Finance Score: -7
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -1 ?

SOCIETY OF FRIENDS OF WESTMINSTER CATHEDRAL 

The principal object of the Society is to support the activities of Westminster Cathedral. Funds are raised to further this object from membership subscriptions, donations and by means of events approved and monitored by the trustees
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been 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
31/12/21£270£67£203n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/12/20£111£142£-31n/an/an/an/an/a4
31/12/19£87£76£11n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/12/18*£97£82£15£0£0£0n/a020
31/12/17£137£299£-161£0£0£0n/a012
31/12/16£175£267£-92£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£90£326£-237£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£200£122£78£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13*£331£67£263£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£143£457£-314£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£190£103£87£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£148£69£79£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£165£416£-251£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£1,184£489£696£15£866£1112.710
31/12/07*£132£112£19£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£89£99£-10£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£89£99£-10£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£97£209£-112£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 47 years

https://westminstercathedral.org.uk/the-cathe

friends@westminstercathedral.org.uk

02077989059

Charity Commission for England and Wales
Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Specialty hospitals (incl psychiatric and substance abuse)
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • City Of Westminster,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 5 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 8/9 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 10/02/1977, number: 272899
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
18 returns made; AR18: 2 days late, AR13: 33 days late, AR07: 19 days late,
Main office

WESTMINSTER CATHEDRAL
CLERGY HOUSE
42 FRANCIS STREET
LONDON
SW1P 1QW

Objectives

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION AND IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING THE MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND EMBELLISHMENT OF WESTMINSTER CATHEDRAL AND ITS PRECINCTS INCLUDING THE CLERGY HOUSE (ALL HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS 'THE CATHEDRAL') AND THE SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE PURPOSES CONNECTED WITH WESTMINSTER CATHEDRAL.

Defined Area of Benefit:

CITY OF WESTMINSTER

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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