Bristol Cathedral Trust

Analysis

Bristol Cathedral Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in March 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, religious activities and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 12978469). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Bristol Cathedral Trust reported income of £3.1m and spending of £71k, leaving 98% of income unspent that year. Over the whole period it spent 2.3% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Bristol Cathedral Trust sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Stubbs Blinkhorn Charitable Trust (£3.1m), Yorkshire North and East District of the Methodist Church (£3.1m) and The Keswick Convention Trust (£3.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 98% and investments 2.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £350k. Charitable activities took 79% of spending and raising funds 1.1%. Grants to other organisations totalled £19k. Reserves of £2.1m would cover about 278 months of spending at that rate.