xstPAULS
CATHEDIiAL
FRIENDS
Friends of St Paul's Cathedral
Report and Accounts
for the year ended 31 December 2020
Registered Charity No. 261905

Friends of St Pi¢ ill's Cathednl
Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2020
Contents
Contents
Reference & Administration Information
Report of Council
Independent Auditor5, Report to the Council
8-11
Statement of Financial Activities
12
Balance Sheet
13
Notes to the Financial Statements
14-18

Friend5 of St Pi< Lil 5 LaLhedri11
Reference and Administration Details
Regisrered Ch￿1¢Y Nome
Frlends ol St Paul's Carhedral
Chariry Number
261905
ajartty Correwdent
Nicky Wynne
Dlrector of Development
The Ch8p¢er House. Si ￿UrS Churchyard. LoTrdon EC4M 8AD
Telephone
0207 246 8329
0207 248 3104
frlends@stP3vlscathedral.org.uk
www.stpauls.co.uklfrlend5
Emoil
Web51te
Potron
Htt Royal Hlghness The Duchess ol Gloucester GCVO
Presidents
The Lord Bishop of London & The Lord Mayor of London
Choirmon
Thp Reverendlonathan Brewster
Vke Cholrnju
Dr Phillip R¢ce
Honorory Treosu
Mr Robert Palmer
Coundl
Appotnted by Chopter
Mr Nlvl Dillon Hatcher
Ms Yodia Lo
Mr Mike Tadman
Ms Shella NScoll
Elected ty the A*￿￿￿1 Ge￿er0( Meethg..
Mr Samud Enn1s
Mr Robert Palmer, Honorary Treasurer
Mrs lean Reed
Ms Elixabeth Foy
Authtors
Wpst Wake Price LLP
4 City Road. London ECIY 2AA
Hofft>rnry legolAdthr
Mr Owen Carew.loTre5
W1nckworth Sherwood, Minerya Hou¥< S Montague C105e, London SEI 9BB
8onkers
NatWe5t plc
Iuxgn Hovs?. 98 St Paul'5 Chvrchydrd. Londoft EC4M 88U
Investmetti Monogef
CCLA Ipvestment Management Limited
80 Cheapsldè, London EC2V 6DZ

Friencls of St PaLII's Li£ theclral
Report of Council for the year ended 31 December 2020
co￿ncIl present their annual reprt a#d the finantlal statements for rhe year end$d 31 December 2020.
The fin2nclal Str￿ments have been prepared in accordarsce with the accountlng policie5 Set out in note l ¢0 the
accounts and comply wlth the Charlt*5 governing documents, the Charity'5 Aci 201 land AccoundTrg and
eporring by Charities.. Statements of Kecommended Practice applicable to charlties preparlng their accounts In
accordancé wlth the Finantial Repordng Sr2ndard applicable In the UK and Republlc of Ireland publi¥hed 90 16
july 2014.
History of the Friends of St Paul's
A Cathedral dedlcated to St Paul hos overlooked the City of London since 604 AD and 15 probabty the nith to
occupy this sits. It was designed by Sir Christopher Wren and built between 1675 and 1710 aft?r the Great Fire
of 1666 had destroyad Irs predewsor.
Vvhen r31ds on London began durlng World Vlar I, a group of men 2nd women who loved the current Carhedral
formed the St Pattl'5 Rre WAt<h to patrol the building. They re.forrned during World War11, invitingtheir frlends
and famllies to join them to guard the Cathedral each nlghL The W2tch was disbanded at the end of the war.
The Frlends of St Paul's took root from the Watrh and was ft>rn)ally founded on Tuesday 29 Aprll 1952 with 84
rnèmbÈrs. The Frlend$' first FestlV31 Seryice on Thursday 21 May 1953 wa5 ?￿nded by HN The Queen Mother
who was Patron from 1952 unt112002, succeeded by HRH The Duthe5s ol Glou¢estÈr GCVO.
The wholecathedral communlty Is mtsstgratelttl to Her Roy41 HighnE55 lorher dedicationro the whole Cathedral
and to the FrI￿d5 and the choristers in particular.
Objects P4nd Actlvltles
The Frlends of St Paul's have the twin aims ol fellowship and fundralsing and exlst to promote the work of the
C2thedral through prayer 2nd SLtpport often (n both tlme and money.
Its objects Intlude ccnthbutlng to the presgNaLlon gf the fabrlE of St ￿￿1'S Cathedral., the malntenance of thè
Cathedral and Its buildlngs., the ornaments and lurnlshings.. the seNlces hEld the Cathedral. Ihe muslcal
fo¥ndatlon 2nd the librnry.
CoutbcII alm5 to achieve these object5 by promoting the benefits of the Cathedral's Friend5 membershlp. These
include receiving 3 quarterly newsletter sent out by email, the opport￿ni￿ to partlcipate In activities and events
torsupporters. and coThtributyngtD theawardlng offillancial grnnts to Chaptsr IThe Corporation olthe Cathedral
Church of St Paul In London).
There were some 2,000 Frlend5 members in 2020, over ninEty fjve p¢r<ent ol rhem Ilvlng In th¢ Unlted Klngdom.
who provide both fingnrkol and practical s￿ppOrL St Paul's receives little regular or signlficant fundin¥ Irom the
sratE. buLthe c05tof maintaining it is high. Conrributions from Friends-through (heir subscriptions and 8ddltional
Gift-Aided donatlon5, or through a glft In a Wlll-2re most gratefully recEived by Chapter. ThB overall supporter
base of Friends remain$ buoyant and there ha% been a Yery 51ighc increase ITI the nurnber ol Friends. 7his is x
result ol proactive InltlatEYes such as IncrÈasin8 the n￿mber of events held for the Friends and inti'oducing digltsl
cornmufil(xtioThs.
Sn normal times the Cathedi'al holds an annual Friend5, Fest1￿1 thar lthcludes the Annual Gener21 Meeting 2$ well
as a choral evensong and a chori5ters' reclfal. usually in the presence ol the Patrofi, which 15 Open co all members
ol the publ1¢. free ol charge. Unlorun*tely as a result of the restrictions in place due to Covid-19 the 2020 AGM
was held Yirtually and no other physlcal event5 Qr acriviues could be held. InS￿d the AGM was held onllne for
the first rime, which saw over 100 Frlends atr¥nd from variou5 locatlons all over the world.

