THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST PHILIP BIRMINGHAM
Registered charity 1206485 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BIRMINGHAM CATHEDRAL
A centre of worship, prayer and pilgrimageThe central church of the Diocese, where the unity of the church is expressed, and episcopal and diocesan services are held;A church which ministers to those who live and work within its parish and to its regular worshippers; andMinisters to the civic life of the City of Birmingham, in close collaboration with the other city-centre churches
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity incurred a structural operational deficit on unrestricted funds, resulting in a cumulative unrestricted fund deficit of £2,780 at year-end. While the trustees have adopted a total return investment approach and identified sufficient unrestricted funds to continue for at least 12 months, they explicitly disclose a material uncertainty regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern due to external economic factors and ongoing financial challenges.
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: £-3k; policy: three months operating expenditure)
“The free reserves position as of 31 December 2025 shows a balance of (£2,780) and the reserves policy is not technically achieved.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Cathedral received a grant of £9,000 towards the new Nativity figures from the entity in the year ended 31 December 2025.
“A family member of one of the Chapter Members (Sue Davis), is also a trustee of the Birmingham Municipal Charity (Charity number 1146182) grant making entity. The Cathedral received a grant of £9,000 towards the new Nativity figures from the entity in the year ended 31 December 2025.”
“Common fund payments paid to the Birmingham Diocesan Board of Finance for the year ending 31 December 2025 were £75,128 (2024: £70,902).”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Common fund payments paid to the Birmingham Diocesan Board of Finance were £75,128.
“A family member of one of the Chapter Members (Sue Davis), is also a trustee of the Birmingham Municipal Charity (Charity number 1146182) grant making entity. The Cathedral received a grant of £9,000 towards the new Nativity figures from the entity in the year ended 31 December 2025.”
“Common fund payments paid to the Birmingham Diocesan Board of Finance for the year ending 31 December 2025 were £75,128 (2024: £70,902).”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Recharges of housing costs and other costs from the Birmingham Diocesan Board of Finance totaled £34,505.
“A family member of one of the Chapter Members (Sue Davis), is also a trustee of the Birmingham Municipal Charity (Charity number 1146182) grant making entity. The Cathedral received a grant of £9,000 towards the new Nativity figures from the entity in the year ended 31 December 2025.”
“Common fund payments paid to the Birmingham Diocesan Board of Finance for the year ending 31 December 2025 were £75,128 (2024: £70,902).”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Crowe UK LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Year-over-year changes
- Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (FY2024) → 0 (FY2025).
- Going concern: material uncertainty (FY2024) → no going-concern doubt (FY2025).
Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£276k
Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (37% 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: 23.4% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Birmingham City · Sandwell · Solihull · Warwickshire · Worcestershire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST PHILIP BIRMINGHAM financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a structural operational deficit on unrestricted funds, resulting in a cumulative unrestricted fund deficit of £2,780 at year-end. While the trustees have adopted a total return investment approach and identified sufficient unrestricted funds to continue for at least 12 months, they explicitly disclose a material uncertainty regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern due to external economic factors and ongoing financial challenges. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe UK LLP.
Who funds THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST PHILIP BIRMINGHAM?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST PHILIP BIRMINGHAM as a grant recipient include THE DULVERTON TRUST, THE W E DUNN TRUST, LORD BARNBY'S FOUNDATION, THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST, DUMBRECK CHARITY.
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