# FRIENDS OF BRISTOL CATHEDRAL

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 274399
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Nov. 16, 1977
- **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=274399


## Contact

- **Address:** BRISTOL CATHEDRAL, COLLEGE GREEN, BRISTOL
- **Postcode:** BS1 5TJ
- **Phone:** 01179264879
- **Email:** friends@bristol-cathedral.co.uk
- **Website:** http://bristol-cathedral.co.uk/support-us/friends-of-bristol-cathedral



## Activities

**Objects:** TO CO-OPERATE WITH THE DEAN AND CHAPTER IN:  1. PRESERVING AND RESTORING THE FABRIC, FITTINGS, ORNAMENTS, VESTMENTS AND OTHER CONTENTS OF AND IN THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF THE HOLY AND UNDIVIDED TRINITY IN BRISTOL AND THE PRECINCTS THEREOF (EXCLUDING HOUSES OF RESIDENCE);  2.  FURTHERING ANY SCHEME TO MAINTAIN, TO PROTECT AND SET  FORWARD THEIR UTILITY;  3. ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF WORSHIP THROUGH MUSIC AND ARTS;  4. SUPPORTING THE EDUCATIONAL WORK OF THE CATHEDRAL.

**Activities:** We provide funding to assist the Dean and Chapter to maintain and beautify the church and and support its worship, music and outreach.

**Area of benefit:** DIOCESE OF BRISTOL




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Organisations
- **What:** Education/training, Religious Activities, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Bath And North East Somerset
- Bristol City
- North Somerset
- South Gloucestershire
- Wiltshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £19697 | £5728 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £7319 | £60107 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £17361 | £8077 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £13123 | £5862 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £12882 | £10749 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Dr Penelope Elaine Starns** (Chair) — appointed July 13, 2025
- Margaret Helen Taylor — appointed May 31, 2022
- Oliver Hibbert — appointed June 25, 2023
- Penny Parsons — appointed June 25, 2023
- Richard Alex McComas — appointed Aug. 1, 2025
- Sally-Anne Morris — appointed May 31, 2022
- Susan Stevens — appointed Aug. 1, 2025