Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

DEVON MEDIATION SERVICE LIMITED 

Resolve disputes in neighbourhoods through mediation by trained, qualified mediators (volunteers). Peer mediation training in schools by qualified trainer/mediators.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23*£24£21£2n/an/an/an/an/a25
31/03/22£17£11£6n/an/an/an/an/a28
31/03/21£21£15£5n/an/an/an/an/a32
31/03/20*£20£20£0n/an/an/an/an/a45
31/03/19£18£16£2n/an/an/an/an/a45
31/03/18£21£16£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£21£16£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£16£16£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£16£16£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£16£22£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£22£19£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£17£16£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£19£19£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£22£17£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£20£18£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£19£19£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£29£22£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£14£19£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£25£17£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£8£11£-3£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 26 years

www.devon-mediation.org.uk

coordinator@devon-mediation.org.uk

07423274429

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Other Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Devon, Somerset,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 25 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 58-81
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 24/08/1998, number: 1071170
  • Registered at Companies House on 21/02/1997, number: 03322087
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • 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
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR23: 48 days late, AR20: 5 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from MEDIATION SOMERSET LIMITED on 11/01/2021
Main office

Devon Mediation Services
Registered office: 128 High Street
CREDITON
EX17 3LQ

Objectives

A)TO PROMOTE FOR FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND FOR THE BETTER PRESERVATION OF PUBLIC ORDER, THE PROVISION OF A MEDIATION SERVICE FOR PERSONS OVER THE AGE OF 25 YEARS, ORGANISATIONS, AUTHORITIES OR GROUPS IN THE AREA COVERED BY MID AND EAST DEVON DISTRICT COUNCIL, EXETER CITY COUNCIL, TORBAY COUNCIL AND TEIGNBRIDGE BOROUGH COUNCIL, INVOLVED IN OR LIKELY TO BECOME INVOLVED IN DISPUTE FOR INTER-PERSONAL CONFLICT WHERE THAT DISPUTE OR CONFLICTS RESULTS FROM OR MAY LEAD TO ACTS OF NUISANCE, VANDALISM, RACIAL ABUSE, UNLAWFUL ACTIVITY, BREACH OF THE PEACE OR BREAK DOWN OF PUBLIC ORDER, AND TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SAID AREA IN THE PURPOSES AND METHODS OF MEDIATION AND, IN PARTICULAR, IN THE NATURE AND CAUSES OF SUCH DISPUTES OR CONFLICTS.B) AS AT A) FOR YOUNG PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF 25 IN THE COUNTY OF DEVON.

Defined Area of Benefit:

A) MID AND EAST DEVON DISTRICT COUNCIL, EXETER CITY COUNCIL, TORBAY COUNCIL AND TEIGNBRIDGE BOROUGH COUNCIL. B) THE COUNTY OF DEVON.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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