CCEW Charity Commission profile

HEREFORD CATHEDRAL SCHOOL

Registered charity 518889 · organisation 518889

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
18 June 1987
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
02081261
Financial period
1 August 2024 – 31 July 2025
Latest income
£13,634,191
Latest expenditure
£12,459,581
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: HEREFORD CATHEDRAL SCHOOL, THE OLD DEANERY, CATHEDRAL CLOSE, HEREFORD, HR1 2NG

Website recorded by the regulator: www.herefordcs.com (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The charitable company's principle activity continues to be the management of the Hereford Cathedral Senior and Junior Schools.The charity provides education in Hereford for boys and girls from the age of 3-18.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 May 2026
Date Annual Return Received
28 April 2026
Date Accounts Received
28 April 2026
Total Gross Income
£13,634,191
Total Gross Expenditure
£12,459,581
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 May 2025
Date Annual Return Received
21 May 2025
Date Accounts Received
21 May 2025
Total Gross Income
£13,379,261
Total Gross Expenditure
£12,662,009
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 May 2024
Date Annual Return Received
31 May 2024
Date Accounts Received
31 May 2024
Total Gross Income
£12,682,901
Total Gross Expenditure
£12,304,054
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 May 2023
Date Annual Return Received
30 May 2023
Date Accounts Received
30 May 2023
Total Gross Income
£11,266,738
Total Gross Expenditure
£10,756,964
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 May 2022
Date Annual Return Received
30 May 2022
Date Accounts Received
30 May 2022
Total Gross Income
£10,227,055
Total Gross Expenditure
£9,530,309

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 August 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2025
Ar Due Date
31 May 2026
Ar Received Date
28 April 2026
Total Gross Income
£13,634,191
Total Gross Expenditure
£12,459,581
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
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
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
3
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
1
Count Salary Band 140001 150000
1
Count Volunteers
47
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2024
Ar Due Date
31 May 2025
Ar Received Date
21 May 2025
Total Gross Income
£13,379,261
Total Gross Expenditure
£12,662,009
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
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
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
2
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
2
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Salary Band 140001 150000
1
Count Volunteers
16
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2023
Ar Due Date
31 May 2024
Ar Received Date
31 May 2024
Total Gross Income
£12,682,901
Total Gross Expenditure
£12,304,054
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
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
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
2
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
2
Count Salary Band 130001 140000
1
Count Volunteers
14
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2022
Ar Due Date
31 May 2023
Ar Received Date
30 May 2023
Total Gross Income
£11,266,738
Total Gross Expenditure
£10,756,964
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
3
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
1
Count Salary Band 140001 150000
1
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2021
Ar Due Date
31 May 2022
Ar Received Date
30 May 2022
Total Gross Income
£10,227,055
Total Gross Expenditure
£9,530,309
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£332,063
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
2
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
2
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
2
Count Salary Band 120001 130000
1
Count Volunteers
0

