CCEW Charity Commission profile

FRIENDS OF PETERBOROUGH CATHEDRAL

Registered charity 249608 · organisation 249608

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Other
Registered
3 October 1966
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income
£28,743
Latest expenditure
£41,622
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: CHAPTER OFFICE, MINSTER PRECINCTS, PETERBOROUGH, PE1 1XS

Website recorded by the regulator: http://www.peterborough-cathedral.org.uk/friends.aspx (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The charity's objectives are:(a) to arouse and foster interest in the Cathedral throughout the Diocese and beyond; and(b) to assist with funds to preserve the fabric of the Cathedral and associated buildings and to assist in the preservation and enrichment of the ornaments and furnishings of the Cathedral and the maintenance and development of its worship and mission.

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
30 April 2026
Date Accounts Received
30 April 2026
Total Gross Income
£28,743
Total Gross Expenditure
£41,622
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
10 June 2025
Total Gross Income
£7,019
Total Gross Expenditure
£7,140
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
31 October 2024
Date Accounts Received
31 October 2024
Total Gross Income
£31,579
Total Gross Expenditure
£19,712
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
24 September 2023
Total Gross Income
£6,509
Total Gross Expenditure
£8,503
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
15 August 2022
Total Gross Income
£8,227
Total Gross Expenditure
£18,165

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
30 April 2026
Total Gross Income
£28,743
Total Gross Expenditure
£41,622
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
Count Volunteers
0
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
31 October 2024
Total Gross Income
£31,579
Total Gross Expenditure
£19,712
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
Count Volunteers
0

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Northamptonshire
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Peterborough City
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Rutland
Welsh Ind
No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
112
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Environment/conservation/heritage
Classification Code
302
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Organisations
Classification Code
205
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Classification Code
108
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Religious Activities

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
FRIENDS OF PETERBOROUGH CATHEDRAL
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1966-10-03T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CONSTITUTION DATED SEPTEMBER 1954 AS AMENDED BY SCHEME OF 18 MARCH 1974 AS AMENDED 13 SEPTEMBER 1997 AND 26 NOVEMBER 2006 AND 4 OCTOBER 2008
Charitable Objects
(A) TO AROUSE AND FOSTER INTEREST IN THE CATHEDRAL THROUGHOUT THE DIOCESE AND BEYOND (B) TO ASSIST THE CHAPTER WITH FUNDS TO PRESERVE THE FABRIC OF THE CATHEDRAL, THE MONASTIC BUILDINGS AND OTHER HISTORIC FEATURES OF THE PRECINCTS AND OF ANY BUILDINGS USED FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE CATHEDRAL, AND TO ASSIST IN THE PRESERVATION AND ENRICHMENT OF THE ORNAMENTS AND FURNISHINGS OF THE CATHEDRAL AND THE MAINTENANCE AND DEVELOPMENT OF ITS WORSHIP AND MISSION.
Area Of Benefit
DIOCESE OF PETERBOROUGH

09 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investment