Chichester Cathedral Restoration and Development Trust CIO

Analysis

Chichester Cathedral Restoration and Development Trust CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chichester. It was registered in April 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Chichester Cathedral Restoration and Development Trust CIO reported income of £1.4m and spending of £504k, leaving 64% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.1m to £1.4m (+22%), an average of +5.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 766%. Over the whole period it spent 64% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Chichester Cathedral Restoration and Development Trust CIO sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include International Documentary Festival Sheffield (£1.4m), The Theatres Trust Charitable Fund (£1.4m) and Southampton Forward (£1.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 92% and investments 7.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £286k. Charitable activities took 36% of spending and raising funds 31%. Grants to other organisations totalled £113k. Reserves of £230k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5 people.