The Friends of Gloucester Cathedral CIO

Analysis

The Friends of Gloucester Cathedral CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gloucester. It was registered in July 2022, 4 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 December 2025, The Friends of Gloucester Cathedral CIO reported income of £124k and spending of £206k, spending 166% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2023 to December 2025, income fell from £151k to £124k (-18%), an average of -9.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 225% 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, The Friends of Gloucester Cathedral CIO sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Curious School of Puppetry (£124k), Menagerie Theatre Company (£124k) and Centre Stage (Devon) (£124k).

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.