The Friends of Coventry Cathedral

Analysis

The Friends of Coventry Cathedral is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Coventry. It was registered in March 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Friends of Coventry Cathedral reported income of £14k and spending of £59k, spending 409% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £20k to £14k (-27%), an average of -7.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 123%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Friends of Coventry Cathedral sits at the 28th percentile: it is larger than about 28% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Mary's Choral Scholars' Trust (£14k), The Namugongo Partnership (£14k) and Commodore Mission (£14k).