The Cathedral Church of St Martin, Leicester

Analysis

The Cathedral Church of St Martin, Leicester is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leicester. It was registered in October 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 Martin, Leicester reported income of £1.7m and spending of £2.3m, spending 134% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2024 to December 2025, income fell from £4.4m to £1.7m (-61%), an average of -61% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 61%. 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, The Cathedral Church of St Martin, Leicester 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 Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches (£1.7m), King Edward Orthodox Trust Company Limited (£1.7m) and The Friars, Aylesford (£1.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 85%, charitable activities 8.2%, trading 3.2% and investments 3.1%. Charitable activities took 69% of spending and raising funds 13%. Reserves of £41k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 30 people.