Ex Cathedra Ltd

Analysis

Ex Cathedra Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in September 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02396173). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Ex Cathedra Ltd reported income of £897k and spending of £919k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £959k to £897k (-6.5%), an average of -1.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Ex Cathedra Ltd sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Institute for Jewish Policy Research (£897k), Nevill Holt Community Arts (£900k) and The Playhouse Theatre Cheltenham (£895k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 54% and charitable activities 38%. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 7.2%. Reserves of £155k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 11 people.