LICHFIELD CATHEDRAL SCHOOL

Registered charity 1137481 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance education by the provision and conduct of a school for boys and girls which shall have a religious character in accordance with the tenets of the Church of England .To further religious, educational and other charitable work in accordance with the principles of the Church of England in the diocese of Lichfield and the wider community.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the school reported a deficit of funds for the year of £397,628, resulting in unrestricted free reserves being in deficit by £3,362,232. Per the trustees' report, this deficit was driven by the introduction of VAT on fees and significant capital investments, though the governors remain confident in the school's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Bates Weston Audit Ltd. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Cathedral Jewellers — “Our main sponsor for the evening, we are extremely grateful for their support.” (source page)
• Prezzo Italian — “Our supporting sponsors included: Prezzo Italian, the Doocey Group, BR Accountants, The Apiarist, Pegasus Group, SCT Sutton Coldfield Traini…” (source page)
• the Doocey Group — “Our supporting sponsors included: Prezzo Italian, the Doocey Group, BR Accountants, The Apiarist, Pegasus Group, SCT Sutton Coldfield Traini…” (source page)
• BR Accountants — “Our supporting sponsors included: Prezzo Italian, the Doocey Group, BR Accountants, The Apiarist, Pegasus Group, SCT Sutton Coldfield Traini…” (source page)
• The Apiarist — “Our supporting sponsors included: Prezzo Italian, the Doocey Group, BR Accountants, The Apiarist, Pegasus Group, SCT Sutton Coldfield Traini…” (source page)
• Pegasus Group — “Our supporting sponsors included: Prezzo Italian, the Doocey Group, BR Accountants, The Apiarist, Pegasus Group, SCT Sutton Coldfield Traini…” (source page)
• SCT Sutton Coldfield Training Ltd — “Our supporting sponsors included: Prezzo Italian, the Doocey Group, BR Accountants, The Apiarist, Pegasus Group, SCT Sutton Coldfield Traini…” (source page)
• National Timber — “Our supporting sponsors included: Prezzo Italian, the Doocey Group, BR Accountants, The Apiarist, Pegasus Group, SCT Sutton Coldfield Traini…” (source page)
• Lichfield Maize Maze — “Our supporting sponsors included: Prezzo Italian, the Doocey Group, BR Accountants, The Apiarist, Pegasus Group, SCT Sutton Coldfield Traini…” (source page)
• Tentickle — “Huge thanks go to the many auction and raffle prizes donated by people and organisations in the school community, including Tentickle.” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

11 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~2.8 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (03/04/2012) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Nina Daweschair
• Amanda Smith
• Anna Ambrose
• CLIVE RICKART
• Catherine Abbott
• Claire Evans
• David Brown
• ERIC JOHN LUNT · trustee of 1 other charity
• Jennifer Mason
• Joseph Morris
• Nicola Roy
• Rev Andrew Michael Stead
• Robert Oakley
• Rt Revd Janet Elizabeth McFarlane

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Staffordshire

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SALISBURY CATHEDRAL SCHOOL LIMITED.

• SALISBURY CATHEDRAL SCHOOL LIMITED income £3.7m
• EXETER CATHEDRAL SCHOOL income £2.7m
• LANCING COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL AT WORTHING LIMITED income £2.5m
• ST CHRISTOPHER SCHOOL (LETCHWORTH) LIMITED income £10.3m
• LUCKLEY HOUSE SCHOOL LIMITED income £8.7m
• RIKKYO SCHOOL IN ENGLAND TRUST income £7.2m

Side by side with its peers

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.