St Albans Cathedral Music Trust
Analysis
St Albans Cathedral Music Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in St Albans. It was registered in November 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, religious activities and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending November 2025, St Albans Cathedral Music Trust reported income of £145k and spending of £130k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2021 to November 2025, income grew from £128k to £145k (+13%), an average of +3.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2024, when income rose by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, St Albans Cathedral Music Trust sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Mary's Greek Orthodox Cathedral (£145k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mark, Biggin Hill (£145k) and Association of Grace Baptist Churches (East Anglia) Limited (£145k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To promote and advance the education of the public in the art of music particularly at or in connection with the Cathedral and Abbey Church of St Alban.To promote and advance the Christian religion and public worship connected with it through the support of music at or in connection with the Cathedral and Abbey Church of St Alban.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| St Mary's Greek Orthodox Cathedral | London | £145k |
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mark, Biggin Hill | Westerham | £145k |
| Association of Grace Baptist Churches (East Anglia) Limited | London | £145k |
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Peter & St Paul, Blockley with Aston Magna | Gloucestershire | £145k |