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FRIENDS OF NORWICH CATHEDRAL

Registered charity 249460 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income
£333k
Latest spending
£423k
Registered
1987
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that free unrestricted reserves stood at £1,997,477, significantly exceeding the stated policy target of approximately £35,000. The trustees confirmed that resources are adequate to meet all known obligations and continue as a going concern.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 12 months (held: £2.0m)
“retain sufficient reserves (free unrestricted funds) to support the costs of the Charity's management and administration for a 12 month period, which currently amounts to approximately £35,000.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Commitments to Chapter
“During the year, The Friends of Norwich Cathedral made charitable commitments of £359,002 (2024: £491,232) to the Chapter.” — page 22
“During the year total income of £563 was received from six trustees (2024: £2,266 five trustees) for donations, Christmas cards, events and a subscription.” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee income
“During the year, The Friends of Norwich Cathedral made charitable commitments of £359,002 (2024: £491,232) to the Chapter.” — page 22
“During the year total income of £563 was received from six trustees (2024: £2,266 five trustees) for donations, Christmas cards, events and a subscription.” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£2.7m
Total spending
£545k
Cost of raising funds
£80k
Reserves (reported)
£1.9m
Employees
1

Reported reserves equal ~42.8 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Norfolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£333k£423k
31/12/2024£2.4m£545k
31/12/2023£196k£269k
31/12/2022£408k£366k
31/12/2021£219k£195k

Common questions

Is FRIENDS OF NORWICH CATHEDRAL financially healthy?

The accounts state that free unrestricted reserves stood at £1,997,477, significantly exceeding the stated policy target of approximately £35,000. The trustees confirmed that resources are adequate to meet all known obligations and continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds FRIENDS OF NORWICH CATHEDRAL?

Funders whose own accounts filings name FRIENDS OF NORWICH CATHEDRAL as a grant recipient include THE DYERS' COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmount
THE DYERS' COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k

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
SIR JOHN PRIESTMAN CHARITY TRUST1£9k
THE MCCORQUODALE CHARITABLE TRUST1£5k
SIR JEREMIAH COLMAN GIFT TRUST1£1k
MINCHINHAMPTON WITH BOX PCC1£219
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SOUTH PETHERTON WITH THE SEAVINGTONS AND THE LAMBROOKS1£70
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF PARKSTONE SAINT PETER AND SAINT OSMUND WITH BRANKSEA SAINT MARY1£50
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY'S CHARLTON KINGS1£20

Charities like this

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