The Cathedral Church of St Peter and St Wilfrid in Ripon

Analysis

The Cathedral Church of St Peter and St Wilfrid in Ripon is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ripon. It was registered in August 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 St Peter and St Wilfrid in Ripon reported income of £2.0m and spending of £2.3m, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2023 to December 2025, income grew from £1.9m to £2.0m (+2.7%), an average of +1.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 112% 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 Peter and St Wilfrid in Ripon sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Cathedral Church of St Michael Coventry (£2.0m), The Tablet Trust (£2.0m) and The Matt. 6.3 Charitable Trust (£1.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 43%, charitable activities 28%, trading 16% and investments 12%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £144k. Charitable activities took 48% of spending and raising funds 28%. Grants to other organisations totalled £344k. Reserves of £408k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 42 people.