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.

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

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.

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
• Amanda Ford
• Ian Christie · trustee of 1 other charity
• Jonathan Baumber
• Richard Bowes
• Stephanie Doble
• Susan Tibbitts
• 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

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

Government & lottery funding

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