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.

Objects

THE EDUCATION, RELIGIOUS AND GENERAL AS WELL AS MUSICAL, OF THE CATHEDRAL CHORISTERS.

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: Education/training · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Wiltshire, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

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.

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 31/03/2023

  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
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.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE OUSELEY CHURCH MUSIC TRUSTFY2024£14kto provide bursary support towards school fees of 5 choristers.
THE OUSELEY CHURCH MUSIC TRUSTFY2021£6kFees
THE OUSELEY CHURCH MUSIC TRUSTFY2022£6kFees (8 grants)
THE OUSELEY CHURCH MUSIC TRUSTFY2022£3kGrants for musicians (4 grants)
Newcomen Collett Educational FoundationFY2023£3kOther Grants
Newcomen Collett Educational FoundationFY2025£2kSchool Uniform Grant / Grant to Governors of Parish School
Newcomen Collett Educational FoundationFY2024£2kGrant
Newcomen Collett Educational FoundationFY2024£2kGrant
Newcomen Collett Educational FoundationFY2023£2kSchool Uniform/General
Newcomen Collett Educational FoundationFY2022£2kRent/Repairs (Governor Related)
THE OUSELEY CHURCH MUSIC TRUSTFY2021£2kFees
THE OUSELEY CHURCH MUSIC TRUSTFY2023£2kFees
Newcomen Collett Educational FoundationFY2025£1kGrant to Organisation

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SALISBURY CATHEDRAL CHORISTERS' ENDOWMENT FUND£112k—0unclear—no doubt
SALISBURY CATHEDRAL CHORAL FOUNDATION FY2025£407k—0unclear—no doubt
THE SALISBURY CATHEDRAL TRUST FY2025£84k—0unclear—no doubt
THE SALISBURY CATHEDRAL GIRL CHORISTERS' FUND FY2025£160k—0unclear—no doubt
THE FRIENDS OF SALISBURY CATHEDRAL SCHOOL FY2025£29k—0unclear—no doubt
CHICHESTER CATHEDRAL CHORISTERS' ASSOCIATION'S SCHOLARSHIP TRUST FY2026£31k—0above—no doubt

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