Friends of Sc Paiil's Catliedra
Report of Council for the year ended 31 December 2020 continued
Friends beneftt from free 3dmi5510n to the Cathedrnl. & l 0% discount irt the Cathedral shopi reserved 5eat5 by
applltatton lor CErtain Cathedral events and a quarterly e-newsletterof news about the Cathedral and its wiirk.
Froffl time to ¢ime, there are ￿$0 opportunldes to enjoy aEtiYities such as lectures and Friends-exclusiye social
events at additlDnal cost.
Structure. GovèYnan¢e and Management
On 4 january 1971 Friends of St Paul's Cathedral was rewstered with rhe Charity Commission. and its Governing
Document was est#bllshÈd on 20 O¢tober 1971 by 8 Scheme of the Clurlry Cornmission.
In 2013 a thorough const*tutional review was undertaken byWi150ns. retyned by the Frfends Council. in order
to cornply with best practlce and new Charities Act legislation. An Amondod SchÈme was approved on 21 M8y
2013 and mor2 deuiled associatsd rules and re8ulatlon$ otk 5 May 2015.
The Council as Trustees are responsible tsnder the Governing Document for controlling the management and
adTninislration of the Friends.
The Frlends Councll eoft$is¢s of two members of the Chapter. one of whom will be Chairman or Vlce Chairman,
and not more than nlne Tnetnber5 01 the Frieivts of whom three ￿1[ be appoinled by Chapter. and six wik be
ele<ted at the Alln￿al General Mee￿ng. The Honorary Treasvrer is appointed from within that group.
Council meets three time5 3 year, and the name5 of those serving are &ven on page 2. Member$ of Councll Ive
thelr time voluntsrily and receive no reM￿neratIon ot other benefits.
Dur(ng each year the Council considers the rlsks that the Charity face5 and monitors the strateg14 buslne5s and
operational ris￿ to which it is exposed.
Achievements and Performan
In recognition of the Frlends support we typlcJlly hold various events throughout the year which provld8 US
wlth the opport￿ni￿ to corne together as Friends and 2$ eommunity. Unfortunatelyj due to the Covsd-19
pandemic, th8 unpredlrtabillty 012020 led to ?11 of our Frlends events belng cancÈ4ed.
Instead. the 5t Paul's communlty traEne together in 2020 In a way not seen before., WÈ together online.
Thls new and exciting way of engaglng wlth one another enRbled u$ all ¢0 feel connacthd even if we wÈre
unable to be physlcally present In the Cathedrdl.
St Paul's provlded service sheers and online resources over the E2Ster wetrkend for a simple'pray at home.
service, that included Ilnks to Sound and vldeo file5 SO that Friends Could listen to thè St Paul's Cholr singing
hymns and anthem5.
In 2ntlcipation of the first lotkdown, St Paul's or82nised sthool$ across the country to take part In a'Hymn
Flashmob,. insp1red by ¥idoos ol Italrans singing from their balconies. The St Piul'5 Flashtnob saw 70 Schools
take part, from local primary sth¢x>ls to Cathedral Chor15ter5, recording videos of themselves singlng their
favourite song5, and offerlng thern as musical gifts to those who were elderty, anxious or unwell,

