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Charities in Exeter: compare local options

66 rated charities with a register contact location in Exeter. Free Clarity Scores from UK regulator filings.

Location is a starting point

66 rated records have a register contact location matched to Exeter. A contact location does not verify that a service is available locally, and UK-wide charities may also work here. Check the programme’s catchment, eligibility, referral route and current capacity.

What are the best charities in Exeter?

CharityCompare lists 66 rated charities with a register contact location in Exeter. There is no single best charity — shortlist by cause, then compare Clarity Scores, cause spend and filing record. Use the cause hubs on this page to narrow the list.

Charities in Exeter by cause

Register contact location: Exeter

Age UK Devon

£1.1m (2025 accounts) · Exeter

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96/100

Age UK Exeter

£751k (2025 accounts) · Exeter

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88/100

Amigos Worldwide

£364k (2025 accounts) · Exeter

65/100

Axe Valley Swimming Association

£560k (2025 accounts) · Exeter

52/100

Axminster Care Service

£123k (2025 accounts) · Exeter

55/100

Barnstaple & Yeo Valley Railway Trust

£916k (2024 accounts) · Exeter

78/100

Blanchminster Trust

£574k (2025 accounts) · Exeter

42/100

British Hen Welfare Trust

£1.1m (2025 accounts) · UK-wide

61/100

Children's Hospice South West

£22m (2025 accounts) · UK-wide

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76/100

Christian Response

£657k (2025 accounts) · Exeter

90/100

Churches Housing Action Team (Devon) Ltd

£489k (2025 accounts) · Exeter

71/100

City of Exeter YMCA

£2.3m (2025 accounts) · Exeter

Give with confidence

90/100

Coldharbour Mill Trust Limited

£512k (2024 accounts) · Exeter

84/100

Consortium of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Voluntary and Community Organisations

£1.2m (2025 accounts) · UK-wide

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79/100

Cooperative Ai Foundation

£2.3m (2025 accounts) · UK-wide

Give with confidence

82/100

Devon Air Ambulance Trust

£16m (2024 accounts) · Exeter

Give with confidence

84/100

Devon Community Foundation

£2.2m (2025 accounts) · Exeter

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76/100

Devon Cricket Foundation

£775k (2025 accounts) · Exeter

76/100

Devon Wildlife Trust

£7.5m (2025 accounts) · Exeter

Give with confidence

97/100

East Devon Pebblebed Heaths Conservation Trust

£163k (2025 accounts) · Exeter

65/100

Exeter Citizens Advice Bureau

£549k (2025 accounts) · Exeter

Give with confidence

92/100

Exeter City Community Trust

£2.5m (2025 accounts) · Exeter

Give with confidence

89/100

Exeter Community Centre Trust

£376k (2025 accounts) · Exeter

40/100

Exmoor Calvert Trust

£2.4m (2024 accounts) · Exeter

94/100

Farms for City Children Limited

£2.7m (2025 accounts) · UK-wide

Give with confidence

87/100

Ffcc Limited

£695k (2025 accounts) · UK-wide

65/100

Force Cancer Charity

£1.6m (2025 accounts) · Exeter

Give with confidence

79/100

France Mission

£421k (2025 accounts) · UK-wide

71/100

Honiton Rfc Limited

£514k (2025 accounts) · Exeter

52/100

Hospiscare

£17m (2025 accounts) · Exeter

Give with confidence

84/100

Infocus Charity

£11m (2025 accounts) · Exeter

Give with confidence

85/100

Landkey Mazzard Hall Trust

£1.0m (2025 accounts) · Exeter

45/100

Lee Abbey Fellowship

£2.8m (2025 accounts) · UK-wide

Give with confidence

93/100

Modern Electric Tramways Limited

£2.0m (2024 accounts) · Exeter

71/100

North Devon Against Domestic Abuse Limited

£1.2m (2025 accounts) · Exeter

Give with confidence

91/100

North Devon Hospice

£7.0m (2025 accounts) · Exeter

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82/100

North Devon Voluntary Services Limited

£506k (2025 accounts) · Exeter

77/100

Nowzad

£1.6m (2025 accounts) · Exeter

Give with confidence

87/100

Okehampton Foundation

£818k (2025 accounts) · Exeter

78/100

Royal Deaf Education Trust

£9.0m (2025 accounts) · Exeter

Give with confidence

84/100

Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Charity

£1.9m (2025 accounts) · Exeter

Give with confidence

81/100

Royal Marines Association - The Royal Marines Charity

£5.8m (2025 accounts) · UK-wide

Give with confidence

75/100

RSPCA Devon Branch

£1.8m (2024 accounts) · Exeter

Give with confidence

91/100

SAFE Foundation

£758k (2025 accounts) · Exeter

Give with confidence

90/100

Seachange Devon

£667k (2025 accounts) · UK-wide

75/100

Seaton and District Hospital League of Friends

£372k (2025 accounts) · Exeter

55/100

Sidmouth Hospice at Home

£988k (2025 accounts) · Exeter

Give with confidence

90/100

Sidmouth Lifeboat

£638k (2025 accounts) · Exeter

85/100

South West Baptist Association

£360k (2024 accounts) · Exeter

72/100

St Petrock's (Exeter) Limited

£969k (2025 accounts) · Exeter

Give with confidence

96/100

Surf Life Saving Great Britain

£713k (2024 accounts) · UK-wide

86/100

The Amber Foundation

£3.6m (2025 accounts) · Exeter

Give with confidence

85/100

The Burton At Bideford

£579k (2025 accounts) · Exeter

99/100

The Clare Milne Trust

£1.1m (2025 accounts) · Exeter

59/100

The Exeter Diocesan Board of Finance

£19m (2025 accounts) · Exeter

Give with confidence

87/100

The Island Trust Limited

£273k (2025 accounts) · UK-wide

39/100

The Lee Abbey Movement

£5.4m (2025 accounts) · UK-wide

79/100

The Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Trust

£1.9m (2024 accounts) · Exeter

Give with confidence

75/100

The Pickwell Foundation

£658k (2025 accounts) · UK-wide

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87/100

The Plough Arts Centre Limited

£887k (2025 accounts) · Exeter

95/100

Common questions

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