Finance Score: -6
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 0
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -5 ?

SOUTHWARK CATHEDRAL DEVELOPMENT TRUST 

The trust exists to support the work of Southwark Cathedral by funding outreach and mission work in the parish and wider Diocese of Southwark, providing ongoing funding for the Cathedral's three choirs (boys, girls and young adults) and to meet the costs of a major programme of refurbishment of the Cathedral Church.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity only provides its support via other charities
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is predominantly male
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

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
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

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
31/12/22£13£79£-66n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/21£43£97£-54n/an/an/an/an/a1
31/12/20£45£69£-24n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/19£37£93£-56n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/18£467£355£112£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/17£960£467£492£12£792£75119.300
31/12/16£165£157£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£434£324£110£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£309£376£-68£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£277£319£-42£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£540£263£277£79£317£582.610
31/12/11£47£8£39£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/09£0£0£0£0£0£0NAN00
31/12/08£1£30£-29£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£5£0£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06*£2£14£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£19£16£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04*£24£16£8£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 26 years

matthew.knight@southwark.anglican.org

02073676726

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Grant-making foundations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Southwark,
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?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 6/7 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 04/06/1998, number: 1069914
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR06: 13 days late, AR04: 17 days late,
Main office

Southwark Cathedral Office
Montague Chambers
Montague Close
LONDON
SE1 9DA

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION BY ASSISTING IN EXTENDING DEVELOPING AND MAINTAINING THE BUILDINGS, FABRIC, AMENITIES AND WORK OF THE CATHEDRAL, AND FOR SUCH OTHER LEGALLY CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

SOUTHWARK

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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