St Edmundsbury Cathedral Trust
Registered charity 1156695 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE FOUNDATION OF ST EDMUND
(A) THE APPLICATION OF FUNDS OR PROPERTY TO THE SUPPORT OF SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES CONNECTED WITH THE CATHEDRAL AS THE DIRECTORS SHALL, FROM TIME TO TIME IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION, DETERMINE; AND(B) THE APPLICATION OF FUNDS OR PROPERTY TO SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES OR SUCH CHARITABLE BODIES AS THE DIRECTORS SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £4,949 at year-end, which is just below the stated policy target of £5,000 needed to cover management and administration costs. The charity reported a net income increase to £227,616, driven largely by donations for the Abbey Reborn Project and the Patron scheme. The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept and the accounts accorded with those records.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £5k; policy: sufficient funds to cover management, administration and support costs, which, as at 31 December 2025, are estimated to be £5,000)
“Actual funds at 31 December 2025 were £4,949.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Connected charity
“During the year the Charity made payments totalling £37,358 (2024: £32,933) to The Cathedral Church of Saint James and Saint Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds, a connected charity.” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Suffolk · Throughout London
Income and spending
Common questions
Is St Edmundsbury Cathedral Trust financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £4,949 at year-end, which is just below the stated policy target of £5,000 needed to cover management and administration costs. The charity reported a net income increase to £227,616, driven largely by donations for the Abbey Reborn Project and the Patron scheme. The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept and the accounts accorded with those records. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
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