Exeter Cathedral

Analysis

Exeter Cathedral is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Exeter. It was registered in February 2024, 2 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Exeter Cathedral reported income of £6.9m and spending of £8.7m, spending 125% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2024 to December 2025, income fell from £11.1m to £6.9m (-37%), an average of -37% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Exeter Cathedral sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Covent Garden Ip Ltd (£6.9m), Middlesbrough Diocesan Trust (£7.1m) and Amana Trust (£6.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 50%, trading 37%, donations and legacies 9.3% and investments 3.9%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £158k. Charitable activities took 72% of spending and raising funds 27%. Reserves of £888k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 94 people.