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PROVIDE DEVON

Registered charity 1181135 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provide Devon uses surplus food (supplemented by purchased fresh produce) donated by businesses and homes by redirecting it to those in financial need, without judgement or discrimination. Support to disadvantaged or marginalised individuals and families is given, meeting the basic requirements of clients in a one off crisis food hamper.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Get email alerts

Latest income
£69k
Latest spending
£78k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that Provide Devon generated net payments of £8,709 in 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £13,576. The trustees report that these reserves are sufficient to cover three months of routine activity costs, meeting their stated policy target of approximately £12,000. The charity notes that demand for services remains unabated due to the cost of living crisis, while grant income has decreased compared to the previous year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Fundraising grants (45% of income)
“Fundraising grants, via bids from Kairos Fundraising Solutions, totalling £31,100” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Fundraising cost ratio: 17.7% of fundraised income
“Under this agreement the Charity paid £5,500 during the year (2024: £8,500) and, as a result of a series of bid requests, received grants totalling £31,100”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of routine activity costs approximately £12,000 (held: £14k)
“The Trustees have agreed a reserves policy of maintaining a balance on unrestricted funds (where possible) equating to at least three months of routine activity costs for the charity approximately £12,000 at the current level of operation.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Devon · Plymouth City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£69k£78k
31/12/2024£90k£84k
31/12/2023£65k£78k
31/12/2022£59k£60k
31/12/2021£43k£58k

Common questions

Is PROVIDE DEVON financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that Provide Devon generated net payments of £8,709 in 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £13,576. The trustees report that these reserves are sufficient to cover three months of routine activity costs, meeting their stated policy target of approximately £12,000. The charity notes that demand for services remains unabated due to the cost of living crisis, while grant income has decreased compared to the previous year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds PROVIDE DEVON?

Funders whose own accounts filings name PROVIDE DEVON as a grant recipient include THE TRUEMARK TRUST, THE BEATRICE LAING TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE TRUEMARK TRUSTFY2024£5k
THE BEATRICE LAING TRUSTFY2025£3k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund15/09/2023£9kTackling food poverty - practical help in the immediate and long term
UK government15/06/2020£9kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund10/05/2019£10kFresh Food for Emergency Food Parcels