Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 4
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

FRIENDS OF PETERBOROUGH CATHEDRAL

The charity's objectives are:(a) to arouse and foster interest in the Cathedral throughout the Diocese and beyond; and(b) to assist with funds to preserve the fabric of the Cathedral and associated buildings and to assist in the preservation and enrichment of the ornaments and furnishings of the Cathedral and the maintenance and development of its worship and mission.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity only provides its support via other charities
  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/23£32£20£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£7£9£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£8£18£-10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£24£5£19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£12£18£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£28£24£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£15£13£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£21£60£-39n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£21£22£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£23£116£-93n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£27£50£-22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£25£101£-76n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11£75£19£56n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10£124£126£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09£48£14£34n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/08£44£49£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/07£49£64£-15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/06£49£14£35n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/05£45£48£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/04*£36£103£-67n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 58 years

http://www.peterborough-cathedral.org.uk/frie

membership@peterboroughfriends.org.uk

01733355305

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UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Other religious associations
How it operates
  • Makes grants to organisations
Where it operates
  • Northamptonshire, Peterborough City, Rutland,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
DCMS - #ERSX: Chapter Peterborough Cathedral
£184,000 15/03/2022
The Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage will support organisations across the heritage ecosystem that were financially sustainable before COVID-19, have exhausted all other financing options, and are now at risk of failure.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

  • DAVID JOHN WAY Appointed: 2018
  • IAN HARPER Appointed: 2023
  • JOHN ALEC GRUBB Appointed: 2013
  • KEITH NICHOLSON Appointed: 2024
  • RUTH GROOME Appointed: 2012
  • VERY REVEREND CHRISTOPHER DALLISTON Appointed: 2018
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/10/1966, number: 249608
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR04: 60 days late,
Main office

CHAPTER OFFICE
MINSTER PRECINCTS
PETERBOROUGH
PE1 1XS

Objectives

(A) TO AROUSE AND FOSTER INTEREST IN THE CATHEDRAL THROUGHOUT THE DIOCESE AND BEYOND (B) TO ASSIST THE CHAPTER WITH FUNDS TO PRESERVE THE FABRIC OF THE CATHEDRAL, THE MONASTIC BUILDINGS AND OTHER HISTORIC FEATURES OF THE PRECINCTS AND OF ANY BUILDINGS USED FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE CATHEDRAL, AND TO ASSIST IN THE PRESERVATION AND ENRICHMENT OF THE ORNAMENTS AND FURNISHINGS OF THE CATHEDRAL AND THE MAINTENANCE AND DEVELOPMENT OF ITS WORSHIP AND MISSION.

Defined Area of Benefit:

DIOCESE OF PETERBOROUGH

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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