DEVON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-26 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-08-12
Watchouts
Cash
£904K
-26.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£11M
-5.5% vs 2024
Employees
14
-6.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£659K
-292.6% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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5 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £2,534,721 | £2,154,227 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £342,033 | -£658,742 | |
| Net profit | £342,033 | -£658,742 | |
| Cash | £1,228,153 | £904,485 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | |
| Net assets | £12,085,343 | £11,426,601 | |
| Equity | £12,085,343 | £11,426,601 | |
| Average employees | 15 | 14 | |
| Wages | £360,553 | £362,043 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 13.5% | -30.6% | |
| Current ratio | 3.34x | 2.48x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- PKF Francis Clark
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Foundation is in the fortunate position of having a healthy cash-flow projection due to receiving grant funds before distribution. In addition, the core costs element of the endowment is secure for the foreseeable future. This is sufficient to be sure the Foundation can and will continue in perpetuity and is able to support itself with a reliable source of income.”
Group structure
- DEVON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION · parent
- Devon Social Finance Ltd 100%
- Tiverton Educational Foundation
- Sarah Wood Fogwell's Charity
Significant events
- “The 2024.25 Financial Year was one of change and renewal. We launched our new brand across printed and digital materials... We also introduced a refreshed set of values, Trust, Expertise, Collaboration, and Compassion.”
- “During the year, we welcomed new trustees Sandy Goscomb and Cary Rudolph.”
- “Partnerships continued to be central to our work during the year. We continued to work closely with the national Community Foundation network (UKCF) and the South West Funders Forum.”
- “We paused most of our grant making programmes in the early months of 2025 to review our application and awarding procedures.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
9 active · 60 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOSCOMB, Sandra | Director | 2024-09-09 | Jun 1966 | British |
| GUNTHER, Anne Margaret | Director | 2025-10-13 | Jan 1955 | British |
| JAMES, Nicholas Stuart | Director | 2025-10-13 | May 1970 | British |
| MOORES, John Keith, Commodore | Director | 2026-03-18 | Jun 1958 | British |
| PILKINGTON, Jessica | Director | 2025-10-13 | Aug 1971 | British |
| RUDOLPH, Cary | Director | 2024-09-09 | Jan 1968 | British |
| SPRY-PHARE, Kelly Louise | Director | 2025-10-13 | Aug 1980 | British |
| TRUSCOTT, Rowan | Director | 2023-09-27 | Feb 1998 | English |
| WILLIAMS, Robert David | Director | 2026-03-18 | Aug 1962 | British |
Show 60 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEATH, Matthew Alan | Secretary | 1996-08-12 | 2000-01-21 |
| BONDLAW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2000-01-20 | 2022-06-01 |
| AINSLIE, Arthur Andrew | Director | 2007-10-03 | 2014-06-16 |
| ALLISON, Christine Helen | Director | 2012-09-14 | 2019-01-31 |
| ARNOLD, Nigel | Director | 2009-04-29 | 2018-10-09 |
| ARRAN, Eleanor, Countess | Director | 1996-08-12 | 2004-02-12 |
| ATWELL, Robert Ronald, The Right Reverend | Director | 2015-01-22 | 2023-09-27 |
| BARLOW, Robin Patrick | Director | 2013-03-13 | 2016-03-10 |
| BOURNE, Edward Leeson Stafford | Director | 2001-01-17 | 2007-06-20 |
| BULL, Michael Ian Roger | Director | 2005-04-28 | 2014-07-21 |
| BULLOCK, James Francis | Director | 2013-03-13 | 2014-06-09 |
| BURNAND, Edward Hugo | Director | 2016-02-03 | 2024-09-09 |
