The Dean and Chapter of St Davids Cathedral

Analysis

The Dean and Chapter of St Davids Cathedral is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Haverfordwest. It was registered in November 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Dean and Chapter of St Davids Cathedral reported income of £1.5m and spending of £1.6m, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £788k to £1.5m (+90%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 191%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Dean and Chapter of St Davids Cathedral sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% 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 Charity of John Marshall (£1.5m), The General Conference of the New Church (£1.5m) and East Herts Gospel Hall Trust (£1.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 60%, trading 28% and investments 6.9%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £4,376. Charitable activities took 76% of spending and raising funds 23%. Reserves of £683k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 32 people.

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.