The Cathedrals Group of Universities

Registered charity 801726 Registered since 1989

Operates: Throughout England And Wales

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Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.

trustees on the board

3.3y median 1.5y

average tenure

13y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

3.4y

average years in governance

5 vs 1 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Education/training 6Religious Activities 6

Gaps to watch

No commercial or business experience on the board
Narrow spread of causes across the board

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Formatio 1 shared trustee
Christ'S and Notre Dame College, Liverpool 1 shared trustee
The Ecclesiastical LAW Society 1 shared trustee
The DON Broome Scout Trust 1 shared trustee
Saint William of York Youth Group 1 shared trustee
Edmund Plowden Trust 1 shared trustee

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Contact

Website	cathedralsgroup.ac.uk
Email	eo.cathedralsgroup@lincolnbishop.ac.uk
Phone	01522 563 802
Address	c/o University Of Cumbria, Fusehill Street, CARLISLE, CA1 2HH

Finances

£59,500 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£67,085	£88,332
2022	£67,083	£34,874
2023	£69,096	£51,464
2024	£70,000	£64,698
2025	£59,500	£54,836

What it does

What

Education/trainingReligious Activities

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Charitable objects

To advance and develop higher education in the Church Universities, Universities with Church Foundations and other Universities admitted into membership of the Cathedrals Group and to support the Churches’ continuing role in higher education

Governing document: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 01/01/1988AS AMENDED ON 02/11/1989AS AMENDED ON 10/03/1990AS AMENDED ON 21/11/2000AS AMENDED ON 20/11/2008AS AMENDED ON 29/11/2012AS AMENDED ON 21/11/2013AS AMENDED ON 30/10/2014AS AMENDED ON 12/11/2015AS AMENDED ON 24 NOV 2016 as amended on 28 Mar 2023 as amended on 22 Sep 2023 as amended on 21 Mar 2025

Trustees (6)

6trustees

0aged 70+

Professor Claire Margaret Philippa Ozanne Chair since 2023
Paul Barber since 2013
Professor Andrew Gower since 2026
Professor Claire Taylor since 2025
Professor Symeon Dagkas since 2025
Sarah Shreeve since 2024

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The DON Broome Scout Trust 1 shared trustee
The Ecclesiastical LAW Society 1 shared trustee
Formatio 1 shared trustee
Saint William of York Youth Group 1 shared trustee
Edmund Plowden Trust 1 shared trustee
The Chartered College of Teaching 1 shared trustee
Christ'S and Notre Dame College, Liverpool 1 shared trustee

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