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THE FRIENDS OF HEREFORD CATHEDRAL

Registered charity 215663 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To encourage interest in Hereford Cathedral and to supplement available resources for maintenance of its fabric and furnishings and for improvement and beautification of the cathedral and its precincts, including education and music.

Causes: Education/training · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£126k
Latest spending
£56k
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £823,529, with free reserves of £138,400, which the trustees consider sufficient to maintain activities. The charity reports a net income of £51,260 for the year, driven by significant legacies, although investment values experienced a loss. The trustees confirm adequate resources for the foreseeable future, indicating stable financial health.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between three and six month’s expenditure (held: £824k)
“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Gloucestershire · Herefordshire · Powys · Shropshire · Worcestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£126k£56k
31/12/2024£90k£157k
31/12/2023£159k£55k
31/12/2022£182k£51k
31/12/2021£38k£22k

Common questions

Is THE FRIENDS OF HEREFORD CATHEDRAL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £823,529, with free reserves of £138,400, which the trustees consider sufficient to maintain activities. The charity reports a net income of £51,260 for the year, driven by significant legacies, although investment values experienced a loss. The trustees confirm adequate resources for the foreseeable future, indicating stable financial health. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE OUSELEY CHURCH MUSIC TRUST2£7k
THE COPPING JOYCE FOUNDATION1£173k
THE CHRISTOPHER AND HENRY OLDFIELD TRUST1£128k
WILLIAM ADLINGTON CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST1£52k
THE HEADLEY TRUST1£50k
THE A M CHARITABLE TRUST1£32k
THE HAWTHORNE CHARITABLE TRUST1£17k
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST1£14k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FRIENDS OF WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE FRIENDS OF HEREFORD CATHEDRAL£126k—0unclear—no doubt
FRIENDS OF WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL FY2025£1.2m—0above—no doubt
THE FRIENDS OF EXETER CATHEDRAL FY2025£392k—0above—no doubt
THE HEREFORD CATHEDRAL PERPETUAL TRUST FY2025£618k—0unclear—no doubt
CHICHESTER CATHEDRAL RESTORATION AND DEVELOPMENT TRUST CIO FY2025£1.4m—0unclear—no doubt
SALISBURY CATHEDRAL CHORAL FOUNDATION FY2025£407k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.