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GARFIELD WESTON TRUST FOR ST PAUL'S CATHEDRAL

Registered charity 265091 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Granting income to St Paul's Cathedral refurbishment

Objects

PRESERVATION, MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE FABRIC OF ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL. THE INTERIOR DECORATION THEREOF AND THE ORNAMENTS FURNISHINGS, CARVINGS, FIXTURE AND FITTINGS.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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

Registered contact address: City of London, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£124k
Latest spending
£137k
Registered
1973
Accounts read
FY2025

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.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Income from Investments (100% of income)
“Income from Investments 124,332”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: 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 (reserves figure: £5.5m)
“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
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Brebners. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
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

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
WILLIAM ADLINGTON CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST1£52k
THE CATHERINE COOKSON CHARITABLE TRUST1£50k
THE PUBLIC INTEREST FOUNDATION1£33k
THE HAWTHORNE CHARITABLE TRUST1£17k
THE W A HANDLEY CHARITY TRUST1£15k
SR & PH Southall Trust1£13k
THE KIRBY LAING FOUNDATION1£8k
G M MORRISON CHARITABLE TRUST1£7k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE CITY OF LONDON ENDOWMENT TRUST FOR ST PAUL'S CATHEDRAL.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
GARFIELD WESTON TRUST FOR ST PAUL'S CATHEDRAL£124k—0unclear—no doubt
THE CITY OF LONDON ENDOWMENT TRUST FOR ST PAUL'S CATHEDRAL FY2025£350k—0unclear—no doubt
WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL TRUST FY2026£37k——unclear—no doubt
NEWCASTLE CATHEDRAL TRUST FY2025£133k—0within—no doubt
CARLISLE CATHEDRAL DEVELOPMENT TRUST FY2025£84k—0unclear—no doubt
THE HEREFORD CATHEDRAL PERPETUAL TRUST FY2025£618k—0unclear—no doubt

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