THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL COVENTRY

Registered charity 1204257 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as COVENTRY CATHEDRAL

The Objects: (a) to advance the Christian religion in accordance with the faith and practice of the Church of England, in particular by furthering the mission of the Church of England; (b) to care for and conserve the fabric and structure of the Cathedral Church Building; (c) to advance any other charitable purposes which are ancillary to the furtherance of the purpose referred to above.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £123k for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted funds. The Trustees consider the current level of free reserves, which provides 3 months' cover, to be temporary due to an expected property sale in January 2026. The charity remains confident in its ability to meet liabilities as they fall due.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Dafferns Audit Limited. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

• Top pay band moved from £60,001 - £70,000 (FY2024) to £70,000 - £80,000 (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Coventry Cathedral (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

• Reverend Canon Kate Massey — Acting Dean (source)
• Simon Danks — Chief Operating Officer (source)
• Reverend Canon Nitano Muller — Canon for Worship and Welcome (source)

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Funders the charity credits

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

• Hill Group — “A special thank you to Hill Group for sponsoring 2024's big fundraising event, the Summer Garden Party.” (source page)
• Benefact Trust — “In 2023, with the support and financial grant offered to us from Benefact Trust we were able to employ a part time Donor Coordinator.” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £720k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~3.7 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 27.6% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• ANDREW JAMES WALSTER
• CHRISTIAN MICHAEL CLIFFE
• David Joseph Johnston · trustee of 2 other charities
• GRAHAM JOHN WARREN
• Jake Sexton · trustee of 1 other charity
• MARTIN ROYSTON WILLIAMS
• RICHARD ELWIN SAPCOTE
• ROBIN BRADFIELD THOMAS
• Rev Joanna Lucy Joyce · trustee of 3 other charities
• Rev Kate Ishbel Massey
• Rev Nitano Ashley Muller · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Coventry City · Warwickshire

Income and spending

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Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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