Exceed Worldwide

Analysis

Exceed Worldwide is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02807200). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Exceed Worldwide reported income of £2.7m and spending of £3.0m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.5m to £2.7m (+8.3%), an average of +2.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Exceed Worldwide sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Grace Charitable Trust (£2.7m), High Peak Hospicecare (£2.7m) and Afrika Tikkun UK (£2.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 78% and trading 17%. Charitable activities took 84% of spending and raising funds 1.9%. Reserves of £1.3m would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 119 people.