The Exeter University Foundation

Analysis

The Exeter University Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Exeter. It was registered in August 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending July 2025, The Exeter University Foundation reported income of £352k and spending of £76k, leaving 78% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £132k to £352k (+168%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2025, when income rose by 466%. Over the whole period it spent 60% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Exeter University Foundation sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Rothsay Education Centre (Bedford) Ltd (£352k), Happy Tots Pre-School Playgroup (£353k) and RWCMD Students' Union (£352k).