The Rochester Cathedral Trust
Analysis
The Rochester Cathedral Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Rochester. It was registered in April 1985, 41 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Rochester Cathedral Trust reported income of £166k and spending of £163k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £644k to £166k (-74%), an average of -29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 296%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Rochester Cathedral Trust sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Arnold Road Evangelical Church (£166k), The Robert Winstanley Trust (£166k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Giles with St Matthew Camberwell (£166k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Promote the religious and charitable work of the Church of England; providing extra support for all/any of the charitable purposes to which the capitular revenues of the Chapter of Rochester Cathedral are applicable, especially the preservation, maintenance and development of Rochester Cathedral.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Arnold Road Evangelical Church | Nottingham | £166k |
| The Robert Winstanley Trust | Milton Keynes | £166k |
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Giles with St Matthew Camberwell | London | £166k |
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Petroc, Bodmin | Bodmin | £166k |