The Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Ely

Analysis

The Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Ely is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ely. It was registered in March 2023, 3 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 Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Ely reported income of £4.3m and spending of £4.4m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2023 to December 2025, income fell from £4.7m to £4.3m (-8.4%), an average of -4.3% a year. 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, The Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Ely 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 Tchabe Kollel Limited (£4.3m), Birmingham Methodist Circuit (£4.3m) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Newark on Trent St Mary Magdalene with St Leonard (£4.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 47%, donations and legacies 33%, charitable activities 11% and investments 9.1%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £224k. Charitable activities took 70% of spending and raising funds 28%. Grants to other organisations totalled £3,500. Reserves of £8.0m would cover about 21 months of spending at that rate. It employed 131 people.

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.