Weavers, Fullers and Shearmen Charities Limited

Analysis

Weavers, Fullers and Shearmen Charities Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Exeter. It was registered in January 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02434328). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Weavers, Fullers and Shearmen Charities Limited reported income of £120k and spending of £9,486, leaving 92% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £31k to £120k (+286%), an average of +40% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 301%. Over the whole period it spent 18% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Weavers, Fullers and Shearmen Charities Limited sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include King's Ministries Trust (£120k), Educational Learning Support Hub (£120k) and Tiverton Vineyard Church (£120k).