Manchester Cathedral Development Trust

Analysis

Manchester Cathedral Development Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in February 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, economic/community development/employment and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2024, Manchester Cathedral Development Trust reported income of £114k and spending of £40k, leaving 65% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2024, income grew from £45k to £114k (+152%), an average of +36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 769%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Manchester Cathedral Development Trust sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lincolnshire Proficiency Test Committee (£114k), Somerset Building Preservation Trust Company Limited (£115k) and Blundellsands Park Trust (£114k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue.