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DEVON VOLUNTARY ACTION

Registered charity 1158671 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DEVA

Devon Voluntary Action (DeVA) is a locally based Devon wide CVS partnership building vibrant, healthy communities. Through our partners, we offer help, advice, training and support to voluntary and community sector groups across Devon and support the engagement of the sector in having a powerful voice.

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Latest income
£55k
Latest spending
£75k
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £19,958 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £60,773 to £40,815. Unrestricted reserves stood at £35,429, which the trustees confirmed was above their policy target of three months' running costs. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and legacies (79% of income)
“Donations and legacies 12,000 42,492 54,492” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £35k)
“The Charity's policy on reserves is to maintain sufficient reserves to cover 3 months running costs and to confirm an amount to be set aside as contingency on an annual basis. Based on 2024/25, this amounts to approximately £12,000.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2023)

Total income
£617k
Total spending
£779k
Reserves (reported)
£62k
Employees
0

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (96% 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£55k£75k
31/03/2024£40k£93k
31/03/2023£617k£779k
31/03/2022£1.1m£969k
31/03/2021£251k£211k

Common questions

Is DEVON VOLUNTARY ACTION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £19,958 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £60,773 to £40,815. Unrestricted reserves stood at £35,429, which the trustees confirmed was above their policy target of three months' running costs. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds DEVON VOLUNTARY ACTION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name DEVON VOLUNTARY ACTION as a grant recipient include COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF DEVON.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF DEVONFY2022£250VCSE Grants from Core fund

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund05/12/2025£20kDevon Connect – A Digital Platform for Stronger Communities
The National Lottery Community Fund05/12/2016£10kFestival of Volunteering - Making a Difference
The National Lottery Community Fund29/07/2015£10kDevon Active Volunteering Experience in Eastern Devon