rriends of St Paul s Cie thedr1<1
Report of Council for the year ended 31 December 2020 continued
Achievements and Perforn)ance contlnued
In iddition to thi5 a performance tsf Quortei foy the End of Time was 5rreamed online from St Paul's in October
offering Frlends an opportunity for Contempla￿On and relecrlon durlng the COVIEI-19 pandeml¢.
In the Chri5tma5 Friend5 newslettÈr. links to the St Paul's di￿ra1 advent calendar were shared, offering IS
virtual wirldows, each wirh their own surprise and for the first time In its hlstory. St Paul's live $Ereamed A
Celebration of Christmas. $0 that FrlÈnds whÈrever thèy are can watth one of our most magical concÈrt5 from
the cotnfort of their own homes.
The Frfends Counal met three time5 durlng the year and financlal grAnr5 were Made to support the work and
m1$5bn ol the cathedr?K fr>r which Chapter were ¥n05t gratelul.
Flnanclal Review, Reserv¢s and Investment Policies
The financial results are set ovt Dn pages 12 ¢0 18.
Net In¢omel{ExPendlture) ond Fund$
Net expemditure for the year was a dEftclt Df £1,263 (2019.. deficlt of £13.1261
Fund5 arnounted w £373.051 at J l December 2020 (2019.. £374,314).
Voluntory Income
The level ol voluntsry income was £72.392 P019.. 168.8591.
Considerable tlme and re50uree5 Continue to be freaty wen by many Friend5. Through their dedicatsd
commitment to thls great Cathedral olst Paul they provide invaluable voSuntary help. ¥vpporr and adviee. whilst
performlng a huge amount of work and activity behind the scenes.
Grahts uworded to Chvpter
Durlng the year, the thlrd payment of a five year grant of £20,IK)O each year wa$ agreed to the C8thedrafs
Schools & hn7ilies department and the third of i four year grant of £10,000 eath year wa5 agreed for the
chorlsters.
From bmeto lime, Chapter regue5t fintnclal supportfor specrfic projects. After 3pproval and when the Cathédral
has incurred the sp&clflc approved Expenditure. grants are disbursed by Council on behall of th¢ Frlends on the
formal application of the Chapter. In thls connpctlon reference should be fflade to the policie5 on reserve5 and
Investment whlEh lollow.
Durlng 2020. Council awarded £SO,000 to the Cathedral's Remember Me prolecc tts create 3 physlcal memorial
to remember ihosE who have dled due to CoYld-19. The memorlal wlll be in the form of a new inner portlc
to the North Transept. Subsequently at thé Merch 2021 CounEIS meering 1¢ was agreed that rhe 150.000 should
be redeslgnared ro th¢ Caihedral's project to ensure the safety of w51tors to the Whisparlthg Gallery. as the
Remember Me project was almost fully funded by the Cathedral'5 fijndralslng efforts.

Fi-iencls of .%t PclLII's C'atliedric I
Report of Council for the year ended 31 December 2020 continued
ReserYe$ Pollcy
Counctl acknowledges thai funds rY¢i5ed Should generally be expended as soon as possible ¢x) thÈ ablècts of the
Friends. However. Courtcil tetognises that mrsy projects involve the expendsture of large sums. the funding of
whlch tan only be met by the arcumulathon of income over 2 pertod and therÉfoi'4 from ume to time, the balance
of the funds will be 211owÈd tr> Introa$e to provlde su¢h SUTll5.
Ctsuncll agreed in May 2014 to hold minimum reserves of £100.Q¢XI with future grants being assessed In light
of chi5 ind that the levÈl of reseryes ro be reviewed each year. As at 31 Decembcr 2020. the tot21 funds of the
charity were £373,05112019.. £374,J141, of which £311,450 were unrestricted (2019.. £314.2541.
Invertment Pollcy
The funds hdd bythe Frlend$ are essentt•lly ola shon rerm nature. held $0 2$ to be avaihble to meet aFbpropriate
reque5t5 from Chapter.
Therefore the policy is for these fiJnd5 to be Invested in the CCLA'S COIF ￿aritIeS Deposit Fund, which
pvlncipally invests in sierling denomlnated Call Accounts. Term Dep051ts and Money M3rket Instruments and
lollows an othlcal investment Poli￿ cotbS1Steniwtrth the Friends, objettive
Five Yeor Flnan¢lql Suh7mory
P[na￿al Yegr End
Income
E¥pendkure
Total Funds
31 December 2016
31 Derember 2017
31 December 2018
31 December 2019
31 Deceryiber 2020
226,033
116,768
97,168
81,172
74,082
176.02£
401.807
115,739
94,298
75.345
50,005
1285,0391
691.050
406,011
387.440
374,314
373.051
Future Plans
Councll will continue to eneovrage Frlends In thelr support of Cathedral acti￿tIeS. Itwlll also, as it has the
past contlnue to provsde funds for specific projett5 or general financlal support.
Statement of Councll's Re5ponslbllltles
Charity law require5 Council as Trustees to prepare a Lfustees, annual report and financial starernents for ¥dch
rinancial year whlch show a true and fair view of the State of affairs of the Ch?rity and its financitl activitie5 lor
that period. In prepiring thD5e ftnancial 5taternents, the Trustee5 are requlred to..
select suitable accountlng polick$ 2nd then apply them ¢on51stently-,
observe th¢ methods and prlnciples in the applicable Charitle$ SORP,.
makÈ ludgemÈnts and estimates ¢h*t ire reasonable and prudenL
state whether tpplicèble accountlng srandards have beefi followed subject tts any departures df$clcsed 2nd
expkined In the financial statements: and
prepare th2 finallcial statements on the going contrrn basis unl#s It is 1th2pprtspr&te to Pres￿Me that the
Charity ￿11 continue In operattonal existence.

Frieiicls of St Pl<LII s CaLhedr1<1
Report of Council for the year ended 31 December 2020 continued
The Trustees are re5pon5ible ltsr keepSng propor #¢counting record5 which disclose with reasonable 2ccura£y at
any tirne the financlal ptrsltl<)n of the Charty and to enable them to enstsre that the financial statements <omply
with the Charlties Acc 2011. They are aFsc> responsible for safeguarding the assets olthe Charity and hence lor
raMng reasonable steps lor the preventlon and detottloo ol fratsd and other Trregularities.
The Council are lully aware of the guidance from Charity Commlssioners underth8 Charities Act2011 In relation
to Public Benefits 6nd 8re mindful ol thelr obliydons to have regard to this. The Councll are confident the
Friends. activities are In pursulE of its oblects and are delivering Publlc Benefit
Independent Audltors
Wesi Wake Price LLP, who had prevlously 2Cted 2$ auditors to the Friends ol St Paul's Cathedral, were re-
appoillcBd by Councll.
Conclusion
Counal express slneere appreciation to all members of the FrietEd5 of St Paul's for their k>yalry. support and
èncourag2mÈnL
By Order of d)e Coundl
The Reverend lonithkn Brewster
Chalr

