Registered charity · St. Albans
Fraternity of the Friends of Saint Albans Abbey
The charity's objects are the support of the Cathedral and Abbey Church of Saint Alban and the promotion of its dignity, traditions and influence, in particular by:(1) providing a network to link members to the life and work of the Cathedral and...
- 15 trustees
- Income £65k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 13th September 2026 · Sources
Who leads it
- Ailsa Elizabeth HerbertTrustee
- Anne Elizabeth StockleyTrustee · since 2022
- Carol Ann BorrasTrustee · since 2023
- David Paul Skidmore OBETrustee · since 2015
- Dr Christine Alison BlackieTrustee · since 2024
- Judith Hilary CardTrustee · since 2017
- Julia Grace LOWTrustee
- LIZ FotheringhamTrustee
- Mary Eryl ButcherTrustee · since 2021
- Michael Richard GrahamTrustee · since 2020
- Moira Elizabeth DeanTrustee · since 2024
- Paul David JacksonTrustee · since 2026
- Robert Stanley Raine CBETrustee · since 2016
- Susan HawkinsTrustee · since 2017
- The Very Revd Joanne Kelly-MooreTrustee · since 2021
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Religious Activities, Arts/culture/heritage/science and 1 more
- Where
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- www.stalbanscathedral.org/friends (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1967
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£65k£90k
- 2024£153k£139k
- 2023£61k£49k
Earlier years
- 2022£53k£91k
- 2021£405k£57k
Charitable objects
The charity's objects are the support of the Cathedral and Abbey Church of Saint Alban and the promotion of its dignity, traditions and influence, in particular by:(1) providing a network to link members to the life and work of the Cathedral and Abbey Church.(2) giving practical and financial support to projects which enhance the Cathedral and Abbey Church and its precincts and which are endorsed by the Chapter of the Cathedral and Abbey Church of Saint Alban.
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.
15 trustees on the board
- Ailsa Elizabeth Herbert
- Anne Elizabeth Stockley since 2022
- Carol Ann Borras since 2023
- David Paul Skidmore OBE since 2015
- Dr Christine Alison Blackie since 2024
- Julia Grace LOW
- Judith Hilary Card since 2017
- LIZ Fotheringham
- Mary Eryl Butcher since 2021
- Michael Richard Graham since 2020
- Moira Elizabeth Dean since 2024
- Paul David Jackson since 2026
- Robert Stanley Raine CBE since 2016
- Susan Hawkins since 2017
- The Very Revd Joanne Kelly-Moore since 2021
Trustees past 6 years
- David Paul Skidmore OBE since 2015
- Judith Hilary Card since 2017
- Robert Stanley Raine CBE since 2016
- Susan Hawkins since 2017
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (12)
- Ailsa Elizabeth Herbert
- Anne Elizabeth Stockley since 2022
- Carol Ann Borras since 2023
- Dr Christine Alison Blackie since 2024
- Julia Grace LOW
- Judith Hilary Card since 2017
- LIZ Fotheringham
- Michael Richard Graham since 2020
- Moira Elizabeth Dean since 2024
- Paul David Jackson since 2026
- Robert Stanley Raine CBE since 2016
- Susan Hawkins since 2017
Portfolio (3)
- David Paul Skidmore OBE since 2015
- Mary Eryl Butcher since 2021
- The Very Revd Joanne Kelly-Moore since 2021
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.
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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
- 253909
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED THE 21ST JUNE 1951, AMENDED 24 JUNE 2000AS AMENDED ON 23 SEP 2017 as amended on 22 Sep 2018 as amended on 22 Sep 2018 as amended on 13 May 2023
- Contact on the register
- 07808726435 · friends@stalbanscathedral.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 13th 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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