01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Other
- Registered
- 5 March 2024
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 December 2024 – 30 November 2025
- Latest income
- £3,446,000
- Latest expenditure
- £3,596,000
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: St Albans Cathedral, Sumpter Yard, St Albans, AL1 1BY
Website recorded by the regulator: www.stalbanscathedral.org (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
St Albans Cathedral is the cathedral church of the Diocese of St Albans and the parish church for the ecclesiastical parish of St Albans Abbey. Its objects are 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 to care for and conserve the fabric and structure of the cathedral.
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Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 December 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 November 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 September 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 14 May 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 14 May 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £3,446,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,596,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 December 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 November 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 September 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 3 July 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 3 July 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,943,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,379,000
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Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 December 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 November 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 September 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 14 May 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £3,446,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,596,000
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 2
- Count Volunteers
- 500
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 December 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 November 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 September 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 3 July 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £2,943,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,379,000
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- 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
- 500
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Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 December 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 November 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 September 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 14 May 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1262000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1109000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 265000
- Income Investments
- 498000
- Income Other
- 312000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3446000
- Income Legacies
- 97000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £53,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £334,000
- Expenditure Other
- 3209000
- Expenditure Total
- 3596000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 53000
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 3596000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 10000
- Gain Loss Investment
- -181000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 868000
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,341,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 25882000
- Assets Own Use
- 9840000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 16042000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £725,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £537,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £26,070,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 511000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 26000
- Assets Cash
- £377,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2341000
- Funds Restricted
- 23729000
- Funds Total
- 26070000
- Count Employees
- 52
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 December 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 November 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 September 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 3 July 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1145000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 863000
- Income Charitable Activities
- 233000
- Income Investments
- 450000
- Income Other
- 252000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2943000
- Income Legacies
- 78000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £877,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,502,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3379000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 50000
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 493000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 87000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 717000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,410,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 25317000
- Assets Own Use
- 15759000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 9558000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £648,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £432,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £25,533,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 401000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 31000
- Assets Cash
- £299,000
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2410000
- Funds Restricted
- 23123000
- Funds Total
- 25533000
- Count Employees
- 55
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
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Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Hertfordshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Central Bedfordshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Bedford
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Luton
- Welsh Ind
- No
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Charity Classification
- 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
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
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Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- CATHEDRAL AND ABBEY CHURCH OF ST ALBAN
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2024-03-05T00:00:00
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Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 1 DECEMBER 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.
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Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 672580
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- ST ALBANS CATHEDRAL
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Charity Policy
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- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
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- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
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- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
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- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
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- Investment
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- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
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- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures