Exeter Science Centre

Analysis

Exeter Science Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Exeter. It was registered in April 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Exeter Science Centre reported income of £49k and spending of £78k, spending 159% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2025, income fell from £74k to £49k (-35%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 89%. Over the whole period it spent 79% 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 Science Centre sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Heron Theatre (£49k), Leeds Community Arts Network (£49k) and Colne Valley Museum (£49k).