The Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Ethelbert in Hereford

Analysis

The Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Ethelbert in Hereford is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hereford. 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 the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Ethelbert in Hereford reported income of £2.7m and spending of £3.0m, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2024 to December 2025, income fell from £3.0m to £2.7m (-8.8%), an average of -8.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 108% 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 Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Ethelbert in Hereford 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 Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary, Rochester (£2.7m), Marist Sisters Generalate CIO (£2.7m) and The Cathedral Church of Saint James and Saint Edmund, Bury St Edmunds (£2.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 52%, trading 28% and investments 13%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £61k. Charitable activities took 66% of spending and raising funds 33%. Reserves of £2.0m would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 65 people.