CCEW Charity Commission profile

EXETER CATHEDRAL

Registered charity 1206915 · organisation 5218203

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Other
Registered
7 February 2024
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
Latest income
£11,077,833
Latest expenditure
£9,794,441
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: 1 The Cloisters, EXETER, EX1 1HS

02 Activities

What the charity does

Exeter Cathedral Charity

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

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
8 October 2025
Date Accounts Received
8 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£11,077,833
Total Gross Expenditure
£9,794,441

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
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
8 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£11,077,833
Total Gross Expenditure
£9,794,441
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£10
Income From Government Grants
£254,697
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
Yes
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Volunteers
402

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
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
8 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
534159
Income Other Trading Activities
1956549
Income Charitable Activities
8298746
Income Investments
283396
Income Other
4983
Income Total Income And Endowments
11077833
Income Legacies
105000
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£1,624,511
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£8,169,930
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
9794441
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
24203
Expenditure Support Costs
968994
Expenditure Depreciation
66918
Gain Loss Investment
41873
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,019,000
Assets Total Fixed
8964294
Assets Own Use
4420615
Assets Long Term Investment
4543679
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£5,262,521
Assets Total Liabilities
£793,950
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£13,432,865
Creditors One Year Total Current
793950
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£3,677,802
Funds Endowment
8186079
Funds Unrestricted
2699465
Funds Restricted
2547321
Funds Total
13432865
Count Employees
84
Consolidated Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
EXETER CATHEDRAL
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2024-02-07T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 1 NOVEMBER 2023 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CATHEDRALS MEASURE 2021
Charitable Objects
?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;(B) TO CARE FOR AND CONSERVE THE FABRIC AND STRUCTURE OF THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH BUILDING;(C) TO ADVANCE ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES WHICH ARE ANCILLARY TO THE FURTHERANCE OF THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN SUB-PARAGRAPH (A) OR (B).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
671523
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST PETER IN EXETER

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

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Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
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Volunteer management
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Financial reserves policy and procedures
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Paying staff
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Internal risk management policy and procedures
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Complaints policy and procedures
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Investing charity funds policy and procedures
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Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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Conflicting interests
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Risk management
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Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
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Complaints handling
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Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
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Investment
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Social media policy and procedures
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Safeguarding policy and procedures
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Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
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Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries