FRIENDS OF WORCESTER CATHEDRAL

Charity number: 517009
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Friends is a membership organisation which raises funds from subscriptions, donations, investments and other activities. The Friends' purpose is to make grants to the chapter of Worcester cathedral and other groups within the cathedral in preserving, maintaining and developing the cathedral's mission, resources, music and other aspects of the worship and life of the cathedral.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £35,330
Total expenditure: £28,253

People

10 Trustee(s)

6 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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:
  • Education/training
  • Religious Activities
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Where the charity operates:
  • Worcestershire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 22 November 1985: 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
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • 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

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Susan Penelope Thomas Chair 04 September 2021
None on record
Sally Ann Thompson Trustee 20 September 2025
None on record
Kieran Thomas Kettleton Trustee 16 September 2023
None on record
The Very Revd Dr Stephen Michael Edwards Trustee 28 August 2023
WORCESTER DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE LIMITED
Received: On time
THE WORCESTER DIOCESAN SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FUND
Received: On time
WORCESTER DIOCESAN SITES AND BUILDINGS FUND
Received: On time
Margret Sara Trepte Trustee 01 October 2022
None on record
John William Drage Trustee 03 October 2020
None on record
Michael Leonard Schmeising Trustee 03 October 2020
None on record
Anita Mansell Trustee 03 October 2020
None on record
Gregory David Rowe Trustee 03 October 2020
None on record
Elizabeth Jayne Wright Trustee 03 October 2020
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £31.61k £31.55k £31.76k £32.77k £35.33k
Total expenditure £76.16k £24.19k £32.07k £40.71k £28.25k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £1.11k N/A N/A N/A N/A

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 March 2025 30 September 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 30 September 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 25 September 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 25 September 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 06 December 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 06 December 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 14 October 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 14 October 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 09 September 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 09 September 2021 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 1 JUNE 1985 AS AMENDED 3 JUNE 2000, 25 SEPTEMBER 2003, 25 SEPTEMBER 2004, 1 OCTOBER 2005 AND 28 SEPTEMBER 2007. as amended on 05 Oct 2019

Charitable objects

(A) PRESERVING, MAINTAINING, REPAIRING AND ENRICHING THE FABRIC, FURNITURE AND FITTINGS OF THE CATHEDRAL. (B) MAINTAINING PRESERVING AND ENHANCING THE BEAUTY AND FITNESS OF THE SITE AND SETTING OF THE CATHEDRAL (C) MAINTAINING AND DEVELOPMENT THE MUSIC AND OTHER ASPECTS OF THE WORSHIP AND LIFE OF THE CATHEDRAL (D) AIDING THE UPKEEP OF THE CATHEDRAL LIBRARY.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
The Old Palace
Deansway
WORCESTER
WR1 2JD
Phone:
01905 732920
Email:
FriendsTreasurer@worcestercathedral.org.uk
Website:

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