01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Other
- Registered
- 15 December 1987
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
- Latest income
- £333,155
- Latest expenditure
- £422,822
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Friends of Norwich Cathedral, 65 The Close, NORWICH, NR1 4DH
Website recorded by the regulator: www.cathedral.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
THE FRIENDS OF NORWICH CATHEDRAL EXISTS FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT OF THE HISTORIC FABRIC OF THE CATHEDRAL, AND TO PROVIDE FINANCIALLY FOR SPECIFIC NEW PROJECTS WITHIN THE CATHEDRAL PREMISES. ALL MEMBERS RECEIVE TWICE YEARLY MAILINGS, AND MEMBERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND LECTURES AND SOCIAL GATHERINGS, AND TO PURCHASE FRIENDS' MERCHANDISE.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 28 May 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 May 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £333,155
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £422,822
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 26 September 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 26 September 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,437,932
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £545,432
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 4 June 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 4 June 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £196,333
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £268,633
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 13 July 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 13 July 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £408,255
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £365,627
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 7 July 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 7 July 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £218,660
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £195,050
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 28 May 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £333,155
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £422,822
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- 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
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 26 September 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,437,932
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £545,432
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- 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
- 25
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 4 June 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £196,333
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £268,633
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- 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 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 13 July 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £408,255
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £365,627
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 55
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 7 July 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £218,660
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £195,050
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 26 September 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 2596052
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 74882
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 20676
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2691610
- Income Legacies
- 2290779
- Income Endowments
- 253678
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £80,463
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £464,969
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 545432
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 450451
- Expenditure Governance
- 14518
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 14518
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 188
- Gain Loss Investment
- 4372
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,946,764
- Assets Total Fixed
- 142575
- Assets Own Use
- 562
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 142013
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,737,157
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £440,287
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,439,445
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 440287
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,594,847
- Funds Endowment
- 308574
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2088898
- Funds Restricted
- 41973
- Funds Total
- 2439445
- Count Employees
- 1
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Norfolk
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- Classification Code
- 108
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Religious Activities
- Classification Code
- 302
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Classification Code
- 112
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Environment/conservation/heritage
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- FRIENDS OF NORWICH CATHEDRAL
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1987-12-15T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- RULES ADOPTED 31/08/1966AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 27/04/1983AS AMENDED ON 16/07/1983AS AMENDED ON 02/07/1988AS AMENDED ON 08/07/1989AS AMENDED ON 25/06/1994AS AMENDED ON 18/06/2005AS AMENDED ON 02/05/2012 as amended on 11 May 2022
- Charitable Objects
- TO FURTHER THE RELIGIOUS AND OTHER CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHAPTER OF NORWICH CATHEDRAL ('THE CHAPTER') AND TO PROMOTE THE RESTORATION, MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE FABRIC AND FURNISHINGS OF THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH IN THE SPIRIT WHICH INSPIRED ITS FOUNDER, HERBERT DE LOOSING, WHEN HE CAUSED ITS BUILDINGS TO BE UNDERTAKEN
- Area Of Benefit
- NORWICH CATHEDRAL
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures