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Registered charity · Kent

Canterbury Cathedral

  • 10 trustees
  • Income £14m (2025)
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Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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About

What it does
Religious Activities
Where
Kent
Website
www.canterburycathedral.org (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2024

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£14m£13m
Charitable objects

OBJECTS 3. (1) 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 AND THE ANGLICAN COMMUNION; (B) TO CARE FOR AND CONSERVE THE FABRIC AND STRUCTURE OF THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH BUILDING; AND (C) TO ADVANCE ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES WHICH ARE ANCILLARY TO THE FURTHERANCE OF THE PURPOSE REFERRED TO IN SUB-PARAGRAPH (A) OR (B). (2) IN PARAGRAPH (1)? ?THE MISSION OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND? (OR ANGLICAN COMMUNION) MEANS THE WHOLE MISSION OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND MUTATIS MUTANDIS, PASTORAL, EVANGELISTIC, SOCIAL AND ECUMENICAL; ?CATHEDRAL CHURCH BUILDING? MEANS THE BUILDINGS WITHIN THE ECCLESIASTICAL EXEMPTION FOR THE CATHEDRAL; ?CHARITABLE PURPOSES? MEANS PURPOSES WITHIN SECTION 2(1) OF THE CHARITIES ACT 2011. (3) IN FURTHERING THE OBJECTS SET OUT IN PARAGRAPH (1), THE CHAPTER MUST ACT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 4(3) OF THE CHARITIES ACT 2011.

Grants received

4 grants · £17,095,400 total

360Giving 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 · £17,055,400 (3 grants)
  • The Headley Trust · £40,000

Most recent

  • The Headley Trust £40,0002025-10-23
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £14,755,7002014-04-29
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £49,7002002-07-29
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £2,250,0001997-01-21
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.

2.9y median 2.5y
average tenure
6y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

4.2y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (6)

Portfolio (4)

2
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 9Education/training 3The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 2Accommodation/housing 1Economic/community Development/employment 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.

Arts and leisure 4

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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Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1206913
Status
Registered
Governing document
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 18 OCTOBER 2023 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CATHEDRALS MEASURE 2021
Contact on the register
01227762862 · enquiries@canterbury-cathedral.org
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
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