Chapter of the Cathedral Church of the Holy Spirit, Guildford

Analysis

Chapter of the Cathedral Church of the Holy Spirit, Guildford is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Guildford. 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 buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Chapter of the Cathedral Church of the Holy Spirit, Guildford reported income of £2.0m and spending of £2.0m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2024 to December 2025, income grew from £1.7m to £2.0m (+21%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Chapter of the Cathedral Church of the Holy Spirit, Guildford 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 Cma Welfare Trust (£2.0m), Cathedral Church of St Mary the Virgin Blackburn (£2.0m) and Revelation Foundation (£2.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 32%, trading 29%, investments 4.5% and charitable activities 2.6%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £163k. Charitable activities took 70% of spending and raising funds 29%. Reserves of £292k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 32 people.