Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 0
  • Spending falling: -1
  • but now stabilising: +1
  • Volatile income
  • spending growth: -1
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

THE ST. ALBANS CATHEDRAL TRUST 

To fundraise for the preservation, repair, maintenance, restoration, improvement and ornamentation of and addition to the fabric of the Cathedral and Abbey Church of St Alban.The charity is currently dormant.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity only provides its support via other charities

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period but has stabilised more recently
  • Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
30/11/22£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/11/21£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/11/20£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/11/19£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/11/18£8£8£0£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/17£1£23£-22£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/16£1£0£1£0£0£0NAN00
30/11/15£2£0£2£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/14£1£1£1£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/13£13£17£-5£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/12£174£211£-37£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/11£65£72£-7£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/10£267£263£4£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/09£5£5£1£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/08£238£201£37£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/07£55£81£-26£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/06£34£97£-62£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/05£50£51£-1£0£0£0n/a00
30/11/04£38£126£-88£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 30 years

finance@stalbanscathedral.org

01727 890200

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Bedford, Central Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Luton,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 13/05/1994, number: 1037405
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Main office

St Albans Cathedral
Sumpter Yard
St Albans
AL1 1BY

Objectives

THE PRESERVATION, REPAIR, MAINTENANCE, RESTORATION, IMPROVEMENT, AND ORNAMENTATION OF AND ADDITION OF THE FABRIC OF THE CATHEDRAL AND ABBEY CHURCH OF ST. ALBANS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN PRACTICE ST. ALBANS HERTFORDSHIRE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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