THE EXETER EPISCOPAL SCHOOLS TRUST

Registered charity 306759 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SLEEPER'S EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION

To provide benefit of any kind for which provision is not normally made out of public funds for any voluntary school in the area of benefit in which religious instructions in accordance with the doctrines of the Church of England is given.

Objects

A) IN ASSISTING THE GOVERNORS FOR THE TIME BEING OF ST PETER'S CHURCH OF ENGLAND HIGH SCHOOL TO DISCHARGE THEIR OBLIGATIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE MAINTENANCE OF THE SCHOOL.B) PROVIDING FOR THE SCHOOL SUCH SPECIAL BENEFITS OF ANY KIND FOR WHICH PROVISION IS NOT NORMALLY MADE OUT OF PUBLIC FUNDS FOR THE SCHOOL.C) PROMOTING THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF 25 WHO ARE ATTENDING THE SCHOOL, OR WHO HAVE ATTENDED THE SCHOOL OR THE FORMER BISHOP BLACKALL SCHOOL FOR GIRLS.

Area of benefit: CITY OF EXETER

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

Causes: Education/training · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Exeter, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£44k

Latest spending

£39k

Registered

1962

Accounts read

FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The charity reports a net receipt of £4,580 for the year, with unrestricted funds totaling £52,013 and permanent endowment investments valued at £1,142,469. The trustees consider the financial state to be sound and note that income reserves are maintained at an adequate level to meet management costs and future commitments. The accounts are prepared on a receipts and payments basis, indicating a simplified reporting structure typical for smaller charities.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: to maintain income reserves at an adequate level in order to meet the costs of the Charity management, to meet agreed commitments to grants and to be able to respond to additional requests for assistance as received and where a beneficiary of the Charity has a particular future requirement. (reserves figure: £52k)

“It is the policy of the Trustees to maintain income reserves at an adequate level in order to meet the costs of the Charity management, to meet agreed commitments to grants and to be able to respond to additional requests for assistance as received and where a beneficiary of the Charity has a particular future requirement.” — page 4

Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Risk management
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2026

Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

Alice Francis · trustee of 1 other charity
Benjamin Rabjohns
John Warner Davidson
Julia Bawn
Philip Randall · trustee of 2 other charities
Stephanie Eloise Hills
Susan Lockwood

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

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2026	£44k	£39k
31/03/2025	£41k	£47k
31/03/2024	£41k	£42k
31/03/2023	£39k	£21k
31/03/2022	£37k	£47k

Common questions

Is THE EXETER EPISCOPAL SCHOOLS TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The charity reports a net receipt of £4,580 for the year, with unrestricted funds totaling £52,013 and permanent endowment investments valued at £1,142,469. The trustees consider the financial state to be sound and note that income reserves are maintained at an adequate level to meet management costs and future commitments. The accounts are prepared on a receipts and payments basis, indicating a simplified reporting structure typical for smaller charities. Its FY2026 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 MACDONALD-BUCHANAN CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£145k
THE DOOUSS CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£100k
THE WOODWARD CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£5k

Charities like this

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

EXETER SCHOOL income £1.6m
EASTBROOK EDUCATION TRUST income £2.0m
EXETER VINEYARD CHURCH income £138k
PETER STORRS TRUST income £137k
THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUST income £155.3m
TEWKESBURY EDUCATION TRUST FUND income £31k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE EXETER EPISCOPAL SCHOOLS TRUST	£44k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
EXETER SCHOOL FY2025	£1.6m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
EASTBROOK EDUCATION TRUST FY2025	£2.0m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
EXETER VINEYARD CHURCH FY2025	£138k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
PETER STORRS TRUST FY2025	£137k	—	0	no_policy	—	no doubt
THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£155.3m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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