Registered charity · Worcester
The Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Mary the Virgin of Worcester
- 9 trustees
- Income £3.1m (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Canon Anne PennTrustee · since 2023
- Canon Christopher PriceTrustee · since 2026
- Canon Henry BriggsTrustee · since 2023
- Canon Patrick SwanTrustee · since 2026
- Canon Professor Lynn NicholTrustee · since 2025
- Canon Staffan EngstromTrustee · since 2023
- The Reverend Canon Kimberly BohanTrustee · since 2023
- The Venerable Canon Nikki GroarkeTrustee · since 2026
- The Very Reverend Dr Stephen EdwardsTrustee · since 2023
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
- Worcestershire
- Website
- www.worcestercathedral.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2024
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£3.1m£4.1m
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 4%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
(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;(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). (2) IN PARAGRAPH (1)? ?THE MISSION OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND? MEANS THE WHOLE MISSION OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND, 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
2 grants · £1,453,600 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 · £1,453,600 (2 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- 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.
9 trustees on the board
- Canon Anne Penn since 2023
- Canon Christopher Price since 2026
- Canon Henry Briggs since 2023
- Canon Patrick Swan since 2026
- Canon Professor Lynn Nichol since 2025
- Canon Staffan Engstrom since 2023
- The Reverend Canon Kimberly Bohan since 2023
- The Venerable Canon Nikki Groarke since 2026
- The Very Reverend Dr Stephen Edwards since 2023
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (2)
- Canon Anne Penn since 2023
- Canon Henry Briggs since 2023
Portfolio (7)
- Canon Christopher Price since 2026
- Canon Patrick Swan since 2026
- Canon Professor Lynn Nichol since 2025
- Canon Staffan Engstrom since 2023
- The Reverend Canon Kimberly Bohan since 2023
- The Venerable Canon Nikki Groarke since 2026
- The Very Reverend Dr Stephen Edwards since 2023
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on 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
- 1207427
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 6 DECEMBER 2023 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CATHEDRALS MEASURE 2021
- Contact on the register
- 01905732900 · info@worcestercathedral.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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