Bristol Cathedral

Analysis

Bristol Cathedral is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in September 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, Bristol Cathedral reported income of £2.3m and spending of £2.7m, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2024 to December 2025, income grew from £1.9m to £2.3m (+20%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 144% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Bristol Cathedral 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 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ahavat Shalom Charity Fund (£2.3m), Woodlands Group of Churches (£2.3m) and Care (Christian Action Research and Education) (£2.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 73%, investments 16% and trading 11%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £4,045. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 2.3%. Reserves of £175k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 44 people.