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Cathedral Church of ST Thomas of Canterbury Portsmouth
- 11 trustees
- Income £1.3m (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- The Very Reverend Dr Anthony William Nicholas Strephon CaneChair · since 2019
- Canon Dr Joanna Mary Magdalen SpreadburyTrustee · since 2015
- David William KingTrustee · since 2024
- Marcelle Elizabeth de Sousa MBETrustee · since 2025
- Mark Simon EmertonTrustee · since 2024
- Pippa Tangye Eleanor BostockTrustee · since 2024
- Professor Bryn Cleaver HughesTrustee · since 2025
- Ronald Barton RabbettsTrustee · since 2022
- Santosh Philip MathewTrustee · since 2024
- The Revd Canon Harriet Anna Neale-StevensTrustee · since 2023
- The Revd Canon Nicholas Robert RalphTrustee · since 2009
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
- Hampshire, Isle Of Wight, Portsmouth City
- Website
- www.portsmouthcathedral.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2024
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£1.3m£1.6m
- 2024£1.7m£1.4m
Income trend, 2024 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants under 1%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CHAPTER AREA. 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 SUB-PARAGRAPH (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
1 grant · £117,759 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 · £117,759
Most recent
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
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.
11 trustees on the board
- The Very Reverend Dr Anthony William Nicholas Strephon Cane Chair since 2019
- Canon Dr Joanna Mary Magdalen Spreadbury since 2015
- David William King since 2024
- Mark Simon Emerton since 2024
- Marcelle Elizabeth de Sousa MBE since 2025
- Pippa Tangye Eleanor Bostock since 2024
- Professor Bryn Cleaver Hughes since 2025
- Ronald Barton Rabbetts since 2022
- Santosh Philip Mathew since 2024
- The Revd Canon Harriet Anna Neale-Stevens since 2023
- The Revd Canon Nicholas Robert Ralph since 2009
Trustees past 6 years
- The Very Reverend Dr Anthony William Nicholas Strephon Cane Chair since 2019
- Canon Dr Joanna Mary Magdalen Spreadbury since 2015
- The Revd Canon Nicholas Robert Ralph since 2009
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (9)
- The Very Reverend Dr Anthony William Nicholas Strephon Cane Chair since 2019
- David William King since 2024
- Marcelle Elizabeth de Sousa MBE since 2025
- Pippa Tangye Eleanor Bostock since 2024
- Professor Bryn Cleaver Hughes since 2025
- Ronald Barton Rabbetts since 2022
- Santosh Philip Mathew since 2024
- The Revd Canon Harriet Anna Neale-Stevens since 2023
- The Revd Canon Nicholas Robert Ralph since 2009
Portfolio (2)
- Canon Dr Joanna Mary Magdalen Spreadbury since 2015
- Mark Simon Emerton since 2024
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.
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
- 1207410
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 11 DECEMBER 2023 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CATHEDRALS MEASURE 2021
- Contact on the register
- 02392823300 · info@portsmouthcathedral.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th 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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