The Friends of Exeter Cathedral

Analysis

The Friends of Exeter Cathedral is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Exeter. It was registered in June 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover other charitable purposes, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Friends of Exeter Cathedral reported income of £392k and spending of £360k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £364k to £392k (+7.6%), an average of +1.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 149% of the income it received.

Among 1,463 England and Wales charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, The Friends of Exeter Cathedral sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mumsaid Maternal Mental Health Support (£389k), Pri Fund Army Foundation College, Harrogate (£392k) and Association of Carers (£375k).