Exeter School

Analysis

Exeter School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Exeter. It was registered in July 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04470478). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Exeter School reported income of £1.6m and spending of £15.8m, spending 1015% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £11.9m to £1.6m (-87%), an average of -40% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income dropped by 91%. Over the whole period it spent 120% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Exeter School sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Open School Trust (£1.6m), The Resource Alliance Limited (£1.6m) and Merton Voluntary Service Council (£1.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96%, investments 1.5% and trading 1.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £43k. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.8%. Reserves of £9.6m would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 251 people.