Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 7

Support Score: 0

Spending falling: -1
but now stabilising: +1
Volatile income: -3
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 4

BLACKBURN CATHEDRAL TRUST

Funds are raised by means of an appeal. Applications are made to grant making bodies and donations and sponsorships are received from organisations aswell as private individuals. Fundrasing events are organised. Scholarships and bursaries will be created and administered including by way of endowments.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period but has stabilised more recently
Income has been volatile recently

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/23		£51	£40	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/22	*	£39	£44	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/21		£50	£34	£15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/20		£44	£33	£11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/19		£98	£72	£25	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/18		£91	£103	£-12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/17		£124	£58	£66	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/16		£128	£169	£-42	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/15		£128	£169	£-42	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/14		£33	£149	£-116	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/13		£232	£374	£-142	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/12		£355	£214	£141	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/11	*	£229	£150	£79	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 14 years

appeal@blackburncathedral.co.uk

01254 277430

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
Religious Activities

GiG Classification

Provides financial or material assistance

How it operates

Provides other finance

Where it operates

Lancashire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards an education and community cohesion programme
£1,000	25/02/2016	Towards an education and community cohesion programme through interfaith visits between mosques and the Cathedral.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 39-80

ALAN ROWNTREE Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Chartered Accountant

ANNE KERSHAW Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired Solicitor

CHRISTIANA BUCHANAN LLB Appointed: 2016

LETITIA ANN DEAN (Chair) Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Company Director

MRS KATHLEEN SUSAN MARJORIE HUGHES Appointed: 2014

PETER WHITMAN Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired

REV PETER HOWELL-JONES Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Dean Of Blackburn

RICHARD FRANCE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Investment Manager

RUSSELL MILLHOUSE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Head Of External And Public Affairs Uclan

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 02/08/2010, number: 1137237
Registered at Companies House on 15/10/2009, number: 07044409

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Risk management
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

13 returns made; AR22: 34 days late, AR11: 22 days late,

Main office

Blackburn Cathedral
Cathedral Close
BLACKBURN
BB1 5AA

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND BY PROVIDING ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR ALL OR ANY OF THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES TO WHICH THE CAPITULAR REVENUES OF THE DEAN AND CHAPTER OF THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF THE ST MARY THE VIRGIN IN BLACKBURN ('THE CATHEDRAL') ARE APPLICABLE INCLUDING:1 THE PROMOTION AND MAINTENANCE TO THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF CHORAL AND RELATED SERVICES AND MUSICAL PERFORMANCES AT THE CATHEDRAL AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MUSICAL AND RELIGIOUS EDUCATION OF CHOIR MEMBERS INCLUDING THE GRANTING OF SCHOLARSHIPS AND/OR BURSARIES2 THE WORK AND EXAMPLE OF THE CATHEDRAL WITHIN THE DIOCESE OF BLACKBURN AND MORE WIDELY TOWARDS THOSE OF CHRISTIAN AND OTHER FAITHS AND WORLD VIEWS, AND FOR THE SUPPORT OF PERSONS AND COMMUNITIES IN WANT3 THE PRESERVATION MAINTENANCE AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE CATHEDRAL, ITS FABRIC, FITTINGS AND MONUMENTS, AND ITS PROPERTIES AND LAND4 THE AUGMENTATION OF THE CAPITULAR REVENUES OF THE CATHEDRAL

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF THE ST MARY THE VIRGIN IN BLACKBURN

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