GARFIELD WESTON TRUST FOR ST PAUL'S CATHEDRAL
Granting income to St Paul's Cathedral refurbishment
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the Trust’s total funds increased to £5,526,966, driven by a net gain on investments of £180,100 which offset a net expenditure before gains of £12,924. The Trustees report confidence in the Trust's ability to continue as a going concern, citing well-balanced investment management and sufficient unrestricted reserves to support St Paul’s Cathedral.
What the accounts disclose
“Income from Investments 124,332”
“The Trustees’ objective is to maintain sufficient unrestricted reserves in designated or general funds, to be able to continue to provide appropriate support to St Paul’s Cathedral, in periods of fluctuations in the Trust’s income or exceptionally heavy expenditure on the maintenance and repair of the Fabric.” — page 4
Trustees
- JAMES HAMBROchair
- ANTHONY BIRD
- Guy Matthews
- KENNETH GARDENER
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £124k | £137k |
| 31/12/2024 | £128k | £37k |
| 31/12/2023 | £122k | £35k |
| 31/12/2022 | £121k | £84k |
| 31/12/2021 | £119k | £286k |
Common questions
Is GARFIELD WESTON TRUST FOR ST PAUL'S CATHEDRAL financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Trust’s total funds increased to £5,526,966, driven by a net gain on investments of £180,100 which offset a net expenditure before gains of £12,924. The Trustees report confidence in the Trust's ability to continue as a going concern, citing well-balanced investment management and sufficient unrestricted reserves to support St Paul’s Cathedral. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Brebners.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE JULIA RAUSING TRUST | 1 | £1.0m |
| THE CHRISTOPHER AND HENRY OLDFIELD TRUST | 1 | £128k |
| THE HEADLEY TRUST | 1 | £50k |
| THE A M CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £32k |
| THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £30k |
| THE KIRBY LAING FOUNDATION | 1 | £25k |
| THE MCCORQUODALE CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £25k |
| THE STEVENSON FAMILY'S CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £23k |
Charities like this
- THE CITY OF LONDON ENDOWMENT TRUST FOR ST PAUL'S CATHEDRAL
- THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAULS, CANFORD HEATH IN THE DIOCESE OF SALISBURY
- THE ROCHESTER CATHEDRAL TRUST
- THE WESTMINSTER ABBEY TRUST
- SALISBURY CATHEDRAL CHORAL FOUNDATION
- THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS WESTON
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GARFIELD WESTON TRUST FOR ST PAUL'S CATHEDRAL | £124k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE CITY OF LONDON ENDOWMENT TRUST FOR ST PAUL'S CATHEDRAL | £350k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAULS, CANFORD HEATH IN THE DIOCESE OF SALISBURY | £110k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE ROCHESTER CATHEDRAL TRUST | £166k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE WESTMINSTER ABBEY TRUST | £3.1m | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| SALISBURY CATHEDRAL CHORAL FOUNDATION | £407k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |