THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST MARTIN, LEICESTER

Registered charity 1205102 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LEICESTER CATHEDRAL

(1) The objects of the Chapter are:(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

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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £2,029,888 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds. The trustees note that reduced footfall significantly impacted income, leading to the use of reserves in the short term, although unrestricted reserves of £344,294 remain above the stated policy target of £262,510.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by HaysMac LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

• Trading subsidiary: LEICESTER CATHEDRAL CHARITABLE TRUST Companies House CE000600
• Trading subsidiary: LEICESTER CATHEDRAL MUSIC FOUNDATION Companies House CE005877

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

6 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (6 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Reported reserves equal ~0.6 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 33.9% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• AMANDA JANE FITCHETT · trustee of 1 other charity
• DAVID FAWCETT · trustee of 1 other charity
• Doreen Ndetaramo
• EMMA LOUISE DAVIES
• MARK CHRISTOPHER BROWN
• PENNY ANN COATES
• REVEREND ALISON MARY ADAMS M.PHIL;M.A;B.MUS;CERT.ED;D.T.P.S. · trustee of 1 other charity
• Rev Canon Emma Louise Davis
• Rev Canon Karen Sheila Frances Rooms
• Rev Sarah Gill · trustee of 1 other charity
• Robert John Allison · trustee of 3 other charities
• THE VERY REVD KAREN ROOMS
• Victor George Allsop · trustee of 9 other charities

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

Operates in: Leicestershire

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with YORK MINSTER.

• YORK MINSTER income £18.3m
• BRISTOL CATHEDRAL income £1.9m
• THE CATHEDRAL AND COLLEGIATE CHURCH OF ST MARY, ST DENYS AND ST GEORGE IN MANCHESTER income £1.9m
• THE CORPORATION OF THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF CHRIST IN LIVERPOOL income £4.5m
• CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, ST PETER AND ST CEDD, CHELMSFORD income £1.3m
• CHAPTER OF THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, GUILDFORD income £1.7m

Side by side with its peers

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