| COLSON, Jeremy Richard | Director | 2017-01-18 | 2019-01-17 |
| COX, Dinah Addy | Director | 2020-02-11 | 2026-03-18 |
| CROSS, James Maxwell Griffiths | Director | 2011-10-14 | 2020-05-12 |
| ELLIS, Paul Andre Vivian | Director | 2008-01-25 | 2010-05-05 |
| GARTON, Margaret Patricia | Director | 2002-01-24 | 2003-10-30 |
| GARTON, Margaret Patricia | Director | 1996-10-22 | 1998-01-21 |
| GEE, Michael Harvey | Director | 1996-08-12 | 2011-04-27 |
| GILBERT, Graham Allen | Director | 1998-01-21 | 2001-01-01 |
| GLASBY, John Hamilton | Director | 2010-05-05 | 2016-05-04 |
| GURNEY, Katharine, Dr | Director | 2001-06-26 | 2014-07-20 |
| HALLIDAY, Gordon Chantry | Director | 1996-08-12 | 2007-03-28 |
| HARLOW, Caroline Anne | Director | 2012-09-14 | 2025-10-13 |
| HARRIS, Roger John | Director | 1998-01-21 | 1999-01-21 |
| HASKELL, Mark John | Director | 2004-02-12 | 2012-02-02 |
| HEATHCOAT AMORY, Ian, Sir | Director | 1996-08-12 | 2004-02-12 |
| HILL, Christopher Geoffrey | Director | 2006-03-30 | 2009-12-31 |
| HINDLEY, Stephen Lewis | Director | 2001-01-17 | 2020-02-11 |
| HOCKIN, Michael Alan James | Director | 2007-03-28 | 2009-11-06 |
| HOLDEN, Peter Reginald Thomas | Director | 2016-05-04 | 2024-02-27 |
| HOLMAN, Ann | Director | 2020-11-11 | 2026-03-18 |
| HOWE, Graham Lawrence | Director | 2019-07-01 | 2023-03-31 |
| KEECH, Peter William Lacy | Director | 2007-12-06 | 2013-09-11 |
| LAMB, Martin Anthony Bruce | Director | 2007-12-06 | 2010-05-14 |
| LAURENCE, Peter Harold, Sir | Director | 1996-08-12 | 2000-01-20 |
| LEGOOD, Timothy James | Director | 1996-08-12 | 2010-05-05 |
| MACKLIN, David Dury | Director | 1996-08-12 | 1999-01-21 |
| MARKS, Caroline Daphne | Director | 2010-05-05 | 2018-09-12 |
| MAXWELL-LAWFORD, Nicholas Anthony | Director | 1996-08-12 | 2006-03-30 |
| MCCLOSKEY, Jane | Director | 2008-05-01 | 2009-11-06 |
| MELVILLE, Anthony | Director | 2004-02-12 | 2009-06-01 |
| MERCER, Ian Dews, Professor | Director | 1997-09-10 | 2003-08-01 |
| MILDMAY WHITE, Abigail Anne, Dr | Director | 2005-07-29 | 2010-05-05 |
| MILES, Raymond Reginald | Director | 2006-03-30 | 2009-01-12 |
| PEARCE, Stephen John | Director | 2012-09-14 | 2014-04-05 |
| PYBUS, William Michael | Director | 1997-01-31 | 2000-01-20 |
| RADFORD, Georgina Margaret, Reverend Professor | Director | 2021-02-09 | 2025-10-13 |
| ROUS, Simon Roderick | Director | 1998-01-21 | 2005-11-21 |
| SANDOVER, Heather Charmaine | Director | 2024-09-09 | 2025-02-10 |
| SEARE, David Ian | Director | 2007-10-03 | 2011-10-06 |
| SEARLE, Jacqueline Ann, The Right Reverend | Director | 2023-08-02 | 2024-11-13 |
| STEVENS, David Frederick | Director | 2008-03-27 | 2011-10-05 |
| STURTRIDGE, Gerald Arthur | Director | 1996-08-12 | 2004-10-28 |
| SUNDERLAND, John Arthur | Director | 2009-04-29 | 2012-12-01 |
| THISTLETHWAITE, Peter Alexander | Director | 2002-03-28 | 2008-11-17 |
| TRAFFORD, Jonathan Hugh | Director | 1997-08-26 | 2006-03-30 |
| WACE, Sally Elizabeth | Director | 2016-06-01 | 2025-12-08 |
| WALLIS, George James Stewart | Director | 2016-11-30 | 2019-09-24 |
| WOLLEN, Nigel James | Director | 1998-01-21 | 2006-03-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 212 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-10-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-02-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-11-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 17
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 6
- Officers resigned
- 5
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
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Turnover
-15%
£2,534,721 £2,154,227
-
Cash
-26.4%
£1,228,153 £904,485
-
Net assets
-5.5%
£12,085,343 £11,426,601
-
Employees
-6.7%
15 14
-
Profit before tax
-292.6%
£342,033 -£658,742
-
Wages
+0.4%
£360,553 £362,043
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers