Overall GiG Score: 13 ?
Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 6
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +6

DEVON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 

DCF is privileged to be working alongside people who are motivated by wanting to make a difference across Devon.We use our knowledge of local needs and the voluntary sector to manage the distribution of funds to achieve sustainable outcomes, awarding financial and other support on behalf of our partners and donors.In this way we address disadvantage and achieve inspiring change in our communities.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and a Community Foundation
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 28 years

www.devoncf.com

info@devoncf.com

01884235887

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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£2,611£2,894£-283£97£11,008£6282.6171
31/03/22£2,158£2,636£-478£128£11,698£5682.6121
31/03/21£4,187£3,348£838£122£11,211£7032.5100
31/03/20£2,267£1,721£546£109£8,827£6284.4151
31/03/19£2,542£1,919£622£101£8,725£2491.612115
31/03/18£1,874£1,595£279£128£7,744£2341.8110
31/03/17£1,135£863£272£126£7,410£1742.4100
31/03/16£680£732£-53£124£7,046£1171.980
31/03/15£1,812£733£1,079£129£6,065£1572.660
31/03/14£1,385£943£442£96£4,558£1381.850
31/03/13£1,149£685£464£173£4,101£1242.250
31/03/12£695£791£-96£85£3,384£1502.360
31/03/11£2,335£1,065£1,270£83£3,503£1671.950
31/03/10£1,147£1,060£87£71£2,141£1301.570
31/03/09£1,411£773£638£53£1,068£1332.180
31/03/08£1,458£1,459£-1£27£430£1120.950
31/03/07£1,324£1,251£73£29£432£590.670
31/03/06£1,308£1,180£128£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£1,189£1,168£21£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£1,109£1,099£11£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 4.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 3.3%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 3%
Liabilities/Income: 11%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 6%
Reserves/Spending: 2.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 7.3
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Amateur Sport
  • Armed Forces/Emergency Service Efficiency
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 17 employees
  • 1 volunteer
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Devon, Plymouth City, Torbay,

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Major supporters in last 5 years
Alex Ferry Foundation£40,000
Quartet Community Foundation£14,621
Somerset Community Foundation£6,800
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Devon Community Foundation
£2,727 18/05/2023
Regional proportion of Bristol & West ‘97 Endowment Fund
Somerset Community Foundation - Christmas card partnership
£200 09/02/2023
Grant to Devon Community Foundation
Somerset Community Foundation - The Old Mill Fund
£3,300 02/12/2022
The Old Mill Fund
Somerset Community Foundation - The Old Mill Fund
£3,300 21/06/2022
The Old Mill Fund
Alex Ferry Foundation - AFF communuity grant
£10,000 06/06/2022
community grant
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Devon Community Foundation
£2,976 29/04/2022
Regional proportion of Bristol & West ‘97 Endowment Fund
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Devon Community Foundation
£3,695 26/05/2021
Regional proportion of Bristol & West ‘97 Endowment Fund
Alex Ferry Foundation - AFF communuity grant
£30,000 20/07/2020
community grant
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Devon Community Foundation
£2,531 01/06/2020
Regional proportion of Bristol & West ‘97 Endowment Fund
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Devon Community Foundation
£2,692 25/06/2019
Grant to Devon Community Foundation
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Devon Community Foundation
£2,554 02/07/2018
Feedback due Mar 2019.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Devon Community Foundation
£2,588 26/06/2017
Feedback due Mar 2018.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 26-69
  • DINAH COX (Chair) Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Consultant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 09/09/1996, number: 1057923
  • Registered at Companies House on 12/08/1996, number: 03236918
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
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
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from THE RIPPLE EFFECT FOUNDATION on 04/12/2019
  • Asset transfer in from THE BECKLY TRUST (KNOWN AS THE J H BECKLY HANDICAPPED AND SICK CHILDREN'S FUND) on 13/04/2022
Main office

THE FACTORY
LEAT STREET
TIVERTON
EX16 5LL

Objectives

THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED FOR THE OBJECTS EXPRESSED IN THE MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION OR ANY OTHER FOR THE CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE COUNTY OF DEVON AND, AT THE TRUSTEES DISCRETION, OUTSIDE THE COUNTY OF DEVON

Defined Area of Benefit:

COUNTY OF DEVON OR OUTSIDE DEVON AT THE TRUSTEES DISCRETION

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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