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THE CITY OF LONDON ENDOWMENT TRUST FOR ST PAUL'S CATHEDRAL

Registered charity 285023 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To make annual grants to St Paul's Cathedral

Causes: Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£350k
Latest spending
£687k
Registered
1982
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Trust holds unrestricted reserves of £12,221,451, which the Trustees consider sufficient to continue support to St. Paul’s Cathedral during income fluctuations. The Trust reported a net movement in funds of £374,030 for the year, driven by investment gains that exceeded charitable expenditure. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient unrestricted reserves to be able to continue appropriate support to St. Paul’s in periods of fluctuations in the Trust’s income (held: £12.2m)
“The Trustees aim to maintain sufficient unrestricted reserves to be able to continue appropriate support to St. Paul’s in periods of fluctuations in the Trust’s income.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Forvis Mazars LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: City Of London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£350k£687k
31/12/2024£340k£363k
31/12/2023£344k£345k
31/12/2022£327k£318k
31/12/2021£308k£569k

Common questions

Is THE CITY OF LONDON ENDOWMENT TRUST FOR ST PAUL'S CATHEDRAL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the Trust holds unrestricted reserves of £12,221,451, which the Trustees consider sufficient to continue support to St. Paul’s Cathedral during income fluctuations. The Trust reported a net movement in funds of £374,030 for the year, driven by investment gains that exceeded charitable expenditure. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Forvis Mazars LLP.

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
FRIENDS OF ST PAULS1£580k
GARFIELD WESTON FOUNDATION1£500k
The Goldsmiths' Foundation1£182k
GARFIELD WESTON TRUST FOR ST PAUL'S CATHEDRAL1£150k
THE COSTA FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST1£142k
THE CHRISTOPHER AND HENRY OLDFIELD TRUST1£128k
THE THOMPSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST1£110k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GARFIELD WESTON TRUST FOR ST PAUL'S CATHEDRAL.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE CITY OF LONDON ENDOWMENT TRUST FOR ST PAUL'S CATHEDRAL£350k—0unclear—no doubt
GARFIELD WESTON TRUST FOR ST PAUL'S CATHEDRAL FY2025£124k—0unclear—no doubt
THE CHURCH LANDS FY2025£849k—0unclear—no doubt
CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, ST PETER AND ST CEDD, CHELMSFORD FY2024£1.3m—0unclear—no doubt
THE ROCHESTER CATHEDRAL TRUST FY2025£166k—0unclear—no doubt
CHICHESTER CATHEDRAL MILLENNIUM ENDOWMENT TRUST FY2025£295k—0unclear—no doubt

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