Carlisle Cathedral Development Trust
Analysis
Carlisle Cathedral Development Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Carlisle. It was registered in April 1982, 44 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Carlisle Cathedral Development Trust reported income of £84k and spending of £81k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £51k to £84k (+64%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 119% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Carlisle Cathedral Development Trust sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New Covenant Church Northampton (£84k), God's Reconciliation Garden Ministry (£84k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Strensall with Towthorpe (£84k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Established to form an ongoing part of the life and work of the cathedral and to assist in its fund-raising for the development of the cathedral's life and worship, the improvement of its facilities and the maintenance and restoration of its buildings.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| New Covenant Church Northampton | Northampton | £84k |
| God's Reconciliation Garden Ministry | Manchester | £84k |
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Strensall with Towthorpe | York | £84k |
| Linx Christian Youth Trust | Paignton | £84k |