rripncls of St Pic Ll I's Cclthecli.,
Independent Auditors, Report to the Council
Opinion
We have audired the fin?ncial s(atements of the Frlends of St ￿ul $ Cathedral for the year ended 31 December
2020 which comprise the Statemeni of Financlal Activitie5, the Statement of Flnanc121 Posltlon and the related
nores. The financlgl reporting framework that ha5 beefi applied sn thelr preparation is applicable law and the
UnlTed Kingdom A¢countlng Standard5, ¢nduding FRS 102 The Fin&ncFal Reporting Standard applicable Èn the UK
and Republlc ol Ireland Iunlted Klngdom GÈnerdlty Aceepted Accounting Pr2cricel.
In our opinlon the fEnanelal statements..
give a twe and fair view of the state of the ChariLy'$ affairs as a¢ 31 December 2020 and of Its incoming
resources and appllcatign of resources for the year then ended.,
have been prtspérly p￿Pared In accordance with United Klngth>m Generalty Accepted Accountlng
Przctyce,. and
haye been prepared in accord&nce wlth the requlremejts of the Charities Act 2011.
Basls for opinion
We conductEd our audit in accordanctr wlth International Standards on Auditing (UK) IISAS IUKII and appllcable
law. Our responslbllldes under those stand3rds are further described In the audltor's responsibilities lor the audit
of the finanerdl statements 5ectlofi OF our report. We are independent of thts (harlty In aceordance with ihe
èthical requlrernpnrs that are relevant to our audit of the flnanclal statemenrs in the UK. in<luding the FRC'S
Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethic•1 re5ponsibilioes in aceordance wlth those r¢quir¢ments.
We believe that the audlt evidence we have Dbtsin2d is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our
opinion.
Conclusions velating to going concern
We have ntsthing to repL¥fl in respect ol the following matters In reladon tts whith thè ISAS IUK} requlre us to
report to you where..
the Council's USÈ olthe golng concern basis ol accountlng in the prep￿dt￿on of thé Enancial statements
Is not Appropriate., or
the Council have not disclosed in the fin4ncl￿ statement5 any identlfled tnaterial uncerLainties that may
cast Significant doubt about the charity's ability to contintje to adopt the golng coneern basls of
accounrln8 for a period of at least twelve months from the date when the financial 5ratementr ore
authorised for Issue.
Other Informatlon
The other Information comprises th¢ Informatlon Incl￿ded in the annuwl report. other rhan the l*n4ncial
ststements and our auditor's rtrport thereon. The Councll are respon5iblefor the other1nforrnation. Our opinit>n
on the financial ststements does ntst coyer the o¢her InforrtBrion and we do not express 8ny form of assuraTKe
concluslon thereon.

Friencls of Sr PaLII's C"aEliedral
Independent Auditors, Report to the Council (continued)
ID connectJon wlth our audit of the financiÈl st2tp_ments. our r•sponsibiliLy15 to read the other information and,
in doing so, consider whether the other inloi'mation is materially tnconsisttnr wlth the finantlal statements or
our knowledge obtwned in the audit or orherwise appears to be m3¢erlalty misstated. If we identify such materlal
Inconsistenc1es or 2ppareDt miterlal mlsstAtements, we are re9Utred to determ1nE whether there Is a materlal
misstatement In the Inanclal 5taternent5 or a tnaterihl m1$51atement of the other Informatlon. If, ba$eé on the
work we have perfortned, we concludo that there Is 2 materi21 mlssrdtÈmenc of thls other informa￿Dn. WE are
required to report that facL
We have nothing to repor¢ in this rerdrd.
Matters ott whlth we are required to report by è¥eep¢lon
We have nothing to report In respect of the followlng rnatter5 in re￿tIon to whlch the Charltles (Accounts and
Reports) RegU￿tIonS 1008 requiro u5 tu report to you if, in our oplnlon:
the Informa￿or>I1¥e￿ the financial Statements is inconslsrent in any m2terlal respe¢tvAth tho Councll's
reporL', or
suffl¢lentawountyng records have not been kepL or
thè financial statements are not in agreement wlth the accountsng records.. or
we have ntst receivèd 211 the Inform•tlon and explaTratl¢ns we req￿lre for Dur audlL
Responsibilities of the Ctsuncll
As explalned more fully in the Council'5 responsibilitles starement (set out on page 6 and 7 of thè Coundl's
annual report). the Council are responsible for the prépardtion of the financial statements and for belng s&usfied
that they 8iye a irue and f3ir view, and for such internal control as the Councll detyrmlnt is nÈc¢ssary to en2blÈ
the prepir4tioD ol financlal statements that are free Irtsm materPdl mlssratemEnt, whe¢her due to fraud or error.
Auditor'5 responslbllities for the audlt of the financial statements
We have been appointed as auditor under section 145 of the Charlttes Act 201 l and report in ￿Cordan￿ wlth
the Act and relevant regula¢ions made of hawlng effect thereund2r.
Our objecti￿$ are to obtsin re33onable a55urance about whether the fir¢ancial statements as a whole are IreE
from materi31 rnisstatement, whether duÈ to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report th3¢ includes our
opinion. Rea$onable a$S￿rInce Is 2 hlgh level of assurance, bui is not a guarantee that an audit eonducred in
accordance wilh ISAS (UK) will always detect a material mlsstatemenL when it exists. Missrarements can arise
from fraud or error and aro con51dered tnaterial rf, indlvidually or In the aggregate, they could reasonab￿ be
exp?cted to influence the economic decisions of users takert on the ba$ls of these financial statsments.
As part of an audlt in accordance wlth ISA5 IUKI. we exeirise profe5*0nal judgment and rn*lntalTr professlon21
scepticlsm throughout the audit We also..
Identlfy and assess the risks of marerlal mi$5tatemenc of the ftnarndal statements, whether due to Iravd or
error. design and perform audit procedures responsive to rh05e ri5k5. and obc8ln audst evidence that
sufficient and appropriare to PrO￿de * bas15 lor our opinioTh. The risk of no¢ detecting a m8tÈrial
m15$tat¢ment resulting from fraud is hI￿er than fDr one resulting from Error, a5 fraud may Involve
collusion, forgery, Inte￿¢1￿nal omissions, misrepresentatiDns, or the overrlde of internal control.
Obtain an understandirbg of Internal cantrol relewdnt to the audic ITh order to design audlt procedures that
are approprlatÈ In the clrcum5tances, but not for the purpose of Èxpresslng 2n optnlon the effectTveness
of the Internal ¢oTrtrol.

