Exeter Visual Art

Analysis

Exeter Visual Art is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Exeter. It was registered in August 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06385979). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending October 2025, Exeter Visual Art reported income of £38k and spending of £47k, spending 125% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income fell from £41k to £38k (-8.8%), an average of -2.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2025, when income dropped by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Exeter Visual Art sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Thornborough Village Hall (£38k), Duchy Opera Trust Limited (£38k) and Cossington Village Hall (£38k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.