Exploits

Analysis

Exploits is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hereford. It was registered in March 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04178132). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Exploits reported income of £36k and spending of £12k, leaving 68% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £66k to £36k (-45%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income dropped by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Exploits sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Mayor of Barnet's Benevolent Fund (£36k), Blyth Foodbank (£36k) and The Wilkinson, Cobb and Hodgson Trust (£36k).