# BLACKBURN CATHEDRAL TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1137237
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Aug. 2, 2010
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1137237


## Contact

- **Address:** Blackburn Cathedral, Cathedral Close, BLACKBURN
- **Postcode:** BB1 5AA
- **Phone:** 01254 277430
- **Email:** appeal@blackburncathedral.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO PROMOTE THE RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND BY PROVIDING ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR ALL OR ANY OF THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES TO WHICH THE CAPITULAR REVENUES OF THE DEAN AND CHAPTER OF THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF THE ST MARY THE VIRGIN IN BLACKBURN ('THE CATHEDRAL') ARE APPLICABLE INCLUDING:1 THE PROMOTION AND MAINTENANCE TO THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF CHORAL AND RELATED SERVICES AND MUSICAL PERFORMANCES AT THE CATHEDRAL AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MUSICAL AND RELIGIOUS EDUCATION OF CHOIR MEMBERS INCLUDING THE GRANTING OF SCHOLARSHIPS AND/OR BURSARIES2 THE WORK AND EXAMPLE OF THE CATHEDRAL WITHIN THE DIOCESE OF BLACKBURN AND MORE WIDELY TOWARDS THOSE OF CHRISTIAN AND OTHER FAITHS AND WORLD VIEWS, AND FOR THE SUPPORT OF PERSONS AND COMMUNITIES IN WANT3 THE PRESERVATION MAINTENANCE AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE CATHEDRAL, ITS FABRIC, FITTINGS AND MONUMENTS, AND ITS PROPERTIES AND LAND4 THE AUGMENTATION OF THE CAPITULAR REVENUES OF THE CATHEDRAL

**Activities:** Funds are raised by means of an appeal. Applications are made to grant making bodies and donations and sponsorships are received from organisations aswell as private individuals. Fundrasing events are organised. Scholarships and bursaries will be created and administered including by way of endowments.

**Area of benefit:** THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF THE ST MARY THE VIRGIN IN BLACKBURN




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Other Finance
- **What:** Education/training, Religious Activities, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Lancashire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £97306 | £181630 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £50540 | £40159 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £38883 | £44188 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £49533 | £34083 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £43753 | £32786 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **LETITIA ANN DEAN** (Chair) — appointed March 13, 2014
- ALAN ROWNTREE
- Anne Kershaw — appointed Oct. 26, 2023
- CHRISTIANA BUCHANAN LLB — appointed June 16, 2016
- Rev PETER HOWELL-JONES — appointed July 25, 2017
- Richard France — appointed Jan. 19, 2023
- Russell Millhouse — appointed June 30, 2022