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EXETER CHIEFS FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1143121 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE EXETER FOUNDATION

We provide the city of Exeter and it's surrouding areas with a "Civic Trust" that will promote our community and pursue the vision of people who live and work there.We act as a fund raising body with a commitment to the future prosperity of Greater Exeter and also as a vehicle for promoting collective civic pride.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Amateur Sport · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£240k
Latest spending
£227k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £100,126 at the end of the financial year, which the trustees consider appropriate given the charity's running expenses and known liabilities. The charity reported a net income of £13,198 for the year, having raised £240,080 in income and spent £226,882 on charitable activities and fundraising. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's 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

Reserves policy: a prudent level of unrestricted reserves, taking into consideration the running expenses and known liabilities of the charity (held: £100k)
“On this basis the trustees consider that reserves held at 30 June 2025 of £100,126 (2024 - £86,928) to be appropriate.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Administration costs paid to Exeter Rugby Club Limited, a company where trustee Mr AGE Rowe is a director.
“During the period the charity paid £13,633 (2024 - £13,488) to Exeter Rugby Club Limited to cover the administration costs of the charity.”
“The charity also purchased catering facilities from Exeter Rugby Club Limited amounting to £16,597 (2024 - £31,591)” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Catering facilities purchased from Exeter Rugby Club Limited.
“During the period the charity paid £13,633 (2024 - £13,488) to Exeter Rugby Club Limited to cover the administration costs of the charity.”
“The charity also purchased catering facilities from Exeter Rugby Club Limited amounting to £16,597 (2024 - £31,591)” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Loan owed by Exeter Rugby Club Limited to the charity.
“During the period the charity paid £13,633 (2024 - £13,488) to Exeter Rugby Club Limited to cover the administration costs of the charity.”
“The charity also purchased catering facilities from Exeter Rugby Club Limited amounting to £16,597 (2024 - £31,591)” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Exeter Chiefs Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£240k£227k
30/06/2024£263k£229k
30/06/2023£368k£501k
30/06/2022£327k£284k
30/06/2021£77k£230k

Common questions

Is EXETER CHIEFS FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £100,126 at the end of the financial year, which the trustees consider appropriate given the charity's running expenses and known liabilities. The charity reported a net income of £13,198 for the year, having raised £240,080 in income and spent £226,882 on charitable activities and fundraising. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds EXETER CHIEFS FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name EXETER CHIEFS FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE DIXON FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE DIXON FOUNDATIONFY2022£6k
THE DIXON FOUNDATIONFY2023£0

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE ROYAL FOUNDATION OF THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES1£41k
NORTHBROOK COMMUNITY TRUST1£6k
THE DAVID GIBBONS FOUNDATION1£3k
NORMAN WHITELEY TRUST1£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE EXETER UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
EXETER CHIEFS FOUNDATION£240k—0within—no doubt
THE EXETER UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION FY2025£352k—0unclear—no doubt
EXETER CITY COMMUNITY TRUST FY2025£2.5m——unclear—no doubt
EXETER CATHEDRAL MUSIC FOUNDATION (CIO) FY2025£289k—0unclear—no doubt
EXETER CONSORTIUM CIO FY2025£390k—0unclear—no doubt
CALVARY EXETER FY2025£113k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.