Cathedral Church of St Mary the Virgin Blackburn

Analysis

Cathedral Church of St Mary the Virgin Blackburn is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Blackburn. It was registered in April 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 St Mary the Virgin Blackburn reported income of £2.0m and spending of £1.7m, spending 86% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2024 to December 2025, income grew from £1.7m to £2.0m (+18%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 86% 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 Blackburn 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 Chapter of the Cathedral Church of the Holy Spirit, Guildford (£2.0m), The Society of St Pius X (£2.0m) and The Cma Welfare Trust (£2.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 61%, trading 28%, investments 8.5% and charitable activities 3.1%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £82k. Charitable activities took 67% of spending and raising funds 31%. Reserves of £1.3m would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 44 people.