Finance Score: -6
Governance Score: 4
Support Score: 5
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

ACTION EAST DEVON LTD

AED is the local infrastructure organisation (CVS) in East Devon. We support charities and groups, helping them to thrive by giving advice on governance, funding, employment and support and recruitment of volunteers. We provide networking opprtunities, regular information and training. AED also hosts 6 health and wellbeing projects. Area: Primarily but not exclusively in East Devon.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
  • 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 £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£114£186£-71n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£138£223£-84n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£199£227£-28n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£528£513£14£0£309£2405.62965
31/03/19£555£528£27£0£295£2174.91571
31/03/18£482£644£-162n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£702£664£38£0£430£2384.3280
31/03/16£573£509£65£0£392£2265.3220
31/03/15£494£457£37n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£321£361£-39n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£596£642£-46£5£330£2765.2180
31/03/12£605£581£24£5£376£2875.9150
31/03/11£566£589£-23£4£352£2655.4160

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Balance Sheet History
Established: 15 years

www.actioneastdevon.org.uk

info@actioneastdevon.org.uk

01404549045

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Community sports activities
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Devon,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£20,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£15,000
Devon Community Foundation£7,888
Co-Operative Group£4,283
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Headlight
£10,000 27/01/2023
The funding will be used to continue mental health services for young people in Devon. The project aims to improve wellbeing through the provision of mental health support workers who will facilitate peer support groups.
Herefordshire Community Foundation - Transitional & Emotional Resilience for Primary 5&6 Years
£1,000 17/05/2022
Grant to Action East Devon
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000 28/01/2022
Headlight
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Forget Me Not Project
£4,283 23/10/2021
We would like to buy some silent disco headphones to allow us to run socially distanced tea dances and concerts in care homes and community venues for people living with dementia.
National Lottery Community Fund - Forget Me Not
£10,000 17/09/2021
The funding will be used to deliver reminiscence sessions to older people - particularly those with memory loss and signs of depression - in a range of community settings sheltered accommodation and care homes. The project aims to improve the ....more
Devon Community Foundation - Headlight
£7,888 23/01/2020
12
supporting Headlight, peer-support groups for young people living with mental health issues, delivering sessions for 18-24 years olds in East Devon
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000 10/07/2019
Connections 4 Carers (C4C)
DCMS - Building Connections Fund
£16,478 01/04/2019
Expansion project operating in Honiton and Seaton targeting male carers. such as men in sheds, fishing trips, pub meet-ups and practical skills workshops. Having brought men together and as bonds begin to grow between participants, they may try to ....more
DCMS - Building Connections Fund
£16,478 02/01/2019
Expansion project operating in Honiton and Seaton targeting male carers. such as men in sheds, fishing trips, pub meet-ups and practical skills workshops. Having brought men together and as bonds begin to grow between participants, they may try to ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Headlight
£250,000 19/12/2018
60
The project will provide support for young people and carers across East Devon aiming to increase confidence and self-esteem._x000D_ The content and activities provided are shaped by participants via a variety of feedback opportunities including ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Hi Vis : Male Carer Project
£41,944 26/11/2018
36
Hi Vis : Male Carer Project
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Action East Devon
£70,217 23/10/2018
36
This project will support children and young people who are experiencing poor mental health through group work and activities. By taking part in the sessions it will help to increase self-esteem and improve their emotional resilience.
National Lottery Community Fund - Celebrating Seaton - Seaside Reminscence
£9,295 25/05/2018
12
The project will run a variety of activities to bring together young and older people, breaking down intergenerational barriers, creating strong positive relationships.
Masonic Trust - MCF Large Grant
£44,000 23/05/2018
A grant to fund interactive, sensory reminiscence services for older people with memory loss and signs of depression.
Devon Community Foundation - The Project (Peer Support Program )
£4,150 27/03/2018
11
funding for young people to participate in a nationally accredited peer support programme in the field of mental health, helping to develop personal and social skills
Somerset Community Foundation - The Project
£4,000 19/09/2017
11
Peer support groups for young people in Chard.
National Lottery Community Fund - Social Action for End of Life project East Devon
£10,000 18/01/2017
12
This group will use the funding to provide end of life social and emotional care training for volunteers and carers within the local area. This will strengthen volunteers’ skills, enabling them to offer advice and support for patients and ....more
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Action East Devon
£40,600 13/01/2016
Oral History of Axminster around WW2
Dunhill Medical Trust - Forget Me Not Project: Reminiscence and Lifestory Work for People with Dementia
£47,226 08/12/2015
36
Pilot project to improve the care and well-being of isolated older people in East Devon, through the provision of reminiscence services
Comic Relief - The Project - Young People's Mental Health Peer Support
£87,033 15/07/2015
36
In Devon an estimated 11,000 young people with recognised mental health disorders are not receiving support. There's been a 97% rise in the number of children and young people referred to CAMHS and this is predicted to rise annually. The project ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to East Devon Volunteer Support Agency
£15,000 07/01/2015
12
The charity supports a range of projects across east Devon. It seeks support for its business development work. This will enable it to more effectively support an increasing range of disadvantaged people through priority projects linked to needs.
National Lottery Community Fund - Branching Out
£319,117 14/04/2014
36
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 60-75
  • CHRISTOPHER BOTHAM (Chair) Appointed: 2015, Occupation: None
  • DR DAVID LEEDER Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired Gp And University Professor
  • FIONA ANDERSON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired
  • GRAHAM CLIFFORD FICE Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Company Secretary
  • JUDITH O'NEILL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Education Consultant
  • MEGAN ARMSTRONG Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 02/03/2010, number: 1134611
  • Registered at Companies House on 01/10/2009, number: 07035905
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • 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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
13 returns made; all on time
Main office

The Station Youth Centre
Mill Street
EX11 1AH

Objectives

THE PRECISE WORDING USED IS AS BELOW:3.1 TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN EAST DEVON (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE AREA OF BENEFIT) AND, IN PARTICULAR, THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, DISTRESS AND SICKNESS AND3.2 TO PROMOTE AND ORGANISE CO-OPERATION IN THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE ABOVE PURPOSES AND TO THAT END TO BRING TOGETHER IN COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES OF THE VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND STATUTORY AUTHORITIES WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

EAST DEVON

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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