FRIENDS OF NORWICH CATHEDRAL

Charity number: 249460
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

THE FRIENDS OF NORWICH CATHEDRAL EXISTS FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT OF THE HISTORIC FABRIC OF THE CATHEDRAL, AND TO PROVIDE FINANCIALLY FOR SPECIFIC NEW PROJECTS WITHIN THE CATHEDRAL PREMISES. ALL MEMBERS RECEIVE TWICE YEARLY MAILINGS, AND MEMBERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND LECTURES AND SOCIAL GATHERINGS, AND TO PURCHASE FRIENDS' MERCHANDISE.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Religious Activities
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Norfolk

Governance

Registration history:
  • 15 December 1987: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

12 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Charles William Legh Barratt Chair 09 November 2019
THE JOHN AND PAMELA SALTER CHARITABLE TRUST
Received: On time
NORWICH CATHEDRAL TRUST
Received: On time
THE MR AND MRS PHILIP RACKHAM CHARITABLE TRUST
Received: On time
THE BARRATT FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST
Received: On time
DAVID BOWMAN Trustee 14 June 2025
THE FRIENDS OF CASTLE ACRE CHURCH
Received: On time
Michael Daniels Trustee 14 June 2025
None on record
David Vyse Trustee 13 May 2024
None on record
Peter Robert Gleane Hornor Trustee 17 May 2023
None on record
Very Reverend Dr Andrew Jonathan Braddock Trustee 28 January 2023
NORWICH CATHEDRAL TRUST
Received: On time
NORWICH CATHEDRAL CHOIR ENDOWMENT FUND
Received: On time
KING EDWARD THE SIXTH GRAMMAR SCHOOL, NORWICH
Received: On time
Janet Elizabeth Benson Trustee 11 May 2022
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF EATON ST ANDREW
Received: On time
Christopher Hamilton Dicker Trustee 24 May 2019
None on record
CHRISTOPHER MARK SANHAM Trustee 01 May 2018
None on record
JEREMY ROBSON Trustee 01 May 2018
None on record
Angela Mary Capper Trustee 01 May 2018
None on record
Lucy Gabriel Mary Heywood Trustee 04 November 2011
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £307.61k £218.66k £408.26k £196.33k £2.44m
Total expenditure £229.25k £195.05k £365.63k £268.63k £545.43k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies N/A N/A N/A N/A £2.60m
Income - Other trading activities N/A N/A N/A N/A £74.88k
Income - Charitable activities N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Income - Endowments N/A N/A N/A N/A £253.68k
Income - Investment N/A N/A N/A N/A £20.68k
Income - Other N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Income - Legacies N/A N/A N/A N/A £2.29m
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A N/A N/A N/A £464.97k
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A N/A N/A N/A £80.46k
Expenditure - Governance N/A N/A N/A N/A £14.52k
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A N/A N/A N/A £450.45k
Expenditure - Investment management N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Expenditure - Other N/A N/A N/A N/A £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Own use assets N/A N/A N/A N/A £562
Long-term investments N/A N/A N/A N/A £142.01k
Other assets N/A N/A N/A N/A £2.74m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Total liabilities N/A N/A N/A N/A £440.29k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2024 26 September 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 26 September 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 04 June 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 04 June 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 13 July 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 13 July 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 07 July 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 07 July 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 31 August 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 31 August 2021 On time Download Open in new window
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Contact information

Address:
Friends of Norwich Cathedral
65 The Close
NORWICH
NR1 4DH
Phone:
01603 218317