The Cathedral of St John the Baptist Trust

Analysis

The Cathedral of St John the Baptist Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norwich. It was registered in July 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, religious activities and recreation, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08421913). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides buildings/facilities/open space and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Cathedral of St John the Baptist Trust reported income of £537k and spending of £469k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £762k to £537k (-29%), an average of -8.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Cathedral of St John the Baptist Trust sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Walworth Methodist Church (£537k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Laurence in the Isle of Thanet, Ramsgate (£538k) and Brentwood Diocesan Investment Pooled Fund (£537k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 66%, charitable activities 33% and trading 1.1%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £434 would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 25 people.