SALISBURY CATHEDRAL CHORISTERS' ENDOWMENT FUND

Registered charity 309485 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SALISBURY CATHEDRAL SCHOOL, THE CATHEDRAL SCHOOL

Education of present and past choristers of Salisbury Cathedral.

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Latest income

£112k

Latest spending

£133k

Registered

1966

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that net assets decreased by £77,690 to £3,124,382 due to investment losses and expenditure exceeding income. The charity holds £2,737,117 in endowed funds and £387,265 in restricted funds, with the trustee confirming the charity remains a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: The charity paid £111,599 to Salisbury Cathedral in grants towards the boy choristers' fees.

“During the year the charity paid £111,599 (2024: £100,440) to Salisbury Cathedral in grants towards the boy choristers' fees.” — page 11

“The School paid rent to the charity of £34,000 (2024: £34,000) for 57A The Close which is used as the boarding house.” — page 11

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Salisbury Cathedral School paid rent of £34,000 to the charity for 57A The Close.

“During the year the charity paid £111,599 (2024: £100,440) to Salisbury Cathedral in grants towards the boy choristers' fees.” — page 11

“The School paid rent to the charity of £34,000 (2024: £34,000) for 57A The Close which is used as the boarding house.” — page 11

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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THE CHAPTER OF THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY OF SALISBURY

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£112k	£133k
31/03/2024	£125k	£126k
31/03/2023	£115k	£120k
31/03/2022	£113k	£111k
31/03/2021	£106k	£116k

Common questions

Is SALISBURY CATHEDRAL CHORISTERS' ENDOWMENT FUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that net assets decreased by £77,690 to £3,124,382 due to investment losses and expenditure exceeding income. The charity holds £2,737,117 in endowed funds and £387,265 in restricted funds, with the trustee confirming the charity remains a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds SALISBURY CATHEDRAL CHORISTERS' ENDOWMENT FUND?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SALISBURY CATHEDRAL CHORISTERS' ENDOWMENT FUND as a grant recipient include THE OUSELEY CHURCH MUSIC TRUST, Newcomen Collett Educational Foundation.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE OUSELEY CHURCH MUSIC TRUST	FY2024	£14k	to provide bursary support towards school fees of 5 choristers.
THE OUSELEY CHURCH MUSIC TRUST	FY2022	£6k	Fees (8 grants)
THE OUSELEY CHURCH MUSIC TRUST	FY2022	£3k	Grants for musicians (4 grants)
Newcomen Collett Educational Foundation	FY2023	£3k	Other Grants
Newcomen Collett Educational Foundation	FY2022	£2k	Rent/Repairs (Governor Related)
Newcomen Collett Educational Foundation	FY2023	£2k	School Uniform/General
Newcomen Collett Educational Foundation	FY2024	£2k	Grant
Newcomen Collett Educational Foundation	FY2024	£2k	Grant
Newcomen Collett Educational Foundation	FY2025	£2k	School Uniform Grant / Grant to Governors of Parish School
THE OUSELEY CHURCH MUSIC TRUST	FY2023	£2k	Fees
Newcomen Collett Educational Foundation	FY2025	£1k	Grant to Organisation

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
VISCOUNT AMORY'S CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£92k
THE LADY COBHAM FOUNDATION	1	£12k
THE ANCHOR FOUNDATION	1	£500
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF PARKSTONE SAINT PETER AND SAINT OSMUND WITH BRANKSEA SAINT MARY	1	£100
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF HARNHAM ST GEORGE AND ALL SAINTS	1	£20

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SALISBURY CATHEDRAL CHORAL FOUNDATION.

SALISBURY CATHEDRAL CHORAL FOUNDATION income £407k
THE SALISBURY CATHEDRAL GIRL CHORISTERS' FUND income £160k
SALISBURY CATHEDRAL SCHOOL LIMITED income £3.7m
EXETER CATHEDRAL SCHOOL income £2.7m
THE ASSOCIATION OF THE FRIENDS OF SALISBURY CATHEDRAL income £290k
CHICHESTER CATHEDRAL MILLENNIUM ENDOWMENT TRUST income £295k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SALISBURY CATHEDRAL CHORISTERS' ENDOWMENT FUND	£112k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SALISBURY CATHEDRAL CHORAL FOUNDATION FY2025	£407k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE SALISBURY CATHEDRAL GIRL CHORISTERS' FUND FY2025	£160k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SALISBURY CATHEDRAL SCHOOL LIMITED FY2025	£3.7m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
EXETER CATHEDRAL SCHOOL FY2024	£2.7m	—	—	unclear	—	noted
THE ASSOCIATION OF THE FRIENDS OF SALISBURY CATHEDRAL FY2026	£290k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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