THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF SAINT MARY AND SAINT CHAD IN LICHFIELD
Registered charity 1207343 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LICHFIELD CATHEDRAL
Lichfield Cathedral is a historic place of worship. The Cathedral operates 3 services a day Monday - Saturday and 5 services on a Sunday. In addition to the worship, the Cathedral is a visitor attraction, events and exhibition venue, operates educational activity, and is landlord to 70 properties in a private Cathedral Close.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the Cathedral broke even at an operating level and reported a surplus of £1.1m, driven by increases in the value of investments and fixed assets. Unrestricted funds held £1.3m in cash, while total unrestricted reserves stood at £1.9m, which the trustees note is within their target range of three months to one year of operating costs.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Accounts audited by Price Bailey LLP. Discloses 2 of 6 completeness components.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£1.3m
Reported reserves equal ~3.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (39% 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: 38.3% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Rt Revd Janet McFarlanechair · trustee of 1 other charity
- Ann Fisher
- Eric Lunt
- LLOYD COOKE · trustee of 2 other charities
- Mo Trudel · trustee of 1 other charity
- Rev Jeanette Hartwell
- Rev Jonathan James Peter Bish
- THE REVEREND PETER HOLLIDAY BCOMMAFCA
- The Revd Canon Dr The Revd Canon Dr Gregory Platten
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Shropshire · Staffordshire · Wolverhampton
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF SAINT MARY AND SAINT CHAD IN LICHFIELD financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Cathedral broke even at an operating level and reported a surplus of £1.1m, driven by increases in the value of investments and fixed assets. Unrestricted funds held £1.3m in cash, while total unrestricted reserves stood at £1.9m, which the trustees note is within their target range of three months to one year of operating costs. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Price Bailey LLP.
Who funds THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF SAINT MARY AND SAINT CHAD IN LICHFIELD?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF SAINT MARY AND SAINT CHAD IN LICHFIELD as a grant recipient include THE HEADLEY TRUST, CATHEDRAL MUSIC TRUST, THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE KIRBY LAING FOUNDATION, THE IDLEWILD TRUST.
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