The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 6th September 2026

The Association of English Cathedrals

Registered charity 1128254 Registered since 2009

Operates: Throughout England

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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.

3.6y median 4y
average tenure
7y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

9y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (4)

Portfolio (4)

6
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Religious Activities 8Arts/culture/heritage/science 2Education/training 1Environment/conservation/heritage 1

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Other services 9Retail and trade 3Health and social care 2

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.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
incomespending£187k latest income · spending exceeded income in 2023 and 2024

Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.

Connected through a shared trustee

Deterministic, from public records.

Contact

Websitewww.englishcathedrals.co.uk
Emailenquiries@englishcathedrals.co.uk
Phone07860921419
Address116 Station Road, SUTTON COLDFIELD, West Midlands, B73 5LD

Finances

£187,472 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2020£194,133£213,417
2021£196,110£291,623
2022£242,462£223,732
2023£165,570£201,273
2024£187,472£212,871

What it does

What

Religious Activities

Who

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

How

Provides Advocacy/advice/informationSponsors Or Undertakes ResearchActs As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DOCTRINES OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND AND TO FURTHER THE MISSION OF THE ANGLICAN DENOMINATION BY:(1)SUPPORTING THE ENGLISH ANGLICAN CATHEDRALS (THE MEMBERS OF THE CHARITY) AND WESTMINSTER ABBEY AND ST GEORGE’S CHAPEL WINDSOR IN THEIR WORK OF ADVANCING THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION BY REPRESENTING THE COMMON INTERESTS OF CATHEDRALS BOTH IN NATIONAL AND ECCLESIASTICAL CONTEXTS. (2)WORKING WITH THE NATIONAL CHURCH INSTITUTIONS AND OTHER PARTS OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND IN FURTHERING THE MISSION AND WORK OF CATHEDRALS;(3) WORKING WITH THE CHURCHES’ LEGISLATION ADVISORY SERVICE AND OTHER APPROPRIATE ECUMENICAL BODIES IN FURTHERING THE MISSION AND WORK OF CATHEDRALS;(4) WORKING WITH THE GOVERNMENT AND ITS AGENCIES TO REPRESENT THE INTERESTS OF CATHEDRALS AND ACHIEVE AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE CATHEDRALS ARE ENABLED TO FULFIL THEIR MISSION AND WORK;(5) DEBATING AND PROPOSING POLICIES AND OTHER MATTERS AFFECTING CATHEDRALS, INCLUDING THEIR ROLE IN ADVANCING EDUCATION; COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; ARTS, CULTURE AND HERITAGE; AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT. ALSO ASSISTING IN DEVELOPING THEIR ROLE IN PROMOTING RELIGIOUS AND RACIAL HARMONY AND EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY;(6) ENCOURAGING THE DEVELOPMENT AND SHARING OF BEST PRACTICE BETWEEN CATHEDRALS.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 16/10/2008AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 29/01/2009NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 14/06/2011AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 20/07/2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 14 JUN 2016

Trustees (8)

8trustees
57median age
0aged 70+

Linked company (Companies House)

The Association of English Cathedrals · 06726262 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 16/10/2008

6 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

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