EXETER COMMUNITY INITIATIVES

Registered charity 1026229 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as EXETER COMMUNITY INITIATIVES LIMITED, EXETER COMMUNITY UMBRELLA LIMITED

Exeter Community Initiatives is a registered charity which aims to improve the quality of life for people and communities in the Exeter area. We seek to increase people's self-esteem, confidence and skills, particularly among those who are disadvantaged, socially excluded, or experiencing conditions such as homelessness or poverty.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income surplus of £33,581 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £221,023. This figure is explicitly noted as being in excess of the trustees' stated target of £104,160, which represents approximately six months of core costs. The trustees confirmed that the charity is in a healthy position with ongoing funding in place and no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Exeter Community Initiatives (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~3.2 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (75% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (05/06/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (17/07/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (10/12/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Caroline Lake
• Geannetta Marie Fellows
• JOHN BARRETT
• Jonathan Anthony Breeze · trustee of 1 other charity
• Mark Andrew Goodwin
• Mark Hodgson
• Natalie Vizard
• Sheila Swarbrick · trustee of 2 other charities
• Stephanie Monks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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