elizabeth Welch
• Angela Jane Coton
• Carolyn Elizabeth Hallett
• Claire Elizabeth Hadfield
• Nicole Esmee Maureen Whittaker
• Susan Barbara Kay · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Cornwall · Devon · Dorset · Plymouth City · Somerset · Torbay

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with DEVON SCHOOLS LEADERSHIP SERVICES CIO.

• DEVON SCHOOLS LEADERSHIP SERVICES CIO income £280k
• DEVON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION income £2.2m
• COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF DEVON income £791k
• THE DEVON AND EXETER INSTITUTION income £328k
• CAMPHILL DEVON COMMUNITY LIMITED income £3.3m
• DEVON COUNTY AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION income £3.0m

Side by side with its peers

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