LEICESTER CATHEDRAL CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1152990 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Supporting the work of the Leicester Cathedral:i) the provision of a fitting place of interment for the human remains of King Richard III of England and associated religious facilities and activities and the repair, maintenance and renewal of all such provisions and facilities; and ii) the preservation, maintenance and development of the Cathedral Church of St Martin in Leicester generally.

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Latest income
£120k
Latest spending
£1.6m
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £1,479,374 for the year, resulting in a significant reduction of total funds from £3,048,491 to £57,863. The unrestricted fund balance fell to £0, while the restricted fund held £57,863. The trustees confirm the charity has sufficient reserves to continue meeting its objectives.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient to cover any Governance Costs, around £4,400
“The Trustees consider that an appropriate level of unrestricted reserves should be sufficient to cover any Governance Costs, around £4,400.” — page 4
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2023)

Total income
£706k
Total spending
£2.2m
Reserves (reported)
£2k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (88% 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 (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Leicester City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£120k£1.6m
31/12/2023£706k£2.2m
31/12/2022£789k£1.9m
31/12/2021£1.5m£1.0m
31/12/2020£367k£459k

Common questions

Is LEICESTER CATHEDRAL CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £1,479,374 for the year, resulting in a significant reduction of total funds from £3,048,491 to £57,863. The unrestricted fund balance fell to £0, while the restricted fund held £57,863. The trustees confirm the charity has sufficient reserves to continue meeting its objectives. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds LEICESTER CATHEDRAL CHARITABLE TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name LEICESTER CATHEDRAL CHARITABLE TRUST as a grant recipient include EDITH MURPHY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
EDITH MURPHY FOUNDATIONFY2024£15kWelfare
EDITH MURPHY FOUNDATIONFY2023£10kWelfare

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government18/12/2020£6kLeicester Cathedral, St Martins
UK government18/12/2020£17kLeicester Cathedral, St Martins

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST MARTIN, LEICESTER.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
LEICESTER CATHEDRAL CHARITABLE TRUST£120k—0unclear—no doubt
THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST MARTIN, LEICESTER FY2024£4.4m—0unclear—no doubt
THE ROCHESTER CATHEDRAL TRUST FY2025£166k—0unclear—no doubt
THE YORKIST HISTORY TRUST FY2025£494k—0unclear—no doubt
BRISTOL CATHEDRAL FY2024£1.9m——unclear—no doubt
CHICHESTER CATHEDRAL RESTORATION AND DEVELOPMENT TRUST CIO FY2025£1.4m—0unclear—no doubt

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