SEACHANGE DEVON

Registered charity 1196379 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Seachange Devon seeks to benefit the inhabitants of Woodbury, Exmouth and Budleigh Salterton and the surrounding area by the provision of facilities for the preservation and protection of good health and wellbeing, as well as of those in the interests of social welfare, regardless of age, infirmity or disability or financial circumstances, with the object of improving their conditions of life.

Objects

THE CIO'S OBJECTS ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF WOODBURY, EXMOUTH AND BUDLEIGH SALTERTON AND THE SURROUNDING AREA:1. THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES AND PROGRAMMES TO IMPROVE HEALTH.2. TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR THE RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

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 · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: East Devon, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a financial surplus of £47,050 for the year ended 31 March 2025, having generated total income of £667,053 against total costs of £620,003. Per the trustees' report, this outperformance of the budgeted surplus leaves the charity in a strong financial position with unrestricted reserves of £33,017. The trustees consider there to be no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Seachange Devon (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

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

• League of Friends of Budleigh Salterton Hospital — “The League donated some £600,000 to help set up the Health and Wellbeing Hub in 2017/18. Since then it has continued to support Seachange fi…” (source page)
• The Budleigh Fund — “Today, The League of Friends retains its objective to support Seachange but is also looking to attract grant applications from the wider WEB…” (source page)
• Devon Intergrated Care Board — “We are the organisation responsible for planning, commissioning (or buying) and developing healthcare services for the 1.2 million people wh…” (source page)
• Westbank Community Health and Care — “Westbank still support Seachange with their professional advice and guidance.” (source page)
• Royal Devon University Healthcare Foundation Trust — “We provide a wide range of outpatient services for our community at Seachange.” (source page)
• Budleigh Community Workshop Trust — “Budleigh Community Workshop Trust is an East Devon-based Social Enterprise Charity sustained by the commitment of local volunteers who gave …” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

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

Reported reserves equal ~0.6 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (56% 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

• Dr Richard Mejznerchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Ian Christie · trustee of 1 other charity
• Jonathan Baumber
• Richard Bowes
• Stephanie Doble
• Tamara Powderley

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

Operates in: Throughout England

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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Side by side with its peers

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