THE CATHEDRALS ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1151212 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CAFA

CAFA encourages high standards of administration and financial management within English Anglican Cathedrals by: liaising with Church central bodies, and government and its agencies; issuing guidance on administration and financial issues; organising an annual conference, day conferences and regional meetings to provide training and share information and best practice.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOCTRINES OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND AND TO FURTHER THE MISSION OF THE ANGLICAN DENOMINATION BY:1. SUPPORTING THE ENGLISH ANGLICAN CATHEDRALS (THE MEMBERS OF THE CHARITY) AND WESTMINSTER ABBEY AND ST GEORGE'S CHAPEL WINDSOR IN THEIR WORK OF ADVANCING THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION BY CONSIDERING, DEBATING AND MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS ON ANY MATTERS AFFECTING THE ADMINISTRATION OR FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS OF CATHEDRALS; 2.WORKING WITH THE ASSOCIATION OF ENGLISH CATHEDRALS AND ASSISTING IT IN FULFILLING ITS CHARITABLE OBJECTS; 3. WORKING WITH THE NATIONAL CHURCH INSTITUTIONS AND OTHER PARTS OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND IN FURTHERING THE MISSION AND WORK OF CATHEDRALS, IN PARTICULAR ADVISING HE CHURCH COMMISSIONERS ON ACCOUNTING REGULATIONS FOR CATHEDRALS; 4. WORKING WITH THE CHURCHES? LEGISLATION ADVISORY SERVICE AND OTHER APPROPRIATE ECUMENICAL BODIES IN FURTHERING THE MISSION AND WORK OF CATHEDRALS; 5.WORKING WITH THE GOVERNMENT AND ITS AGENCIES TO REPRESENT THE INTERESTS OF CATHEDRALS ON MATTERS RELATING TO CATHEDRAL ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE TO ASSIST CATHEDRALS IN FULFILLING THEIR MISSION AND WORK; 6.DEBATING AND PROPOSING POLICIES AND OTHER MATTERS AFFECTING CATHEDRALS' ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE, INCLUDING THEIR ROLE IN ADVANCING EDUCATION; COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; ARTS, CULTURE AND HERITAGE; AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT; 7. ENCOURAGING THE DEVELOPMENT AND SHARING OF BEST PRACTICE BETWEEN CATHEDRALS.

Area of benefit: NATIONAL

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Birmingham, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£70k

Latest spending

£68k

Registered

2013

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a modest surplus of £1,532 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income increasing to £69,784. The trustees confirm that unrestricted reserves of £45,242 are sufficient to meet normal annual expenditure and maintain the stated policy target of six months' expenditure. The organization has no paid employees and relies on trustee reimbursement for expenses rather than remuneration.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months expenditure (reserves figure: £45k)

“The Trustees aim to maintain a reserve equivalent to six months expenditure for cash flow purposes.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Risk management
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 5

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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Trustees · trustee networks

Emily Charlotte MacKenziechair · trustee of 4 other charities
ANTHONY THOMAS O'CONNOR
Alison Evans · trustee of 1 other charity
Anne Groves · trustee of 1 other charity
Edith McColgan
George William Carter · trustee of 2 other charities
Jacqueline Ann Molnar
Justine Elizabeth Horseman-Sewell
Stephen Michael Packham

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£70k	£68k
31/12/2024	£55k	£42k
31/12/2023	£53k	£44k
31/12/2022	£6k	£6k
31/12/2021	£33k	£23k

Common questions

Is THE CATHEDRALS ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a modest surplus of £1,532 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total income increasing to £69,784. The trustees confirm that unrestricted reserves of £45,242 are sufficient to meet normal annual expenditure and maintain the stated policy target of six months' expenditure. The organization has no paid employees and relies on trustee reimbursement for expenses rather than remuneration. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE KIRBY LAING FOUNDATION	1	£10k
THE OUSELEY CHURCH MUSIC TRUST	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE ASSOCIATION OF ENGLISH CATHEDRALS.

THE ASSOCIATION OF ENGLISH CATHEDRALS income £270k
ASSOCIATION OF CHURCH ACCOUNTANTS AND TREASURERS income £167k
The Cathedrals Group of Universities income £60k
THE ST ASAPH DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE income £6.2m
THE CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC FINANCE AND ACCOUNTANCY income £26.1m
CPA CHARITABLE FUNDS income £215k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE CATHEDRALS ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE ASSOCIATION	£70k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE ASSOCIATION OF ENGLISH CATHEDRALS FY2025	£270k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
ASSOCIATION OF CHURCH ACCOUNTANTS AND TREASURERS FY2026	£167k	£40,000 to £50,000	0	above	—	no doubt
The Cathedrals Group of Universities FY2025	£60k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ST ASAPH DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE FY2025	£6.2m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
THE CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC FINANCE AND ACCOUNTANCY FY2025	£26.1m	£250,000 – £259,999	53	below	—	no doubt

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