Exeter Chiefs Foundation

Analysis

Exeter Chiefs Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Exeter. It was registered in July 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Exeter Chiefs Foundation reported income of £240k and spending of £227k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £77k to £240k (+211%), an average of +33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 324%. Over the whole period it spent 115% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Exeter Chiefs Foundation sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Avonmouth Community Centre Association (£240k), Longvalley Charitable Foundation (£240k) and The People Hive (£240k).