CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF CHRIST AND THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY, ROCHESTER

Registered charity 1206900 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ROCHESTER CATHEDRAL

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.To care for and conserve the fabric and structure of the Cathedral Church building.To advance any other charitable purposes.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves are in a deficit position of £31,000, which is below the stated policy target of approximately £900,000. The trustees report that rebuilding unrestricted reserves is a key strategic priority and expect to return to the target level within approximately five years. The auditor confirms that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

• Trading subsidiary: ROCHESTER CATHEDRAL ENTERPRISES LIMITED Companies House 01309779

Leadership, per the charity’s website

• The Very Reverend Dr Philip Hesketh AKC DL — Dean of Rochester (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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

4 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (4 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

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

Reported reserves equal ~0.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (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: 39.9% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr Philip Hesketh DLchair
• Barbara Chinamasa
• Carline Deal
• DAVID SAMUELS
• ELLEN COUZENS
• Paul David Hudson · trustee of 3 other charities
• Paul Francis
• Rev Chris Dench
• Rev Gordon Giles PhD, FRSCM · trustee of 1 other charity
• Rev Jane Winter
• Rev Kenneth Clark

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

Operates in: Bexley · Bromley · Kent · Medway

Income and spending

Common questions

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

• Paul David Hudson — trustee here and at THE ROCHESTER CATHEDRAL TRUST

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).