Exeter Food Action
Analysis
Exeter Food Action is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Exeter. It was registered in August 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending August 2025, Exeter Food Action reported income of £136k and spending of £114k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £63k to £136k (+116%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 117%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Exeter Food Action sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 70% 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 Orpington and Bromley Gateway Club (£136k), Milton Community Centre and Recreation Grounds (£136k) and Social Moments Enterprise (£136k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Saving food and stopping waste. We collect and receive excess food from supermarkets, wholesalers, manufacturers and farms and redistribute to organisations in and around Exeter that feed people.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Orpington and Bromley Gateway Club | Chislehurst | £136k |
| Milton Community Centre and Recreation Grounds | Cambridge | £136k |
| Social Moments Enterprise | Norwich | £136k |
| Freedom4girls UK | Leeds | £136k |