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The St Paul's Cathedral Chorister Trust

RegisteredRegistered charity number 290205LondonReligion
Income£231k2025-08-31
Spending£229ksame year
Spent / received78%5-year average
Size in its cause82nd pctReligion
Registered1984Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

The St Paul's Cathedral Chorister Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The St Paul's Cathedral Chorister Trust reported income of £231k and spending of £229k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £209k to £231k (+11%), an average of +2.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The St Paul's Cathedral Chorister Trust sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Paul, Harringay (£231k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiatical Parish of St Matthew Croydon (£231k) and Chabad-Lubavitch of Islington CIO (£231k).

Income and spending

£0£58k£116k£174k£233k2021 Income: £208,8652021 Spending: £118,39620212022 Income: £214,5412022 Spending: £200,38320222023 Income: £225,8352023 Spending: £171,37420232024 Income: £232,6032024 Spending: £145,27920242025 Income: £231,4072025 Spending: £228,5612025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

The Trust provides bursaries to the families of choristers of St Paul's Cathedral in cases of financial hardship or lack of means to defray the costs of boarding. It also provides grants to the cathedral towards the education of choristers. In addition it makes grants to the Cathedral School to assist in the costs relating to the fabric or for other projects within the foundations objectives.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Paul, HarringayLondon£231k
The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiatical Parish of St Matthew CroydonCroydon£231k
Chabad-Lubavitch of Islington CIOLondon£231k
Islamic Culture and Education Centre BatterseaLondon£232k