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C.A.B. DEVON

Registered charity 1148060 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

to promote any charitable purpose for the public benefit by the advancement of education, the protection and preservation of health and the relief of poverty, sickness and distress in particular, but without limitation, for the benefit of the community in Devon and surrounding areas.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£844k
Latest spending
£844k
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £34,497 at the year end, a reduction from the previous year due to the use of funds to extend service delivery and invest in staff training. The trustees consider this level of unrestricted funds adequate to support the charity's objectives and cover planned closure costs of approximately £15,000.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: maintain a level of reserves to manage uncertainty, support new initiatives for new extended service delivery initiatives through the members we represent, the local citizens offices throughout Devon; and provide in the unlikely event for the cost of planned closure of this consortium member charity (held: £34k)
“Our reserves policy remains to maintain a level of reserves to manage uncertainty, support new initiatives for new extended service delivery initiatives through the members we represent, the local citizens offices throughout Devon; and provide in the unlikely event for the cost of planned closure of this consortium member charity.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£844k
Total spending
£844k
Reserves (reported)
£30k
Employees
1

Reported reserves equal ~0.4 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Devon · Plymouth City · Torbay

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£844k£844k
31/03/2024£826k£857k
31/03/2023£795k£785k
31/03/2022£977k£971k
31/03/2021£935k£926k

Common questions

Is C.A.B. DEVON financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £34,497 at the year end, a reduction from the previous year due to the use of funds to extend service delivery and invest in staff training. The trustees consider this level of unrestricted funds adequate to support the charity's objectives and cover planned closure costs of approximately £15,000. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund27/08/2024£20kDevon Community Connect
The National Lottery Community Fund10/01/2020£10kVolunteering for Citizens Advice
The National Lottery Community Fund04/06/2018£10kPromotion of digital advice service
The National Lottery Community Fund20/04/2016£10kSpot IT ( Spot Issue Training)