CATHEDRAL AND ABBEY CHURCH OF ST ALBAN

Charity number: 1207312
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

St Albans Cathedral is the cathedral church of the Diocese of St Albans and the parish church for the ecclesiastical parish of St Albans Abbey. Its objects are to advance the Christian religion in accordance with the faith and practice of the Church of England, in particular by furthering the mission of the Church of England, and to care for and conserve the fabric and structure of the cathedral.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 November 2024

Total income:
£2,943,000

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Donations and legacies £1.15m
Charitable activities £233.00k
Other trading activities £863.00k
Investments £450.00k
Other £252.00k

Total expenditure:
£3,379,000

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Raising funds £877.00k
Charitable activities £2.50m
Other £0

£717,000 investments gains (losses)

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.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £877.00k
Charitable expenditure £2.50m

People

55 Employee(s)

10 Trustee(s)

500 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity has one or more trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

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

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Religious Activities
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Bedford
  • Central Bedfordshire
  • Hertfordshire
  • Luton

Governance

Registration history:
  • 05 March 2024: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • ST ALBANS CATHEDRAL (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events 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
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases 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
Very Revd JOANNE KELLY-MOORE Chair 04 December 2021
ST ALBANS CATHEDRAL MUSIC TRUST
Received: On time
Anthea Jane Cecil Trustee 18 May 2025
None on record
ALAN THOMPSON STEWART Trustee 21 May 2024
None on record
DELBERT HAROLD SANDIFORD Trustee 01 December 2023
None on record
JUDITH EVELYN RELF Trustee 01 December 2023
None on record
Revd Canon WILLIAM JOHN MORRIS GIBBS Trustee 10 September 2022
None on record
HELEN ELIZABETH GRAY Trustee 11 October 2020
None on record
Revd Canon TIMOTHY MICHAEL LOMAX Trustee 19 March 2016
YOUTHSCAPE
Received: On time
Revd Canon TIMOTHY MARTIN BULL Trustee 21 April 2013
None on record
Revd Canon KEVIN ANTHONY WALTON Trustee 20 September 2008
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/11/2024
Total gross income £2.94m
Total expenditure £3.38m
Income from government contracts N/A
Income from government grants N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £1.15m
Income - Other trading activities £863.00k
Income - Charitable activities £233.00k
Income - Endowments £0
Income - Investment £450.00k
Income - Other £252.00k
Income - Legacies £78.00k
Expenditure - Charitable activities £2.50m
Expenditure - Raising funds £877.00k
Expenditure - Governance £0
Expenditure - Grants institution £0
Expenditure - Investment management £50.00k
Expenditure - Other £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 30/11/2024
Own use assets £15.76m
Long-term investments £9.56m
Other assets £648.00k
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0
Total liabilities £432.00k

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 30 November 2024 03 July 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 November 2024 03 July 2025 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 DECEMBER 2023 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CATHEDRALS MEASURE 2021

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHAPTER ARE (A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FAITH AND PRACTICE OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND, IN PARTICULAR BY FURTHERING THE MISSION OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND; (B) TO CARE FOR AND CONSERVE THE FABRIC AND STRUCTURE OF THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH BUILDING; (C) TO ADVANCE ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES WHICH ARE ANCILLARY TO THE FURTHERANCE OF THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN SUB-PARAGRAPH (A) OR (B). THE CHAPTER MUST ACT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 4(3) OF THE CHARITIES ACT 2011.

Contact information

Address:
St Albans Cathedral
Sumpter Yard
St Albans
AL1 1BY
Phone:
01727890210
Email:
mail@stalbanscathedral.org
Website:

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