The Cathedral and Collegiate Church of Saint Saviour and Saint Mary Overie, Southwark

Analysis

The Cathedral and Collegiate Church of Saint Saviour and Saint Mary Overie, Southwark is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 2022, 4 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 Cathedral and Collegiate Church of Saint Saviour and Saint Mary Overie, Southwark reported income of £3.3m and spending of £3.6m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2023 to December 2025, income grew from £2.7m to £3.3m (+22%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Cathedral and Collegiate Church of Saint Saviour and Saint Mary Overie, Southwark 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 Franciscan Missionaries of St Joseph (£3.3m), Ateres Beis Yaakov Limited (£3.4m) and Wrexham Diocesan Trust (£3.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 46%, trading 37%, charitable activities 8.3% and investments 8.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £41k. Charitable activities took 65% of spending and raising funds 34%. Grants to other organisations totalled £80k. Reserves of £9,053 would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 45 people.