Gloucester Cathedral

Analysis

Gloucester Cathedral is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gloucester. It was registered in December 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, Gloucester Cathedral reported income of £4.0m and spending of £5.3m, spending 132% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2023 to December 2025, income fell from £4.4m to £4.0m (-9.4%), an average of -4.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Gloucester Cathedral 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 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Birmingham City Students' Union (£3.9m), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Holy Trinity Clapham, Southwark (£4.0m) and The Christian Institute (£3.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 41%, charitable activities 33% and investments 26%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £275k. Charitable activities took 58% of spending and raising funds 40%. It employed 87 people.