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GRACE CHURCH EXETER

Registered charity 1182435 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Christian Church

Causes: Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£286k
Latest spending
£328k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity made a deficit of £42,306 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds decreasing to £537,727. The trustees maintain that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The charity's reserves policy targets four months of expenditure, approximately £105,000, which the trustees consider has been maintained.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: four month’s expenditure (approximately £105,000) (held: £538k)
“It is the policy of the CIO that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to four month’s expenditure (approximately £105,000).” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee offerings
“The other related party transaction in the year related to the trustees continued offerings towards the mission at Grace Church Exeter. In the year-ended 31 August 2025, these totalled £19,700 (2024: £25,588).” — page 20
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 — Grace Church Exeter (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 (1 freehold); recorded price paid £248k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£286k£328k
31/08/2024£285k£266k
31/08/2023£270k£296k
31/08/2022£354k£285k
31/08/2021£395k£207k

Common questions

Is GRACE CHURCH EXETER financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity made a deficit of £42,306 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds decreasing to £537,727. The trustees maintain that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The charity's reserves policy targets four months of expenditure, approximately £105,000, which the trustees consider has been maintained. 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
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 GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
GRACE CHURCH EXETER£286k—0above—no doubt
GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH FY2024£126k—0unclear—no doubt
CALVARY EXETER FY2025£113k—0unclear—no doubt
PINHOE ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH, EXETER FY2025£211k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY, EAST GRINSTEAD FY2025£110k—0unclear—no doubt
EXETER NETWORK CHURCH FY2024£407k—0unclear—no doubt

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