EXWICK COMMUNITY CHURCH

Registered charity 1211505 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Exwick Community Church seeks to provide spiritual guidance for its members and the community, through Sunday services, Bible study and prayer groups, and monthly Messy Church services for young families. We also seek to meet community needs through coffee mornings, links with Exeter Foodbank and Exeter YMCA. ECC employs a full-time pastor, and is a member of the Baptist Union UK.

Objects

THE PRINCIPAL PURPOSE OF THE CHURCH IS THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH ACCORDING TO THE PRINCIPLES OF THE BAPTIST DENOMINATION. THE CHURCH MAY ALSO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND CARRY OUT OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND/OR OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD.

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
£426k
Latest spending
£131k
Registered
2024
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds total £323,491, which is significantly above the stated reserves policy target of £20,000. The charity reported a surplus for the year, heavily influenced by the sale of the church manse, and holds no tangible fixed assets or pension deficits.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £20,000 in unrestricted funds, to cover staff and running costs for 3 months (held: £323k)
“The reserves policy requires a reserve of £20,000 in unrestricted funds, to cover staff and running costs for 3 months.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Peter Fowler, Christopher Carter, and Harriet Sharp received remuneration.
“Peter Fowler is the minister of the church. Christopher Carter and Harriet Sharp are community workers” — page 17
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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Exwick Community Church (matched by registered charity number).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£426k£131k

Common questions

Is EXWICK COMMUNITY CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds total £323,491, which is significantly above the stated reserves policy target of £20,000. The charity reported a surplus for the year, heavily influenced by the sale of the church manse, and holds no tangible fixed assets or pension deficits. 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 BRIXINGTON COMMUNITY CHURCH (BAPTIST) EXMOUTH.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
EXWICK COMMUNITY CHURCH£426k—0unclear—no doubt
BRIXINGTON COMMUNITY CHURCH (BAPTIST) EXMOUTH FY2025£158k—0above—no doubt
EXMOUTH CHAPEL FY2025£240k—0above—no doubt
PINHOE ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH, EXETER FY2025£211k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS, WICK, DIOCESE OF CHICHESTER. FY2025£114k—0above—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST, HAYDON WICK FY2025£137k£6,1390unclear—no doubt

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