Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 2
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

CATHEDRAL AND ABBEY CHURCH OF ST ALBAN 

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.
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Positives:

  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial Data ?

This charity has not yet lodged any accounts with the Charities Commission.
Established: less than 1 year

www.stalbanscathedral.org

mail@stalbanscathedral.org

01727890210

Charity Commission for England and Wales
Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bedford, Central Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Luton,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Project Surf
£9,483 11/10/2022
Surf Therapy CIC in Swansea will run surf-therapy sessions to teach men the basics of how to surf whilst also having the opportunity to overcome personal boundaries and support in addressing their ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/05/2024, number: 1207312
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • 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
Main office

St Albans Cathedral
Sumpter Yard
St Albans
AL1 1BY

Objectives

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.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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