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The Friends of ST Davids Cathedral

The Friends of ST Davids Cathedral is a registered charity (number 513485) based in Haverfordwest, governed by 10 trustees. Latest income £711k (2024). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.

Also known as Friends of St Davids Cathedral (Charity Commission)

2. AIMSThe objects of the Friends are to advance the Christian religion in Wales and in particular:i) to assist and support the Dean and Chapter of the Cathedral to further the religious and other charitable work of the Cathedral to the greater...

  • 10 trustees
  • Income £711k (2024)

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About

What it does
General Charitable Purposes, Accommodation/housing, Religious Activities, Environment/conservation/heritage
Where
Throughout Wales
Website
stdavidscathedral.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
1983

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2024£711k£186k
  • 2023£127k£185k
  • 2022£67k£167k
Earlier years
  • 2021£146k£80k
  • 2020£98k£151k

Income trend, 2020 to 2024.

Income source mix, 2021: Government grants 7%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

2. AIMSThe objects of the Friends are to advance the Christian religion in Wales and in particular:i) to assist and support the Dean and Chapter of the Cathedral to further the religious and other charitable work of the Cathedral to the greater Glory of God and in honour of the Saints Andrew and David;ii) maintaining, preserving, improving and enhancing the fabric, furnishings and music of the Cathedral and its precincts; andiii) to encourage and nurture public interest in the Cathedral and its worship and ministry.

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.

5.9y median 5.5y
average tenure
10y
longest tenure
9.5y
average years in governance
2
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

General Charitable Purposes 10Religious Activities 9Environment/conservation/heritage 5Accommodation/housing 4Arts/culture/heritage/science 1Education/training 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.

Education 2Arts and leisure 1Business services 1

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together

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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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
incomespending£711k latest income
ReservesiReserves12 x free reserves / annual expenditure, from the Part B annual return. The sector median is computed across all Part B filers in the same income band.

14.6 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months

2
EmployeesiEmployeesHeadcount as filed in Part B annual returns, per financial year. Shown exactly as filed; year-on-year figures may be filed on different bases, so a comparison is only shown when the filings are plausibly comparable.

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
513485
Status
Registered
Governing document
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 4 SEPTEMBER 1997 AS AMENDED 13 SEPTEMBER 2008. as amended on 13 Sept 2025
Contact on the register
01437720202 · friends@stdavidscathedral.org.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 18th October 2026
Labels
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