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2025
Ar Due Date
31 May 2026
Ar Received Date
28 April 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
335870
Income Other Trading Activities
135139
Income Charitable Activities
12852747
Income Investments
310435
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
13634191
Income Legacies
17165
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£353,789
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£12,105,792
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
12459581
Expenditure Investment Management
12951
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
21080
Expenditure Support Costs
725584
Expenditure Depreciation
620899
Gain Loss Investment
49213
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£7,500,827
Assets Total Fixed
10454986
Assets Own Use
8936254
Assets Long Term Investment
1518732
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£6,859,626
Assets Total Liabilities
£7,710,406
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£9,604,206
Creditors One Year Total Current
3118517
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
4591889
Assets Cash
£6,406,689
Funds Endowment
674339
Funds Unrestricted
7500827
Funds Restricted
1429040
Funds Total
9604206
Count Employees
222
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2024
Ar Due Date
31 May 2025
Ar Received Date
21 May 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
602723
Income Other Trading Activities
92833
Income Charitable Activities
12616677
Income Investments
67028
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
13379261
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£280,519
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£12,381,490
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
12662009
Expenditure Investment Management
14054
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
24456
Expenditure Support Costs
804684
Expenditure Depreciation
650801
Gain Loss Investment
114186
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£6,340,316
Assets Total Fixed
10796777
Assets Own Use
9323354
Assets Long Term Investment
1473423
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£8,275,940
Assets Total Liabilities
£10,692,334
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£8,380,383
Creditors One Year Total Current
3889565
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
6802769
Assets Cash
£7,973,557
Funds Endowment
645759
Funds Unrestricted
6340316
Funds Restricted
1394308
Funds Total
8380383
Count Employees
224
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2023
Ar Due Date
31 May 2024
Ar Received Date
31 May 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
363082
Income Other Trading Activities
235387
Income Charitable Activities
12045739
Income Investments
38693
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
12682901
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
363082
Expenditure Raising Funds
£273,498
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£12,030,556
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
12304054
Expenditure Investment Management
13334
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
23287
Expenditure Support Costs
856994
Expenditure Depreciation
653980
Gain Loss Investment
2123
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£5,664,247
Assets Total Fixed
10094051
Assets Own Use
8732724
Assets Long Term Investment
1361327
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,407,800
Assets Total Liabilities
£3,952,906
Assets Current Investment
301194
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£7,548,945
Creditors One Year Total Current
1641506
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
2311400
Assets Cash
£1,106,606
Funds Endowment
588887
Funds Unrestricted
5664247
Funds Restricted
1295811
Funds Total
7548945
Count Employees
225
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2022
Ar Due Date
31 May 2023
Ar Received Date
30 May 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
366104
Income Other Trading Activities
40539
Income Charitable Activities
10835470
Income Investments
24625
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
11266738
Income Legacies
366104
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£120,723
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£10,500,852
Expenditure Other
135389
Expenditure Total
10756964
Expenditure Investment Management
13716
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
35968
Expenditure Support Costs
708283
Expenditure Depreciation
479028
Gain Loss Investment
-101671
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£5,351,265
Assets Total Fixed
9903060
Assets Own Use
8543038
Assets Long Term Investment
1360022
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£2,280,074
Assets Total Liabilities
£5,015,159
Assets Current Investment
220059
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£7,167,975
Creditors One Year Total Current
2201892
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
2813267
Assets Cash
£2,060,015
Funds Endowment
585276
Funds Unrestricted
5351265
Funds Restricted
1231434
Funds Total
7167975
Count Employees
211
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 August 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 July 2021
Ar Due Date
31 May 2022
Ar Received Date
30 May 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
278486
Income Other Trading Activities
432380
Income Charitable Activities
9492012
Income Investments
24177
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
10227055
Income Legacies
278486
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£119,923
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£9,291,288
Expenditure Other
119098
Expenditure Total
9530309
Expenditure Investment Management
12658
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
31958
Expenditure Support Costs
651327
Expenditure Depreciation
406266
Gain Loss Investment
225469
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£4,913,968
Assets Total Fixed
9756950
Assets Own Use
8290165
Assets Long Term Investment
1466785
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,759,420
Assets Total Liabilities
£4,756,498
Assets Current Investment
293109
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£6,759,872
Creditors One Year Total Current
1604592
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
3151906
Assets Cash
£1,466,311
Funds Endowment
615943
Funds Unrestricted
4913968
Funds Restricted
1229961
Funds Total
6759872
Count Employees
211
Consolidated Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Herefordshire
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
HEREFORD CATHEDRAL SCHOOL
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1987-06-18T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED ON 5 DECEMBER 1986
Charitable Objects
TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY ACQUIRING, ESTABLISHING, PROVIDING, CONDUCTING AND CARRYING ON RESIDENTIAL AND NON-RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS IN WHICH BOYS AND GIRLS OF ALL SECTIONS OF THE COMMUNITY MAY RECEIVE A SOUND GENERAL EDUCATION (INCLUDING RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOCTRINES OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND).
Area Of Benefit
NOT DEFINED

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Campaigns and political activity 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
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures