CCEW Charity Commission profile

CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL

Registered charity 1206913 · organisation 5217232

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Other
Registered
6 February 2024
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£13,905,000
Latest expenditure
£12,567,000
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL, CATHEDRAL HOUSE, THE PRECINCTS, CANTERBURY, KENT, CT1 2EH

Website recorded by the regulator: www.canterburycathedral.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Religious Activities

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received
29 January 2026
Date Accounts Received
29 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£13,905,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£12,567,000

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 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
29 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£13,905,000
Total Gross Expenditure
£12,567,000
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
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
Yes
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other 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
1
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
1
Count Volunteers
515

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 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
29 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
1527000
Income Other Trading Activities
6019000
Income Charitable Activities
2844000
Income Investments
3118000
Income Other
397000
Income Total Income And Endowments
13905000
Income Legacies
53000
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£3,193,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£9,374,000
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
12567000
Expenditure Investment Management
530000
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
42000
Expenditure Support Costs
1891000
Expenditure Depreciation
246000
Gain Loss Investment
715000
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
336000
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£4,298,000
Assets Total Fixed
65669000
Assets Own Use
18266000
Assets Long Term Investment
47403000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£9,353,000
Assets Total Liabilities
£4,139,000
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£70,883,000
Creditors One Year Total Current
3554000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
585000
Assets Cash
£7,546,000
Funds Endowment
51792000
Funds Unrestricted
12095000
Funds Restricted
6996000
Funds Total
70883000
Count Employees
246
Consolidated Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
108
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Religious Activities
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
305
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2024-02-06T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 18 OCTOBER 2023 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CATHEDRALS MEASURE 2021
Charitable Objects
OBJECTS 3. (1) THE OBJECTS OF THE CHAPTER ARE(A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FAITH AND PRACTICE OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND, IN PARTICULAR BY FURTHERING THE MISSION OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND AND THE ANGLICAN COMMUNION; (B) TO CARE FOR AND CONSERVE THE FABRIC AND STRUCTURE OF THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH BUILDING; AND (C) TO ADVANCE ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES WHICH ARE ANCILLARY TO THE FURTHERANCE OF THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN SUB-PARAGRAPH (A) OR (B). (2) IN PARAGRAPH (1)? ?THE MISSION OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND? (OR ANGLICAN COMMUNION) MEANS THE WHOLE MISSION OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND MUTATIS MUTANDIS, PASTORAL, EVANGELISTIC, SOCIAL AND ECUMENICAL; ?CATHEDRAL CHURCH BUILDING? MEANS THE BUILDINGS WITHIN THE ECCLESIASTICAL EXEMPTION FOR THE CATHEDRAL; ?CHARITABLE PURPOSES? MEANS PURPOSES WITHIN SECTION 2(1) OF THE CHARITIES ACT 2011. (3) IN FURTHERING THE OBJECTS SET OUT IN PARAGRAPH (1), THE CHAPTER MUST ACT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 4(3) OF THE CHARITIES ACT 2011.

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
669624
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
THE CATHEDRAL AND METROPOLITICAL CHURCH OF CHRIST, CANTERBURY

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
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Complaints policy and procedures
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Internal risk management policy and procedures
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Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
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Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
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Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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Bullying and harassment policy and procedures