F'rieiids of SL PaLII 5 fathedral
Independent Auditors, Report to the Council (continued)
Evaluate the appropriatene55 of accounting poliaes used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates
2nd related disclosures rnadÈ by the tru$teÈ$.
Conclude on the appropriateness of the Ctsuntsl's use ol the going concern basls of accounting 3nd, based
on the audit evidence obtoined. whether a materpal uncertainty exists related tv events or cundiriDns tha¢
may cast 51gftifitant doubt on the charity's abillty to continue as a going concertL If we conclude thata
material uncertainty exists, we are required to dr&w attention in our iudlror's report to the re12ted
discla5ures in the financial 5tatemeTrts or. if such disc105ures are inadequate, to modify our opinlon. Our
conclusions are based on the autht èvidence obt21nÈd up ro the Ilate of our.audltor's repor¢ However.
future events or conditlolls may cause the charlty to cease to continue as a going concern.
Evaluate thÈ overall presentatlon, structure and content of the financial statements. including the
dlse105ures, and whether the finanelal statetnents reprÈsent the underlwng trnD5actlOnS and pvents In a
manner that achieves lair presenta¢ion.
We communicate wlth th05E charged w]th 8ovErfiance regarding, among other tnatEers, th8 planned scope and
rlming of the audlt and significant audit findings. IncludinE any Significant defidencles In Internal control ihat we
IdÈntlfy during our audt.
Explanatlon as to what exten¢ the audit was ¢on$ldered ¢apable of detertlmg Irregularltles.
including fraud.
Irregularities,1ncludlng fraud, are InstancE5 of non-complièn¢e wl¢h law5 atsd regulatlgll5. We de51gn procedures
in line with our responsibilities, outlined above. to detect material misstatements in respect of Irregularliies.
Including fraud. The extent to which our procedure5 are capable of dptecting irre8ulariEies, Includitig fraud Is
detalled belovr.
ased on our understanding of the ch3rity, we identlfied that the princlpal risks of non compliance wlth laws
and regu12tions related tts the regulatory framework for charities, and we considered the axtent to whith non.
complsanEe might have a matsAal effect on the financlal statements. We 21so considered those laws and
regulatlons that have 2 dlrect Impact on the prepdr4tloD of the ffiThancial statements such as the Ch9rities Art
2011, Charities SORP FRSI 02.
We eyaluatsd the Councll's sncentlve5 and opportunlde$ for fr2Udu1e￿t manlpulatlon of the financlal staternents
(Including the risk of override ol controls) and determined that the overAII risk is low becausÈ wlth regard to
income, whlch 1$ predomin2ntly voluntsry. Is mosdy recelyed by direct dÈblts and stsnding ordÈr$ or by
cheques in respect of legacies which are prompdy banked. All expense5 are Yerifted by the Finance Manager.
Audit procedures performed by the engagernenL team Induded..
Revlew of the financlal statemÈ#t dlsclosures to thThderlying stspportlng docdMent&tioii',
Dlscu$$ions with management includlng Consideration of knowrk Of Suspected itmnces of
noncompliance with law5 and regulation and fraud-
Evaluatlng the Council's controls designed to prevent and detect irregularitses,.
Identif￿￿8 and testing jDurnals and evaluating whether there wa5 evidence of blas by the Councll that
represented a risk ol matertal mis$tatemen¢ due tcb fraud..
Review of other correspL)ndence with the Finance Manager.
A further description of our responsib111¢ies for the audit of the financi21 statements 15 located on the Financial
Repordng Council's website it..
This de5crlption forms p8ri of our
auditoWs report.

