The Cathedral Church of St Woolos, Newport

Analysis

The Cathedral Church of St Woolos, Newport is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Casnewydd. It was registered in April 2023, 3 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Cathedral Church of St Woolos, Newport reported income of £487k and spending of £605k, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2023 to December 2025, income fell from £2.0m to £487k (-75%), an average of -50% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income dropped by 74%. Over the whole period it spent 53% 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 St Woolos, Newport sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include North Kirklees and Morley Methodist Circuit (£487k), Highway of Holiness (£488k) and The Order of Friars Minor Conventual (£487k).