Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary, Rochester

Analysis

Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary, Rochester is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Rochester. It was registered in February 2024, 2 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, Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary, Rochester reported income of £2.7m and spending of £2.9m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2024 to December 2025, income grew from £2.2m to £2.7m (+25%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary, Rochester 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 The Cathedral Church of Saint James and Saint Edmund, Bury St Edmunds (£2.7m), The Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Ethelbert in Hereford (£2.7m) and The Capernwray Missionary Fellowship of Torchbearers (£2.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 37%, trading 29%, charitable activities 27% and investments 6.8%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1,000. Charitable activities took 63% of spending and raising funds 37%. Reserves of £63k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 35 people.