Leicester Cathedral Charitable Trust
Analysis
Leicester Cathedral Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicester. It was registered in July 2013, 13 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 incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides services and other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Leicester Cathedral Charitable Trust reported income of £103k and spending of £120k, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £1.5m to £103k (-93%), an average of -49% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income dropped by 83%. Over the whole period it spent 210% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Leicester Cathedral Charitable Trust sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Guru Nanak Gurdwara and Sikh Cultural Centre (£103k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Upper Coquetdale (£103k) and Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Grace Assembly (£103k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Supporting the work of the Leicester Cathedral:i) the provision of a fitting place of interment for the human remains of King Richard III of England and associated religious facilities and activities and the repair, maintenance and renewal of all such provisions and facilities; and ii) the preservation, maintenance and development of the Cathedral Church of St Martin in Leicester generally.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Guru Nanak Gurdwara and Sikh Cultural Centre | Stoke-On-Trent | £103k |
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Upper Coquetdale | Northumberland | £103k |
| Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Grace Assembly | Sheffield | £103k |
| Central,derby,united Reformed Church Charity | Derby | £103k |