Exeter Historic Buildings Trust

Analysis

Exeter Historic Buildings Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Exeter. It was registered in April 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03176516). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Exeter Historic Buildings Trust reported income of £131k and spending of £124k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £211k to £131k (-38%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Exeter Historic Buildings Trust sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include South Lakeland Action on Climate Change - Towards Transition (£131k), The Campaign to Protect Rural England Wiltshire (£131k) and Haddenham Steam Rally (£131k).