FRIENDS OF PETERBOROUGH CATHEDRAL

Registered charity 249608 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity's objectives are:(a) to arouse and foster interest in the Cathedral throughout the Diocese and beyond; and(b) to assist with funds to preserve the fabric of the Cathedral and associated buildings and to assist in the preservation and enrichment of the ornaments and furnishings of the Cathedral and the maintenance and development of its worship and mission.

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Latest income
£29k
Latest spending
£42k
Registered
1966
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £77,140, which is significantly above its stated optimum reserve level of £23,240. Per the trustees' report, the charity has sufficient funds to continue in operation for at least 12 months and recorded a net deficit of £12,879 for the year, primarily due to grants made to the Chapter.

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

What the accounts disclose

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: Northamptonshire · Peterborough City · Rutland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£29k£42k
31/12/2024£7k£7k
31/12/2023£32k£20k
31/12/2022£7k£9k
31/12/2021£8k£18k

Common questions

Is FRIENDS OF PETERBOROUGH CATHEDRAL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £77,140, which is significantly above its stated optimum reserve level of £23,240. Per the trustees' report, the charity has sufficient funds to continue in operation for at least 12 months and recorded a net deficit of £12,879 for the year, primarily due to grants made to the Chapter. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds FRIENDS OF PETERBOROUGH CATHEDRAL?

Funders whose own accounts filings name FRIENDS OF PETERBOROUGH CATHEDRAL as a grant recipient include THE EARL FITZWILLIAM CHARITABLE 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).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government15/03/2022£184k#ERSX: Chapter Peterborough Cathedral