k'i"iends of St Paiil s Cathedrcll
Use of our rÈport
Thi5 report is made 501ely to the Council ol Frtends of St Paul's Cathedral, as a body. In actordance wlth sectlDn
145 of the Charitie5 Acc 2011 and regulations ￿lde under secrion 154 of that ACL Our audit work has bee
undertgken so that we might state to the Councll ol Frlends of St Paul's Cathedral those mitrer$ we are requtred
to stxte to them in an Ruditors, report and lor no other purpose. To the fullest extent ptrrnltted by Itw, we do
not aceept or assume re5pon$lb11ity to anyone other than Frtends ol St Paul's Cathedral and irs Countll as
body, lor our audlt worl lor this report, or for the oplnlon5 we have fortned.
West Wake Price LLP
Statut¢ry Auditors
Chartered Accountant5
Date.. 16 September 2021
4 City Road
Londo#
ECIY2AA
West Wake Price LLP is ellgiblo for appolntment as tudltor of the char1ty by virtue ol It5 ellwblllty for
appcintment as audltor Of a company under sectyon 1212 of the Companie5 Act 2006.

Fi-iends of St PaLII's C¢iLhedrcil
Statement of Financial Activitles for the year ended 31 December 2020
Notes
2020
2019
Inconie
Valuntèry Incomo
Subscriptions
Don8¢ions
40,275
39,953
18,906
i o,ot
31,417
700
Le￿£]eS
n,392
68,859
Actwitles for generating funds Events & A¢rlvlrles
Interest Received
9,343
1.690
2,970
Total Income
74,082
81,172
Expendlturé
Expendifur¢ on Raislngfunds
Staff Costs
35,000
35,QQO
Costs of Eyents & Acri￿rIes
9.7B9
Printing 8TTrd mzlling ctssts
Adrninistratyon
3.209
120
1,499
1,202
Audlt Fee
2,280
2,606
2,280
Bank Charges
1,273
43,214
51,043
Exp¢ndlture on Chèrlt2ble Actlvltle5
Publicatlon costs l Dome Magolne
Grants to St Paul's Cathedral
3,672
28.459
13,25S
30,000
43,255
Total Expènditure
75,345
94,298
Net Expenditure
1.263
13,126
Reconciliation of Funds
Total Fund5 brought forward
Total Funds Carried forward
374,314
387,440
373.051
374,314
The notes orb pages 14 to 18 form p2rt 01 these flnanclal 5tstements.
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Fi'iei)rls of SL I.
ILII s C.arhedric I
Balance Sheet as at J l December 2020
Note5
2020
2019
Curront Assets
Due from Si Paul's Cathedral Founditlon
11,329
399,794
134,624
8.681
CBF Deposit ACCO￿*t
Cash at bank and in hand
398,103
67.476
Gif¢ Aid Income T8x Ketovernble
545,747
474,260
Current Liabilitiès
Accru￿%
2,280
7,395
C?thedral
168,136
90,051
dry Creditor5
2.2eo
2,500
172.696
99.946
Net Cupvent A$$¢ts
373,051
374,314
Net Assets
373.051
374.314
Funds of the Chavlty
Restrlcied Funds
61.601
311.450
60.060
UnrescrlctÈd Funds
314.254
Total FuTh15
373.051
374,314
The financlal staLemÈnts on page5 12 to 18 were approved by Council 31 March 2021
and signed Dn its behalf by=
The Reverend Jonath74n Brewster
Cknimwn
Robert Palmer
Honorary fre05ur
The notE5 page5 14 to 18 form part of these f5nancitl $Earements.

F-i-iends of Sr PaLII's Cathedral
Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2020
l. Accountlng pollcies
Busls of PrePar¢7t1on and 0ssessmeTrt of iolng ton¢ern
The accounts have been prepared under the historical convehtion. Tht accounts have been prepared i
accordance with the Stst¢ment of Recommended Practice.. Accounting ind Reporting by chariti￿ preparing
thelraccounts in accordance wlth the Financial Reportlng Stsndard applicable In the United Kingdom and Republic
of Ireland IFRS IQ2 SORP) and the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the Llnited Kingdo￿ and thÈ
Republi< of Ireland IFRS 102) and the Clwkles Act 2011,
The accounts have beon prepared to Klve a 'true and fair, vlew and have departed Irotn th¢ Charltles (AccDuntS
and Reports) Regulations 2Q08 only ro the extent required to provide a 'true and lalr. view. Thi5 depxrLure has
Involved following Accounting and Reportlng by Charities prep2rlng rhelr accounts in accordante with the
Finanoal RÈport1￿ Standard appllcable in the UK 2nd RÈpubllc of Ireland IFRS I D?) rather than the Acco¢Jntlng
and Reportlng by Charitiey.. Ststemènt ol RecommendÈd Practlce effective from l Aprll 2005 which ha5 slnce
bèen withdrawn.
The trust con$tltutÈs a publTC benefEt tsntlty a5 defined by FRS 102.
In accordance wlth FRS 102 styctlon 7. IB, the charity ts enttded ttr exernption from preparlng a statement of ￿5h
flo￿.
The trustees ¢on55der tha¢ there are no materlal uThCertairs￿*s about che trust's abllity to con￿mUe as a golng
concern. Th¢ flnancFal statements have been prepared on 3 going concern basis.
Income
Where income h35 related expendlture (as wlth eyents, aetivities and merchandise) the income and related
expendiwre are reported gr055.
Income from sub5cription5, donations, events and activitiE5 are accouThted lor a retelvable b35iS.
Legacles arè Rccounted lor 2$ Income where there is cle2r enthletneDeL the amount can b& measured reliablyi
a#d is pr¢bable. Recelpt 15 probable when..
Confirmation has been received Irom the represethtatlyes of the estats that probate ha5 been granted.. and
The executtrr& have establi$hed there are $ufficlent assets In the e5¢ate w pay the legacy., and
All conditions attached ro the legacy h2ve been fulfilled or are wthln the eharltls conirol.
MÈasurempnt is b25ed on the value listed in the wlll for pBcuniary gifts. provlded the estate has suffjclent funds,
and on ihe estaiÈ a¢couTh¢s for reslduary glfts.
IKome ¢HX recoverable is included at the Same time as the lThcome to whlch It relattrs adlusted for admltt15tratNa
delays as necessary.
Investment Incom2 Includtd when recelwable.
Glfts in klnd are ?ccounted for at a reasonable estimate of their ¥4lue or the amount aetualty realised.
Donaied $¢ryT¢¢% ind facSlltlès are onty Included In Income Iwth an equbvaknt amoun¢ In expenditure) where
the benefit 15 reasonably quantrfiable, m¥dsurable and material. The value pla￿d on these resources Is thÈ
e$timated Yalue of the servlce or facility rKeived.
The value of volur*tsry help received is not quafttÉfied arkd not included.

