Chichester Cathedral Friends

Registered charity 1158498 CIO Registered since 2014

Operates: East Sussex, West Sussex

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

3.4y median 3y

average tenure

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

9.9y

average years in governance

7 vs 0 portfolio

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Sector coverage

Other Charitable Purposes 11Accommodation/housing 1Arts/culture/heritage/science 1General Charitable Purposes 1Religious Activities 1The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 1

Commercial experience

Tech and media 4Arts and leisure 3Business services 1

Boards that share trustees

Friends of ST Nicholas Church Arundel 1 shared trustee
Chantry Quire 1 shared trustee
The Siebert Charitable Trust 1 shared trustee
The Hospital of the Blessed Mary, Commonly Called ST Mary's, Hospital, Chichester 1 shared trustee

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Related organisations

Friends of ST Nicholas Church Arundel 1 shared trustee
Chantry Quire 1 shared trustee
The Siebert Charitable Trust 1 shared trustee
The Hospital of the Blessed Mary, Commonly Called ST Mary's, Hospital, Chichester 1 shared trustee
1ST Hassocks Scout Group Similar size; both Other purposes
Hinckley Clarendon Sports and Community Association Similar size; both Other purposes

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Contact

Website	https://www.chichestercathedral.org.uk/friends
Email	ccfhonsec@gmail.com
Phone	01243 782595
Address	Chichester Cathedral Friends, Cathedral Cloisters, Canon Lane, CHICHESTER, West Sussex, PO19 1PX

Finances

£50,186 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£86,899	£49,036
2022	£86,899	£49,036
2023	£52,736	£75,060
2024	£48,356	£30,863
2025	£50,186	£31,855

What it does

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Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO ADVANCE RELIGION BY ASSISTING IN THE SUPPORT OF THE CATHEDRAL AND CONTRIBUTING BOTH FINANCIALLY AND IN OTHER APPROPRIATE WAYS TO ITS PRESERVATION, MAINTENANCE, ENHANCEMENT AND MINISTRY AND IN FURTHERANCE THEREOF BUT NOT OTHERWISE:3.1 TO ENCOURAGE AND NURTURE PUBLIC INTEREST IN THE CATHEDRAL IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, THE DIOCESE AND THE WIDER WORLD;3.2 TO ASSIST AND SUPPORT THE DEAN AND THE CATHEDRAL CHAPTER IN MAINTAINING AND IMPROVING THE FACILITIES, AND SERVICES, AND TO DEVELOP AND PROMOTE THE CATHEDRAL’S MISSION.

Governing document: CIO - Association Registered 09 Sep 2014

Trustees (11)

11trustees

84median age

3aged 70+

Succession outlook: 3 of 11 trustees are aged 70 or over.

Andrew Duncan Gardiner since 2025
Christopher Andrew Verneyage 74 since 2024
Graham Kenneth Toole-Macksonage 84 since 2020
Howard Graham Castle-Smith since 2017
John Alun Siebertage 86 since 2021
John Melville Gardner since 2023
Malcolm Alexander Gill since 2024
Margaret Sarah Gibson since 2021
Philip Hugh Jones since 2023
Robert Simon Parnell Bell since 2025
Susan Reynolds since 2026

Connected charities (4)

The Hospital of the Blessed Mary, Commonly Called ST Mary's, Hospital, Chichester 1 shared trustee
Chantry Quire 1 shared trustee
The Siebert Charitable Trust 1 shared trustee
Friends of ST Nicholas Church Arundel 1 shared trustee

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