THE FRIENDS OF EXETER CATHEDRAL

Registered charity 207096 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income
£332k
Latest spending
£372k
Registered
1962
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted free reserves stood at £5,916,650, an increase from the previous year. The charity reported a net incoming resource deficit of £39,255 for the year, primarily due to a £1 million grant reserved for the Cloister Project, but this was offset by investment gains and increased donations.

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Grants made to the Chapter totalled £325,000 (2023: £325,000) as detailed in Note 7. In addition, in June 2023 The Friends of Exeter Cathedral made a commitment to The Dean and Chapter of Exeter Cathedral to grant £1M towards the cost of the Cloister Development Project, payable in equal instalments of £250,000 in each of the years 2023 to 2026 inclusive.
In the year under review, the Very Revd Jonathan Greener was a member of the Chapter of Exeter Cathedral as well as being Dean of Exeter Cathedral and non-voting attendee at the Trustee meetings of The Friends of Exeter Cathedral. Grants made to the Chapter totalled £325,000 (2023: £325,000) as detailed in Note 7. In addition, in June 2023 The Friends of Exeter Cathedral made a commitment to The Dean and Chapter of Exeter Cathedral to grant £1M towards the cost of the Cloister Development Project, payable in equal instalments of £250,000 in each of the years 2023 to 2026 inclusive. — page 21
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Streets Audit LLP.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

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Trustees

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

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£332k£372k
31/12/2023£310k£1.4m
31/12/2022£469k£345k
31/12/2021£364k£327k
31/12/2020£412k£510k

Common questions

Is THE FRIENDS OF EXETER CATHEDRAL financially healthy?

The accounts state that unrestricted free reserves stood at £5,916,650, an increase from the previous year. The charity reported a net incoming resource deficit of £39,255 for the year, primarily due to a £1 million grant reserved for the Cloister Project, but this was offset by investment gains and increased donations. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Streets Audit LLP.

Who funds THE FRIENDS OF EXETER CATHEDRAL?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE FRIENDS OF EXETER CATHEDRAL as a grant recipient include THE MCCORQUODALE CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmount
THE MCCORQUODALE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£5k

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