The Hereford Cathedral Perpetual Trust

Analysis

The Hereford Cathedral Perpetual Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hereford. It was registered in November 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, religious activities, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03123592). It says it makes grants to organisations and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Hereford Cathedral Perpetual Trust reported income of £618k and spending of £608k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £646k to £618k (-4.3%), an average of -1.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 100%. Over the whole period it spent 71% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Hereford Cathedral Perpetual Trust sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jaffaria Academy UK (£617k), Grace Baptist Trust Corporation (£619k) and Bridgefoot Gospel Hall Trust (£616k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 64%, investments 34% and trading 2.6%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £85k. Charitable activities took 90% of spending and raising funds 7.8%. Grants to other organisations totalled £528k. Reserves of £489k would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate.