Registered charity · Bristol
Friends of Bristol Cathedral
Friends of Bristol Cathedral is a registered charity (number 274399) based in Bristol, governed by 7 trustees and chaired by Dr Penelope Elaine Starns since 2025. Latest income £87k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 7 trustees
- Income £87k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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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
- Education/training, Religious Activities, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
- Where
- Wiltshire, North Somerset, Bath And North East Somerset, South Gloucestershire and more
- Website
- bristol-cathedral.co.uk/support-us/friends-of-bristol-cathedral (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1977
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£87k£66k
- 2024£20k£6k
- 2023£7k£60k
Earlier years
- 2022£17k£8k
- 2021£13k£6k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
TO CO-OPERATE WITH THE DEAN AND CHAPTER IN: 1. PRESERVING AND RESTORING THE FABRIC, FITTINGS, ORNAMENTS, VESTMENTS AND OTHER CONTENTS OF AND IN THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF THE HOLY AND UNDIVIDED TRINITY IN BRISTOL AND THE PRECINCTS THEREOF (EXCLUDING HOUSES OF RESIDENCE); 2. FURTHERING ANY SCHEME TO MAINTAIN, TO PROTECT AND SET FORWARD THEIR UTILITY; 3. ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF WORSHIP THROUGH MUSIC AND ARTS; 4. SUPPORTING THE EDUCATIONAL WORK OF THE CATHEDRAL.
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.
7 trustees on the board
- Dr Penelope Elaine Starns Chair since 2025
- Margaret Helen Taylor since 2022
- Oliver Hibbert since 2023
- Rev Rachel Jeanne Alexandra Barrett since 2026
- Richard Alex Mccomas since 2025
- Sally-Anne Morris since 2022
- Susan Stevens since 2025
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- Dr Penelope Elaine Starns Chair since 2025
- Margaret Helen Taylor since 2022
- Oliver Hibbert since 2023
- Rev Rachel Jeanne Alexandra Barrett since 2026
- Richard Alex Mccomas since 2025
- Sally-Anne Morris since 2022
- Susan Stevens since 2025
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
- Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity
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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 274399
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 21 JAN 1976 AS AMENDED 22 MAY 2005 AND 11 JUNE 2006. as amended on 09 Jun 2019
- Contact on the register
- 01179264879 · friends@bristol-cathedral.co.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 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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