Registered charity · Durham
The Cathedral Church of Christ, Blessed Mary the Virgin and ST Cuthbert of Durham
- 10 trustees
- Income £5.9m (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Canon Alice Ambrose-ThurmanTrustee · since 2025
- Canon Dr Apollo TutesigensiTrustee · since 2025
- Canon Dr Maria CockerillTrustee · since 2025
- Canon Jonathan WardTrustee · since 2025
- Canon Paul ChandlerTrustee · since 2025
- Canon Professor Stefanie Constanze SheenTrustee · since 2025
- The Revd Canon Charlotte AllenTrustee · since 2025
- The Revd Canon Michael HampelTrustee · since 2025
- The Revd Canon Professor Simon OliverTrustee · since 2025
- The Very Revd Philip PlymingTrustee · since 2025
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Religious Activities
- Where
- Durham
- Website
- www.durhamcathedral.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2023
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£5.9m£7.8m
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CHAPTER ARE ?(A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FAITH AND PRACTICE OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND, IN PARTICULAR BY FURTHERING THE MISSION OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND;(B) TO CARE FOR AND CONSERVE THE FABRIC AND STRUCTURE OF THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH BUILDING;(C) TO ADVANCE ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES WHICH ARE ANCILLARY TO THE FURTHERANCE OF THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN SUBPARAGRAPHS (A) OR (B).THE CHAPTER MUST ACT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 4(3) OF THE CHARITIES ACT 2011.?
Grants received
6 grants · £5,558,800 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £5,558,800 (6 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
Board analysis for researchers
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
- Canon Alice Ambrose-Thurman since 2025
- Canon Dr Apollo Tutesigensi since 2025
- Canon Dr Maria Cockerill since 2025
- Canon Jonathan Ward since 2025
- Canon Paul Chandler since 2025
- Canon Professor Stefanie Constanze Sheen since 2025
- The Very Revd Philip Plyming since 2025
- The Revd Canon Charlotte Allen since 2025
- The Revd Canon Michael Hampel since 2025
- The Revd Canon Professor Simon Oliver since 2025
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (9)
- Canon Alice Ambrose-Thurman since 2025
- Canon Dr Apollo Tutesigensi since 2025
- Canon Dr Maria Cockerill since 2025
- Canon Jonathan Ward since 2025
- Canon Professor Stefanie Constanze Sheen since 2025
- The Very Revd Philip Plyming since 2025
- The Revd Canon Charlotte Allen since 2025
- The Revd Canon Michael Hampel since 2025
- The Revd Canon Professor Simon Oliver since 2025
Portfolio (1)
- Canon Paul Chandler since 2025
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
- 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.
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1205971
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 4 AUGUST 2023 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CATHEDRALS MEASURE 2021
- Contact on the register
- 01913755255 · charity.commission@durhamcathedral.co.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 20th September 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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