Registered charity · West Sussex
The Friends of Arundel Cathedral
The Friends of Arundel Cathedral is a registered charity (number 1078149) based in West Sussex, governed by 10 trustees. Latest income £55k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
- 10 trustees
- Income £55k (2025)
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Who leads it
- Charles SommerTrustee · since 2019
- Dr James Michael Meade WalshTrustee · since 2015
- Dr Sandra Diane WilliamsTrustee · since 2022
- Elizabeth MccombeTrustee · since 2017
- Georgina Fitzalan-HowardTrustee · since 2025
- Margaret BurgessTrustee · since 2022
- Maria WhitehouseTrustee · since 2020
- Michael Barry HeathcoteTrustee
- Nigel CorbyTrustee · since 2017
- Sarah Margaret KilmartinTrustee · since 2015
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Religious Activities, Environment/conservation/heritage
- Where
- West Sussex
- Website
- www.arundelcathedralfriends.org (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- The Friends of Arundel Cathedral
- Registered
- 1999
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£55k£98k
- 2024£56k£100k
- 2023£55k£98k
Earlier years
- 2022£64k£90k
- 2021£169k£94k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
TO PROMOTE BY ANY EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE MEANS THE MAINTENANCE, SUPPORT, SERVICE, CARRYING ON AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL OF OUR LADY AND ST PHILIP HOWARD AT ARUNDEL IN THE COUNTY OF WEST SUSSEX (THE CATHEDRAL)
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
10 trustees on the board
- Charles Sommer since 2019
- Dr James Michael Meade Walsh since 2015
- Dr Sandra Diane Williams since 2022
- Elizabeth Mccombe since 2017
- Georgina Fitzalan-Howard since 2025
- Maria Whitehouse since 2020
- Michael Barry Heathcote
- Nigel Corby since 2017
- Sarah Margaret Kilmartin since 2015
- Margaret Burgess since 2022
Trustees past 6 years
- Charles Sommer since 2019
- Dr James Michael Meade Walsh since 2015
- Elizabeth Mccombe since 2017
- Maria Whitehouse since 2020
- Nigel Corby since 2017
- Sarah Margaret Kilmartin since 2015
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (10)
- Charles Sommer since 2019
- Dr James Michael Meade Walsh since 2015
- Dr Sandra Diane Williams since 2022
- Elizabeth Mccombe since 2017
- Georgina Fitzalan-Howard since 2025
- Maria Whitehouse since 2020
- Michael Barry Heathcote
- Nigel Corby since 2017
- Sarah Margaret Kilmartin since 2015
- Margaret Burgess since 2022
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1078149
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 21 JUNE 1999 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 29 APRIL 2007 as amended on 23 Oct 2022
- Companies House
- Company number 03792834 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 012073859705 · aruncathfriends@btconnect.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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