# YOUNG DEVON

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1057949
- **Other names:** DEVON YOUTH ASSOCIATION
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Sept. 10, 1996
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1057949


## Contact

- **Address:** Young Devon, 10 Erme Road, Ivybridge
- **Postcode:** PL21 0AB
- **Phone:** 01752691511
- **Email:** info@youngdevon.org
- **Website:** www.youngdevon.org



## Activities

**Objects:** TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE SO TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY; VALUING AND RESPECTING RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEM THAT RECOGNISE THEIR RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACTIVELY PROMOTING EACH INDIVIDUAL'S DEVELOPMENT, CHOICE AND CHANGE. IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT SO AS TO LIMIT THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING:  1) TO BRING TOGETHER PEOPLE WHO ARE WILLING TO FURTHER THE ABOVE OBJECTS, TO STIMULATE INTEREST IN ALL ASPECTS OF WORK WITH YOUNG PEOPLE. 2) TO WORK DIRECTLY WITH YOUNG PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE VULNERABLE OR MARGINALIZED WITHIN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES, PROVIDING SERVICES AND TRAINING WHICH ENHANCE THEIR PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AND GENERAL WELLBEING.  3) TO UNITE AND SUPPORT THE WORK OF THOSE YOUTH ORGANISATIONS, CLUBS AND GROUPS IN THE GEOGRAPHICAL COUNTY OF DEVON, WHOSE PRIMARY PURPOSES ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THOSE OF THE COMPANY. 4) TO DEVELOP TRAINING, VOLUNTEERING AND OTHER SERVICES WHICH INFORM AND SUPPORT OTHERS WHO WORK WITH YOUNG PEOPLE IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE PURPOSES. 5) TO CARRY OUT RESEARCH AND DEVELOP STRATEGIES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHERS WHICH LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF GOOD YOUTH WORK PRACTICE.

**Activities:** Young Devon provides the following services:Youth Enquiry & Counselling Services  Housing Support ServicesYouth Inclusion & VolunteeringMentoring Young People in CareAdvocacy Services for Young People between 15 & 17 with Special NeedsLife Skills trainingInforming & training Young People in Participation strategiesTraining of Youth Workers and VolunteersOther Charitable Purposes

**Area of benefit:** DEVON




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training, Accommodation/housing, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Children/young People, People With Disabilities



## Areas of operation

- Devon



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £5918552 | £5723664 | £1717290 | 171 |
| March 31, 2024 | £4919437 | £4994155 | £1522402 | 146 |
| March 31, 2023 | £5246268 | £5162494 | £1597120 | 175 |
| March 31, 2022 | £4450895 | £4362439 | £1513346 | 131 |
| March 31, 2021 | £4338119 | £3975765 | £1424890 | 92 |



## Trustees

- **Vincent Flower** (Chair) — appointed Nov. 5, 2020
- Alison Bernadette Hannaford — appointed Nov. 24, 2017
- Carrie Laws — appointed Nov. 2, 2023
- Christopher Vincent Coward — appointed Nov. 24, 2017
- Louise Brown — appointed Nov. 2, 2023
- Megan Chapple — appointed Aug. 3, 2023
- Steve Warren-Brown — appointed July 20, 2017
- Taylor Simmonds — appointed Aug. 3, 2023