Peterborough Cathedral Development and Preservation Trust CIO

Analysis

Peterborough Cathedral Development and Preservation Trust CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Peterborough. It was registered in December 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 other finance and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Peterborough Cathedral Development and Preservation Trust CIO reported income of £161k and spending of £155k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to December 2025, income fell from £615k to £161k (-74%), an average of -28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 104%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Peterborough Cathedral Development and Preservation Trust CIO sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Springs Church (Gornal) (£161k), The Triangle Community Methodist Church (£161k) and Birch Hall Adventures (£161k).