SOCIETY OF THE FRIENDS OF CHESTER CATHEDRAL
Assisting the Dean and Chapter in furthering the religious and charitable work of Chester Cathedral by supporting the spiritual life, work and worship, and maintaining, improving, adding to and repairing the fabric, fittings, furniture, ornaments, services and music.
Objects
TO ASSIST AND SUPPORT THE DEAN AND CHAPTER IN FURTHERING THE RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF CHRIST AND THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY IN CHESTER:- (A) STRENGTHENING AND MAINTAINING THE SPIRITUAL LIFE, WORK AND WORSHIP OF THE CATHEDRAL. (B) ASSISTING AND SUPPORTING THE DEAN AND CHAPTER IN MAINTAINING, IMPROVING, ADDING TO AND REPAIRING THE FABRIC, FITTINGS, FURNITURE, ORNAMENTS, SERVICES AND MUSIC OF THE CATHEDRAL. (C) PUBLISHING LITERATURE FURTHERING THE OBJECTS OF THE SOCIETY INCLUDING AN ANNUAL REPORT (D) SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE SOCIETY MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT
Policies the charity declares
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Trustees
- Barry Marshall Ingram
- Dr Dorothy Anne King
- JOHN CECIL DAVIES
- Kenneth Llewellyn Lewis
- NICHOLAS JOHN FRY
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £15k | £40k |
| 31/12/2024 | £8k | £6k |
| 31/12/2023 | £8k | £2k |
| 31/12/2022 | £76k | £174k |
| 31/12/2021 | £18k | £12k |
Common questions
Who funds SOCIETY OF THE FRIENDS OF CHESTER CATHEDRAL?
Funders whose own accounts filings name SOCIETY OF THE FRIENDS OF CHESTER CATHEDRAL as a grant recipient include THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH HIGHER BEBINGTON.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH HIGHER BEBINGTON | FY2022 | £13k | Home Mission |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH HIGHER BEBINGTON | FY2024 | £25 | Home Mission |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH HIGHER BEBINGTON | FY2025 | £25 |