Cathedral Church of St Mary the Virgin, St Peter and St Cedd, Chelmsford

Analysis

Cathedral Church of St Mary the Virgin, St Peter and St Cedd, Chelmsford is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in March 2024, 2 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Cathedral Church of St Mary the Virgin, St Peter and St Cedd, Chelmsford reported income of £2.2m and spending of £1.6m, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2024 to December 2025, income grew from £1.3m to £2.2m (+66%), an average of +66% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 66%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Cathedral Church of St Mary the Virgin, St Peter and St Cedd, Chelmsford 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 Palace Trust (£2.2m), Llandaff North Community Association (£2.2m) and New North London Synagogue (£2.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 73%, trading 21% and investments 4.7%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £830k. Charitable activities took 72% of spending and raising funds 24%. Reserves of £1.0m would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 31 people.