Exeter City of Literature

Analysis

Exeter City of Literature is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Exeter. It was registered in November 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 advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Exeter City of Literature reported income of £184k and spending of £206k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2023 to March 2026, income grew from £136k to £184k (+35%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 88%. Over the whole period it spent 83% 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 City of Literature sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Sedgeford Historical and Archaeological Research Project (£184k), Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum Limited (£184k) and People's Theatre Collective Ltd (£184k).