CALVARY EXETER

Registered charity 1156774 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CALVARY CHAPEL EXETER

Christian church

Objects

THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF CHRISTIANITY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING:A. TO WORSHIP GOD THE FATHER, SON AND HOLY SPIRIT;B TO BUILD UP THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST, IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE TEACHING AND PREACHING OF THE WORD OF GOD (THE BIBLE);C. TO PROCLAIM THAT MEN AND WOMEN SHOULD REPENT AND BELIEVE IN JESUS CHRIST AS SAVIOUR AND LORD;D. AS WE HAVE OPPORTUNITY, TO DO GOOD TO ALL, ESPECIALLY TO THOSE WHO ARE OF THE HOUSEHOLD OF FAITH (GALATIANS 6:10).

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income

£113k

Latest spending

£98k

Registered

2014

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's finances are in a very healthy position with unrestricted reserves of £177,966. The trustees report that income and expenditure were in line with expectations and that the charity expects to maintain future expenditure in line with current levels. The going concern assessment confirms sufficient funding is secured to continue operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £178k)

“There must be, at minimum, the equivalent of 3 months’ worth of expenditure held in unrestricted funds and available as a liquid asset held at all times.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Income from donations and legacies include £13,150 received from Trustees and Related Parties.

“Income from dona ons and legacies include £13,150 received from Trustees and Related Par es.” — page 21

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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

Trustees · trustee networks

ANDREW LEYchair · trustee of 2 other charities
Edward Major
Jason Thorpe · trustee of 1 other charity
Kenneth Pope

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

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£113k	£98k
31/08/2024	£144k	£94k
31/08/2023	£131k	£92k
31/08/2022	£92k	£77k
31/08/2021	£59k	£78k

Common questions

Is CALVARY EXETER financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's finances are in a very healthy position with unrestricted reserves of £177,966. The trustees report that income and expenditure were in line with expectations and that the charity expects to maintain future expenditure in line with current levels. The going concern assessment confirms sufficient funding is secured to continue operations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE DAVID GIBBONS FOUNDATION	1	£3k
NORMAN WHITELEY TRUST	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GRACE CHURCH EXETER.

GRACE CHURCH EXETER income £286k
PINHOE ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH, EXETER income £211k
EMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH, EXETER income £245k
CALVARY CHAPEL HASTINGS LIMITED income £124k
ALL SAINTS CHURCH EXETER income £172k
CALVARY CHAPEL OXFORD LIMITED income £145k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CALVARY EXETER	£113k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
GRACE CHURCH EXETER FY2025	£286k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
PINHOE ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH, EXETER FY2025	£211k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
EMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH, EXETER FY2025	£245k	£47,966	0	above	—	no doubt
CALVARY CHAPEL HASTINGS LIMITED FY2025	£124k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ALL SAINTS CHURCH EXETER FY2024	£172k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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