SOUTHWARK CATHEDRAL DEVELOPMENT TRUST CIO

Registered charity 1195743 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance the Christian religion for the public benefit, in particular but not exclusively by assistingin extending developing and maintaining the buildings, fabric, amenities and work of Southwark Cathedral, London Bridge, London, SE1 9DA and for such other charitable purposes (according to the laws of England and Wales) as the charity trustees see fit from time to time.

Causes: Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that an independent examination was completed for the year ended 31 December 2024. The examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept and financial statements accorded with those records. No matters were identified that would cause concern regarding the understanding of the financial statements.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 2 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Reported reserves equal ~15.3 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Jennifer Anne Page CBE
• PHILIP STURROCK · trustee of 1 other charity
• Rev Lotwina Farodoye · trustee of 1 other charity
• Richard Cornwell · trustee of 1 other charity
• The Venerable Jonathan Sedgwick

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

Operates in: Southwark

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE CATHEDRAL AND COLLEGIATE CHURCH OF SAINT SAVIOUR AND SAINT MARY OVERIE, SOUTHWARK.

• THE CATHEDRAL AND COLLEGIATE CHURCH OF SAINT SAVIOUR AND SAINT MARY OVERIE, SOUTHWARK income £3.3m
• SOUTHWELL CATHEDRAL income £1.6m
• SOUTHWARK CHARITIES income £2.0m
• SOUTH LONDON ALLIANCE CHURCH income £361k
• CHARTERHOUSE-IN-SOUTHWARK income £194k
• ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHDIOCESE OF SOUTHWARK income £33.8m

Side by side with its peers

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