The Exeter Canal and Quay Trust
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The Exeter Canal and Quay Trust is best suited to projects in Exeter that involve heritage, architecture, arts and culture, education, healthy recreation or maritime heritage, since these are its stated themes and its geographic focus is Exeter.
- The annual report gives its annual giving as £111,788, but the size of individual grants is not stated, so ask the Trust what is realistic before setting a figure for your request.
- Applications are accepted on a rolling basis and are made to the Trust for determination, so there is no deadline to plan around.
- Its stated priorities centre on the Quay, the Custom House and its Heritage Harbour designation, so groups with no link to these are unlikely to fit.
Overview
The Exeter Canal and Quay Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 284163).
The Exeter Canal and Quay Trust is a registered charity that was set up as an independent body to protect and sympathetically redevelop the historic quayside area. Its purpose is the preservation of land, buildings and other features of beauty or historical or architectural interest in or around the Exeter Canal and Quay Basin. It runs a comprehensive cultural programme, offering three-year residencies to two organisations, and also makes grants to local organisations.
What they fund
Priority Areas
The Trust makes grants to local organisations and has also made grants available for arts events on the Quay. Its charitable aims encompass preserving land, buildings and other features of beauty or historic or architectural interest in and around Exeter Canal and Quay Basin; encouraging high standards of architecture, building and town planning; supporting musical, artistic, educational and other cultural activities; supporting community participation in healthy recreation, including waterborne sports; and educating the public about historic trade and connected historic buildings. It describes a focus on its Heritage Harbour designation, returning historic boats to the area and promoting maritime heritage. Its stated priorities include promoting the Quay area and developing the Custom House for the benefit of people in Exeter, Devon and beyond.
Themes
- Heritage and conservation
- Architecture and town planning
- Arts and culture
- Education
- Healthy recreation
- Maritime heritage
Geographic Focus
Exeter.
How to apply
Grant applications are made to the Trust for determination.
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- The Trust looks to grant-aid worthwhile activities and projects.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- Exeter
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Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 March 2021 | £313,520 | £357,482 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2021 |
| year to 31 March 2022 | £639,241 | £556,118 | £172,891 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2022 |
| year to 31 March 2023 | £306,245 | £468,606 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2023 |
| year to 31 March 2024 | £352,947 | £251,787 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2024 |
| year to 31 March 2025 | £376,580 | £701,987 | £111,788 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2025 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
Grants paid stayed within income across the 2 years shown.
- Grants paid, year to 31 March 2022: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
- Grants paid, year to 31 March 2025: the accounts do not say whether this is grants awarded or paid.
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
- exeterquay.org
- exeterquay.org/about · read on 30 October 2026
- exeterquay.org/about/trust-and-trustees · read on 30 October 2026
- exeterquay.org/about/current-programmes · read on 30 October 2026
- exeterquay.org/about/history-of-the-trust · read on 30 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 31 March 2025)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 30 October 2026.
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