Friends of St PILII s Latheclral
Expe•dlturÈ 17nd LlobJlltles
EKpendlture. Includlng Irreco¥erable wélue added tsx, Is Included Dn an accruals basis.
Liabilitie5 are recognised as s¢on as there Is a legal or Constructive abligation to pay out resource%.
Current li8biliti?s, being those payable wlthin one yexr of the balsnce sheet dale, are separately diKlosed from
non<vrrent IMbilitie&
Grants awarded ￿ the Chapter are mlr¢uted onco Cout)cll has made uneondltlonal commltmÈnts to pay the
grants and rellectsd in the accounts under notss 5 and 10.
Goyemance costs indude the costs of the preparatlon of statttrory and mtT7agement acwunrs. accounts
$upervlslon. tax servlces, Counell meetlDgs ?nd ?dwce on governance or consututlonal mattsrs.
Forelgn ￿rren(les
TraD53Ction5 4Jenomlnited In foreign currencies are trAnslatod #t the exchange rate5 rullng at the date ol
trans2Ctions. Monetary assets and Ilabllitie5 denominated Tn foreign curroncie5 al'e trxttslated at the rate rulinE at
the balance sheet date. All foreign exchange galn$ Jnd Ios5e5 are recogni5ed Tfi the 5tatemefit of Flnantial
Actwitle5.
Assets
Tangible fixed assets are capitallsed if they can be used for more than one year. tosr at least 1500. They are
Ydlued at C05t or. if gifted, at the value on recelpt, depreciation Is provided at 25% per 2nnum over four
years. Other items are exptnsad ttn aequlsltlon. There were no tangiNe assets as at 31 December 2020.
Restrlcted and Unvestrl£ted Funds
Restricted lunth comprlse of funds that arg subjectto re5triction5 and can only be apptsed for partkular purp05e5
within their objects.
Unrestricted fund5 comprlse offijnds that are jotsubject to any re$rri¢ilons regardlng thelr USÈ. and are avallable
for any charitablp purpose of the Friends.
Flnanclal lttstvuments
The company has finonogl as$ets and liabllities ol a kind thar qualify as b?sic th)an<lal instruments. 8aslc Inandal
Instruments are Initlally recognised at trkfisactlon value and sub5equen¢ly rTre3$ured ac rheir settlement Yalue.
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equlvalents knduded cash In h￿d, dep051t5 held at call with banks and other short-term liquid
Investrments with original maturitles of three months or lus.
Crlti¢al ac¢ounting estimates and areas of judgmènts
In vlew of the tru5teE5 3pplyng the accounting policies adopted, no judgements were requlred that h?ve a
significant effect on the amounts recognised in the flnancl31 st2temÈnts nor do any Èttimates or a55umptions
tnade carry a significant risk olmaterial adlusiment in the ne¥t financlal year.
2. Taxation
Frlends of St Paul's Cathedral is a re￿￿tered thiriry. and 15 exempt from tax on Its 5r¢com8 and ￿1n$ WI￿re they
2re applied for charitable purpose*

