DEVON CHRISTIAN YOUTH CAMPS TRUST — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 5 February 2003
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 November 2024 – 31 October 2025
Latest income: £83,922
Latest expenditure: £91,830
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: KIRK HILLS CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS, 5 BARNFIELD CRESCENT, EXETER, EX1 1QT

Website recorded by the regulator: https://www.dcyc.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Provision of camps and houseparties to facilitate the preaching of the Christian gospel and to teach and encourage young people how to live in accordance with the teachings of the Bible

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 28 August 2026
Date Accounts Received: 28 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £83,922
Total Gross Expenditure: £91,830

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 11 August 2025
Date Accounts Received: 11 August 2025
Total Gross Income: £82,815
Total Gross Expenditure: £85,640

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 20 June 2024
Date Accounts Received: 20 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £97,706
Total Gross Expenditure: £89,010

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 24 August 2023
Date Accounts Received: 4 September 2023
Total Gross Income: £66,294
Total Gross Expenditure: £83,731

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 22 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £24,499
Total Gross Expenditure: £24,719

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2026
Ar Received Date: 28 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £83,922
Total Gross Expenditure: £91,830
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 175

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2025
Ar Received Date: 11 August 2025
Total Gross Income: £82,815
Total Gross Expenditure: £85,640
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 136

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2024
Ar Received Date: 20 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £97,706
Total Gross Expenditure: £89,010
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Count Volunteers: 142

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2023
Ar Received Date: 24 August 2023
Total Gross Income: £66,294
Total Gross Expenditure: £83,731
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 120

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2022
Ar Received Date: 22 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £24,499
Total Gross Expenditure: £24,719
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 150

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Devon
Welsh Ind: No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 108
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Religious Activities

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: DEVON CHRISTIAN YOUTH CAMPS TRUST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2003-02-05T00:00:00

Charity Name: DEVON CHRISTIAN YOUTH CAMPS TRUST
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2026-09-25T00:00:00
Reason: Removed by application
Assoc Organisation Number: 5216631
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1203270
Assoc Charity Name: SOMERSET CHRISTIAN CAMPS

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 7 APRIL 1982
Charitable Objects: FOR AND AMONG SUCH RELIGIOUS OR OTHER CHARITABLE OBJECTS OR PURPOSES OF CHRISTIAN YOUTH CAMPS AND WORK THAT IS FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGION AND FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE MAINLY DEVON (TOUCHES BORDERING COUNTIES ALSO)

09 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 438326
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: DCYC

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures