THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF CHRIST, BLESSED MARY THE VIRGIN AND ST CUTHBERT OF DURHAM

Registered charity 1205971 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DURHAM CATHEDRAL

Latest income

£5.9m

Latest spending

£7.8m

Registered

2023

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income

£5.9m

Total spending

£7.8m

Cost of raising funds

£2.4m

Reserves (reported)

£2.3m

Employees

118

Reported reserves equal ~3.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

Canon Alice Ambrose-Thurman
Canon Dr Apollo Tutesigensi
Canon Dr Maria Cockerill
Canon Jonathan Ward
Canon Paul Chandler · trustee of 1 other charity
Canon Professor Stefanie Constanze Sheen
THE VERY REVD PHILIP PLYMING
The Revd Canon Charlotte Allen
The Revd Canon Michael Hampel
The Revd Canon Professor Simon Oliver

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

Operates in: Durham

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£5.9m	£7.8m

Common questions

Who funds THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF CHRIST, BLESSED MARY THE VIRGIN AND ST CUTHBERT OF DURHAM?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF CHRIST, BLESSED MARY THE VIRGIN AND ST CUTHBERT OF DURHAM as a grant recipient include Genesis Foundation, GENESIS AMERICA (UK) LIMITED, Point North Community Foundation, THE ARDEOLA CHARITABLE TRUST, THE HEADLEY TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount
Genesis Foundation	FY2023	£100k
GENESIS AMERICA (UK) LIMITED	FY2022	£38k
Point North Community Foundation	FY2022	£37k
THE ARDEOLA CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£25k
THE ARDEOLA CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£25k
THE HEADLEY TRUST	FY2024	£20k
FRIENDS OF DURHAM CATHEDRAL	FY2025	£8k
THE ARDEOLA CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£5k

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	20/07/2020	£213k	"COVID19: Durham Cathedral"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	20/03/2017	£1.1m	"2020 Fabric Endowment Campaign: Safeguarding Our Heritage for the Future"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	26/05/2016	£10k	"Bringing together the heritage of the Butte Crosses and the First World War"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	15/11/2011	£3.9m	"Durham Cathedral: Open Treasure - Phase 1"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	04/09/2009	£338k	"Heritage Woodlands and Riverbanks of Durham Cathedral"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	17/03/2008	£50k	"Heritage Woodlands and Riverbanks of Durham Cathedral"