The Southwark Cathedral Education Trust
Analysis
The Southwark Cathedral Education Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, The Southwark Cathedral Education Trust reported income of £52k and spending of £52k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £43k to £52k (+22%), an average of +5.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Southwark Cathedral Education Trust sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Respected (£52k), Stratford Upon Avon Girls Grammar School Fund (£52k) and Friends of West Leigh Schools (£52k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Using the cathedral as a unique living resource, the education centre seeks to help teachers cover a range of national curriculum subjects in imaginative ways. This is accomplished by offering experience based trails and workshops.Visitors are made to feel welcome and accepted and shown that the cathedral is an active centre of worship and pilgrimage for Christians.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Respected | Bournemouth | £52k |
| Stratford Upon Avon Girls Grammar School Fund | Warwickshire | £52k |
| Friends of West Leigh Schools | Leigh-on-Sea | £52k |
| Edmund Jones' Charity | Powys | £52k |