THE ROCHESTER CATHEDRAL TRUST

Registered charity 291616 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · listed website unreachable when last crawled

Latest income
£166k
Latest spending
£163k
Registered
1985
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £82,325 are held in cash, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover administration costs for multiple years against a policy target of one to two years' expenditure. The charity reported a net income increase of £3,032 for the year, with total income of £165,927 largely derived from donations and fundraising activities.

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Donations from Trustees and Patrons
Donations totaling £16,280 (2024: £3,863) were made by Trustees and Patrons in the year. — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit).

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Rochester Cathedral Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2021)

Total income
£644k
Total spending
£258k
Cost of raising funds
£46k
Reserves (reported)
£107k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~5.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Medway

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£166k£163k
31/12/2024£205k£136k
31/12/2023£360k£283k
31/12/2022£91k£493k
31/12/2021£644k£258k

Common questions

Is THE ROCHESTER CATHEDRAL TRUST financially healthy?

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £82,325 are held in cash, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover administration costs for multiple years against a policy target of one to two years' expenditure. The charity reported a net income increase of £3,032 for the year, with total income of £165,927 largely derived from donations and fundraising activities. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE ROCHESTER CATHEDRAL TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE ROCHESTER CATHEDRAL TRUST as a grant recipient include THE CHRISTOPHER AND HENRY OLDFIELD TRUST, THE HEADLEY TRUST, THE A M 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
The National Lottery Heritage Fund27/09/2011£4.7m"Hidden Treasures, Fresh Expressions"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund13/03/2008£931k"Interpreting Rochester Cathedral: Ancient Stones - Untold Stories"

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 JEREMIAH COLMAN GIFT TRUST1£10k
The Patricia Routledge Foundation1£5k

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