Friends ol .£L PTriLII 5 CaL hedr<il
3. Lègaciès
2020
2019
Legxies
700
10,000
4. Events and Activities
Unfortunatsly. due to the Covi¢kl 9 pandemic there were no Events ènd Actiyiues during 2020.
surplu$l
{deficit)
Income
Expendlture
2019
Robert Bowles Talk
Frlends Fe5tlval AGM and supper
Frlends Lecture
Mulled WIDe and Mince Ples
Tour ofCharterhou5e
Advent Procession and Recepvon
216
4,387
3,266
346
92
1,482
P161
12,6371
11261
414
308
1,750
3,140
760
400
3,293
9,343
9.789
4461
5. Grants
2020
2019
Grants to St Paufs Cath¢dr21 for Chorlster
Grants to Si Paul's Cathedral Schoo15 & Families
Release of grant creditor (Organ TransM￿S1On)
i 0.000
20,000
10.000
20.000
28,459
30.000
6. Staff Costs and Remuneyatlon of Key Management Per$onn¢l
2020
2019
Staff Management Charge
35,000
35,000
The charicy considers its key m8n2geinent personnel comprise Rev Jonathan Brewester Ichalrmanl and Rober¢
Palmer (Honorary Treasurer) who have no employmen¢ benefits PO19.- Thonèj.
7. St Paul's Cathedral Foundatlon
Thls represents 5ubscrlp￿ons p8ld by credit and debit cords to the St Piul's C•thedral Foundation.
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Friend5 01 St l?1¢ Lil's Ci¢ tliedr¢l1
8. Accruals
2020
2019
Audlc Fee
2.280
FrlÈnds L¢ciur
3.574
5,854
2.280
9. Creditors
2020
2019
Cathedral- Grant creditor
Cathedral- Managpmpnt 3tTd adrni5Érative recharges
C8thedral- OrKan tran5mi%sion ¥rant
130,000
38.136
65.000
2S,052
168.136
?.280
170.416
91.593
1500
94,093
Sundry credi￿r$
l Q. Contlngont Grant Liabllltle5
brought
[On￿rd
Gronts
tecognrsed In
Carried
forwGrd
202(1
SDFA
Wh55perlng Gallery Rep3Ylng
Cathedral Schoo15 & Families Depamieni
(Organ TraAsml$slon)
Qulre Sound Systetn
Chorister Grant
Remember Me Memorlal Porth
7,461
60,000
60,060
15,000
20.000
7,461
40.000
61,601
Is,000
10.000
50.000
{20,0001
11 o,oooi
50,000
162,521
PB,4591
50,000
184,062
Brougbt
fvnyurd
Grottts
recognised
In SOFA
Carried
rotwoid
2019
WhispÈrlng Gttllery Repavlng
Cathedral Schools & Familles Dep3rtn)ent
Music {Organ Trnnsmissionl
Qulre Sound System
Chor15tor Grant
7,461
80.QQO
60.060
Is.000
30.000
192.521
7,461
60,000
60.060
15.000
20,000
162,521
120,0001
{10,(w)
130.0(101
Grant awards are conditional and recognlsed as contlngent1I2blllties. consequent￿ they are only Included In
the Statemen¢ of Fingnthl Activlties, once all such condidons are fulfilled. Such grant awards 8re noted as a
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Fi-iends of Sc PLILII'S Catliedri< I
commitment in rhe notes to the accounts but not ¥£cruad ¥ expenditure. A brief descrlp£ion of eath of the
lund5 Is included below.
The Whispering Gallery Repaving fund wa5 orignally designaied in 2012 at an arnount of £20,000. £12,539 was
paid to the Cathedral In 2018.
The &thedral Schools & Famille$ departrneTrt fund supports the 2ctSvltles of the Cathedral'5 Srhools & Familie5
depxrtmenL The late5¢ de5ignatlon ()f £IQO.000 wa5 rnade in 2017 to cover fwe 8T2nts of £20,000 per arjnum
running to December 2022.
The Muslt {OrgaD Transmissionl fund was established in 2016 {£80,8721. Amounts of £20,812 havg been
granted.1113,780 in 2016: £4.080 in 2017., and £2,952 in 20181. Of the £4,080 from 2017, Dnly £2,539 has been
drawn down by the Cathedr21 and the rema￿1ng £1.541 vras released from trediror5 kn 2020.
The Qulre Sound System fund PStab115hed at £15,000 In 2015 IredlrecTrd from fund5 orlgin8Uy designated
For Choir Stsll Mock ￿p1. No amounts have been u¢t1158d.
The Chorister Grnnt fur¢d. The13tesL de51gnation of £40,000 was nrdde In 2017 to toYÈr ftsur grant5 of
£10,000 per annurn runnlng to December 2021.
Thè Remember Me Memorial Porch fund. During 2020, Council designated £50,000 to the Cathedrnl's
Remember Me project to ereate a physical momorlal to rernernber those wlio have died due to Covtd_19.
Svbsequendy, at the M8rch 2021 Councll meeting. It wa5 yfEed that this 2wnount should be redesignated to the
C2thedral's projott for Wllsperlng Gallery Safety, as the Aetnember Me project was almost fully funded.
In both 2020afid 2019, the TrustEe5 agreed the further paymentsto be made ort the Cathedrdl Schools & Famllles
Department grant1£20,000 Tt5 eAch 012020 and 201918nd the Chttr15ter Grant I£IO,000 in each Of 2020 and
2019).
I l. Charity Funds
The funds of 1373,051 as at 31 December 2020 12019.. £374,314) represent the unexpended
resources hdd within the fvnd. belng It5 a$5ets less liabilities.
The fiinds con$l$t of £61,601 12019..£60.0601 restrirted funds and 1311.450 (2019.. £314,2541
uDrÈstricred funds.
2020
2019
Unrestrl¢ted . Desi8nated
Qulre Sound System IOri&inil deslgnation 20151
Chor15ter Grant ICI Ok per annum to Dec 211
Whlspering Gallery Repavlng
Cathedral Schools & Famille5 Department1£20k per annurn to Dec 22)
COVID memori31 porch {designated in 2020)
Other unre$trieted- and undè$l8nated
Total Unrestricted
Restrlcted
Mu$lc Iorgan TrdnswnissioDI
Total Funds
15.000
10,000
7,461
I s.o(M)
20.000
7,461
60.0
50.000
588,989
311,450
211,793
3 Id.254
61,601
373,051
60,060
374.314
12. Rèlatèd party transactions and Trustees expensès
There were no Expen5e5 pald to a Tnjstee 202012019.. Nill.