EXETER COMMUNITY INITIATIVES — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 30 September 1993
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 02844870
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £747,372
Latest expenditure: £712,034
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 148-149 Fore Street, Exeter, Devon, EX4 3AN

Website recorded by the regulator: www.eci.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Exeter Community Initiatives is a registered charity which aims to improve the quality of life for people and communities in the Exeter area. We seek to increase people's self-esteem, confidence and skills, particularly among those who are disadvantaged, socially excluded, or experiencing conditions such as homelessness or poverty.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 18 December 2025
Date Accounts Received: 18 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £747,372
Total Gross Expenditure: £712,034

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 30 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 30 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £972,890
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,097,887

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 26 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 26 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £918,404
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,067,888

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 20 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 20 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £969,154
Total Gross Expenditure: £992,172

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 27 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 27 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,125,952
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,016,757

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 18 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £747,372
Total Gross Expenditure: £712,034
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 4
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Contracts: 422813
Income From Government Grants: £5,500
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 23

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 30 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £972,890
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,097,887
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 3
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 215453
Income From Government Grants: £348,532
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 30

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 26 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £918,404
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,067,888
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 139250
Income From Government Grants: £135,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 30

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 20 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £969,154
Total Gross Expenditure: £992,172
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Grants: £369,891
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 51

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 27 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,125,952
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,016,757
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £5
Income From Government Grants: £834,966
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 60

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 18 December 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 108927
Income Other Trading Activities: 67050
Income Charitable Activities: 561933
Income Investments: 9462
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 747372
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £712,034
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 712034
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 15674
Expenditure Support Costs: 65683
Expenditure Depreciation: 5531
Gain Loss Investment: -1757
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 1995
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £192,032
Assets Total Fixed: 43266
Assets Own Use: 7307
Assets Long Term Investment: 35959
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £279,093
Assets Total Liabilities: £40,253
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £282,106
Creditors One Year Total Current: 40253
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £227,906
Funds Endowment: 35959
Funds Unrestricted: 221023
Funds Restricted: 25124
Funds Total: 282106
Count Employees: 37
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 30 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 52272
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 907765
Income Investments: 12853
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 972890
Income Legacies: 16382
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,097,887
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1097887
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 12434
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 4542
Gain Loss Investment: 3131
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £241,764
Assets Total Fixed: 43028
Assets Own Use: 5312
Assets Long Term Investment: 37716
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £227,807
Assets Total Liabilities: £22,310
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £248,525
Creditors One Year Total Current: 22310
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £202,286
Funds Endowment: 37716
Funds Unrestricted: 204048
Funds Restricted: 6761
Funds Total: 248525
Count Employees: 30
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 26 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 32255
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 883357
Income Investments: 2792
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 918404
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,067,888
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1067888
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 8474
Expenditure Support Costs: 208323
Expenditure Depreciation: 5897
Gain Loss Investment: 1303
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £274,508
Assets Total Fixed: 44439
Assets Own Use: 9854
Assets Long Term Investment: 34585
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £378,031
Assets Total Liabilities: £52,079
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £370,391
Creditors One Year Total Current: 52079
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £335,413
Funds Endowment: 34585
Funds Unrestricted: 284362
Funds Restricted: 51444
Funds Total: 370391
Count Employees: 46
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 20 October 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 35517
Income Other Trading Activities: 800
Income Charitable Activities: 931699
Income Investments: 1138
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 969154
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £26,211
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £965,961
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 992172
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 5830
Expenditure Support Costs: 142389
Expenditure Depreciation: 6533
Gain Loss Investment: 2799
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £256,144
Assets Total Fixed: 43842
Assets Own Use: 7954
Assets Long Term Investment: 35888
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £525,736
Assets Total Liabilities: £48,400
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £521,178
Creditors One Year Total Current: 48400
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £492,368
Funds Endowment: 35888
Funds Unrestricted: 294098
Funds Restricted: 191192
Funds Total: 521178
Count Employees: 47
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 27 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 106028
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1018766
Income Investments: 1158
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1125952
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £905,115
Expenditure Other: 111642
Expenditure Total: 1016757
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 5445
Expenditure Support Costs: 111642
Expenditure Depreciation: 8661
Gain Loss Investment: 5741
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £344,647
Assets Total Fixed: 41853
Assets Own Use: 8764
Assets Long Term Investment: 33089
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £540,507
Assets Total Liabilities: £40,963
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £541,397
Creditors One Year Total Current: 40963
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £503,017
Funds Endowment: 33089
Funds Unrestricted: 353411
Funds Restricted: 154897
Funds Total: 541397
Count Employees: 38
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Devon
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: EXETER COMMUNITY INITIATIVES
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2024-12-10T00:00:00
Assoc Organisation Number: 4037084
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1122778
Assoc Charity Name: MAGIC CARPET (EXETER)

Charity Name: EXETER COMMUNITY INITIATIVES
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1993-09-30T00:00:00

Charity Name: EXETER COMMUNITY INITIATIVES
Charity Event Order: 4
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2026-06-05T00:00:00
Reason: Funds transferred (gi)
Assoc Organisation Number: 5041980
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1155136
Assoc Charity Name: D'ARTS

Charity Name: EXETER COMMUNITY INITIATIVES
Charity Event Order: 3
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2025-07-17T00:00:00
Reason: Does not operate
Assoc Organisation Number: 5086965
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1170706
Assoc Charity Name: CITY LIFE CHURCH EXETER

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 16/08/1993AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 02/05/2012AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 10/05/2012
Charitable Objects: THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (‘OBJECTS’) ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:(1) TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY WORKING WITH PEOPLE IN EXETER, THE ADMINISTRATIVE COUNTY OF DEVON AND LOCAL AUTHORITY AREAS (AT BOTH UNITARY, COUNTY AND DISTRICT LEVEL) ADJACENT THERETO, TO PREVENT PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.‘FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY OR PARTS OF SOCIETY AS A RESULT OF ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH; OLD AGE; ILL-HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS; DISCRIMINATION OF THE GROUNDS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN, POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS); CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY)’(2) TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES IN EXETER, THE ADMINISTRATIVE COUNTY OF DEVON, AND LOCAL AUTHORITY AREAS (AT BOTH UNITARY, COUNTY AND DISTRICT LEVEL) ADJACENT THERETO, IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY.(3) TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF EXETER, THE ADMINISTRATIVE COUNTY OF DEVON, AND LOCAL AUTHORITY AREAS (AT BOTH UNITARY, COUNTY AND DISTRICT LEVEL) ADJACENT THERETO, THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH; AGE; INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.[NOTHING IN THE ARTICLES SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CHARITY FOR PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND/OR SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008].
Area Of Benefit: IN PRACTICE THE CITY OF EXETER AND NEIGHBOURHOOD

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 154558
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: EXETER COMMUNITY INITIATIVES LIMITED

Charity Name Id: 154563
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: EXETER COMMUNITY UMBRELLA LIMITED

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Charity Other Regulators

Regulator Order: 1
Regulator Name: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries