Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 6
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

LEICESTER CATHEDRAL CHARITABLE TRUST 

Supporting the work of the Leicester Cathedral:i) the provision of a fitting place of interment for the human remains of King Richard III of England and associated religious facilities and activities and the repair, maintenance and renewal of all such provisions and facilities; and ii) the preservation, maintenance and development of the Cathedral Church of St Martin in Leicester generally.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 3 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
Established: 11 years

www.leicester.anglican.org

jonathan.kerry@leccofe.org

01162615326

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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£789£1,900£-1,111£0£3,048£7000
31/12/21£1,539£1,004£535£0£4,159£160.200
31/12/20*£367£459£-92n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/19*£2,979£250£2,729£0£3,716£110.500
31/12/18£787£717£70£0£987£140.200
31/12/17£1,087£403£684£81£918£60.200
31/12/16£612£435£177£82£234£230.600
31/12/15£1,071£912£159£4£57£570.800
31/12/14£984£1,086£-102£3£-102£-102-1.100

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 6%
Liabilities/Income: 24%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 0%
Reserves/Spending: 0 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 19 months
Quick Ratio: 16.6
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • Religious Activities
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Leicester City,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Garfield Weston Foundation£75,000
Wolfson Foundation£70,000
DCMS£16,500
The Grocers' Charity£2,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award - COVID19 response
£75,000 20/08/2021
Leicester Cathedral Revealed
DCMS - Leicester Cathedral, St Martins
£16,500 18/12/2020
Replacement of the damaged pargetted panels will be carried out.Work will also be undertaken to high level masonry on the south side of the nave clerestory and chancel parapet to repair and replace ....more
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Leicester Cathedral
£70,000 11/06/2020
Restoration
The Grocers' Charity - 2020 Leicester Cathedral
£2,000 11/12/2019
Conservation of historic buildings (not Places of Worship which is covered elsewhere)
Dulverton Trust - Preserving Leicester Cathedral's Old Stonework
£8,000 25/10/2018
Preserving Leicester Cathedral's Old Stonework
Garfield Weston Foundation - Major Grants award
£300,000 11/10/2017
Leicester Cathedral Revealed

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/07/2013, number: 1152990
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
9 returns made; AR20: 2 days late, AR19: 125 days late,
Main office

ST MARTIN'S HOUSE
7 PEACOCK LANE
LEICESTER
LE1 5PX

Objectives

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO PROMOTE, AID AND FURTHER THE OBJECTS AND WORK OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND BY SUPPORTING THE WORK OF THE DEAN AND CHAPTER OF THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST MARTIN IN LEICESTER INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:-4.1 THE PROVISION OF A FITTING PLACE OF INTERMENT FOR THE HUMAN REMAINS OF KING RICHARD III OF ENGLAND AND ASSOCIATED RELIGIOUS FACILITIES AND ACTIVITIES AND THE REPAIR, MAINTENANCE AND RENEWAL OF ALL SUCH PROVISIONS AND FACILITIES; AND4.2 THE PRESERVATION, MAINTENANCE AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST MARTIN IN LEICESTER GENERALLY.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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