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.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THIS CIO IS THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF POVERTY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN DEVON THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FOOD HAMPERS TO PEOPLE WHO ARE IN FINANCIAL NEED.

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

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, as disclosed

“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.

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 policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

MARC ANTHONY NASHchair
Christopher Hayter · trustee of 1 other charity
DR GRAHAM SPENCER STIRLING
David Simpkins · trustee of 1 other charity
Jean Potter · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Devon · Plymouth City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
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 FYRISH FOUNDATION, THE TRUEMARK TRUST, THE BEATRICE LAING TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE FYRISH FOUNDATION	FY2024	£10k	Grants awarded
THE TRUEMARK TRUST	FY2024	£5k
THE BEATRICE LAING TRUST	FY2025	£3k

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	07/05/2026	£20k	Crisis Food Provision AND Long Term Impact
The National Lottery Community Fund	21/01/2025	£16k	Delivering long term impact with crisis food provision
The National Lottery Community Fund	15/09/2023	£9k	Tackling food poverty - practical help in the immediate and long term
UK government	15/06/2020	£9k	Coronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund	10/05/2019	£10k	Fresh Food for Emergency Food Parcels