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Registered charity · Blackburn

Cathedral Church of ST Mary the Virgin Blackburn

  • 8 trustees
  • Income £1.7m (2024)

Official record Charity Commission · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources

Who leads it

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
Blackburn With Darwen, Lancashire
Website
blackburncathedral.com (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2024

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2024£1.7m£1.4m
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 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.

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.

8.2y median 7y
average tenure
19y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

12y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (2)

Portfolio (6)

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 6Education/training 4Arts/culture/heritage/science 3Environment/conservation/heritage 2Economic/community Development/employment 1The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 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.

Other services 1

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
1207822
Status
Registered
Governing document
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 18 OCTOBER 2023 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CATHEDRALS MEASURE 2021
Contact on the register
01254277430 · info@blackburncathedral.com
Edition
Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
Labels
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