Annual Report
Winchester Cathedral Trust
For the Year Ended 31 March 2024
Chxrity Registtation No. 287400

Wlnchest8r Cathedral frust
Index
Report of the Trusteas
Indepèndent Examln•rfs report
Accounting policies
statement of financial activities
Balance sheet
Statem•nt of cash flows
Notes to the financial statements
10-13

Winchester GathÈdval Trust
Financial stateiilents for the year ended 31 Mar¢h 2024
Report of the Trustees
1lie'fru%tees present theit report togcther *vith financial 5Mtements fot the YVAL ended 31 Ma¥ch 2024.
Lègal and administrative details
Charity registration
umber
287400
Registered office
9 Tile Close
Viiichester
S023 9LS
Trustees
Mr Nigel Atkinson, His Majesty's Lo*d-Lieuienant of J-lainpsliire ICh2irmsJii)
r Michael Campbell NtBE, DL
Lady Ivlw Fagaii l.G DC.VO (resigned 13 June 2023)
frs J&ne Haads (ai)pointed 10 Ociober 2023)
,It Nigel McNAir Scott, DL (died 7 April 2023)
The Very Reverend C.atlierinc Ogle
Sil Jonat1i41n Purrxl
Mr Bruce F&Lkcr MBE
rJolin Steel
Frffr Mark Tliisdethwayte DL
BAnkets
National Westminstei Bank plc
IO) High Street
Wincheste
S023 9AW
Independent
Exaininet
Saiah Cliadbourne
Vinchestcr Boumc Limited
SullLvAn Coiirt,
Vessex P?rk.
Colden Comn]on,
Wiiichester
S021 IlVP

Wlnch¢ster Cathedral Trust
Financlal 5tateinents for the year ended 31 March 2024
Report of the Trustees
ObJo¢tives and policies
The objects of Ivinchester Cathedr21 Twst (the Trust) are to rnise ￿ndS and rective donations to apply to
any cli*riiable PULpose connected Rvith Winchester C.Athtdial. 'fhis includes the genelal upkeep OE the
Cathedtal. the presemtion of its tieasures, the Lesto¢ation and rep*iL of otlier buiLdings in the Citliedral
Close And tlie 5UPPOft OE its inusic, illcluth.ng the Leceipt Rnd th'stribution OE fi]ttd.% Laised to meet dit c()5t5
OF choristers.
The Trustees confLrm thxt diey have relerred to the guidince contaittcd it) the Charity C.ommis.%ion's
genetal guidance oil pubbc benefit ivhen revicwing the C,Ii£?rity's aim.% and objectives Riid in platiiiing
future ￿C￿vI￿e5. Thc T￿￿t supports Wincl)c%ter C2thedLRI, w1105e chaiitxble activity includes not only
serving rlie communiry daily in it¥ r¢.li8ious and cliaritiible ivork, but also being An actiirc re80ULce of
national ijnpoj'lance in the PLOiTJOtion ol ieligion. music, education, history and architectuie.
Organrsatlon
The'l"rust is matL41ged by ils Trustees. The governing document of the Ch2LltI' is It5 Constitution adopted
27 June 1983, amended 31 October 2003, 15 EvIarLh 2013 and 26 Octobei 2021, Rvhich provides. inter aliA,
for the APPfJiJlttneiit aiid elettion of tL'UStees. Tlie Tlusiees shxll be mzint#intd at nnt Icss th8n five and at
leabt one of dieir nombeL shall be a member OF the Cliipter OF the Catliedral. It is the PLacLice OE the TIu5t
to piovide induction And fatndiarisarion of the Cathedral and the Irust ro neiv Trustees as required.
The'frustees who served iry the course of the year ate listed ott page l.
The majot t15ks to Kvhirh the charity is exposed, 2s idet)tifAed by the Trustees, FLave been reviewed ond
systetns OL piocedures have been establislied to maii2c ge th08e risk5.
Revlow of the year
Duiing the year, income of £252,390 (2023: £151,342) was rcccived in le￿CleS, donatsons and iiivestment
income.
Giants oE£303,524 (2023.. £202,640) Ivere provided to the Chaptcr oFWinchester Catliedtal during the
Fiiiancial yeai Eoi..
£300,0(X) toivard tile financing of rhe Cathedral nave hghting project and
£3,-524 for the SUPPOLt OE choiisters.
Remaining Fund8 and reserves ale maintained in ordel to provide fijttjre tunding fol the Cathedral as and
vlien %upp()rt iq required. As such, reselves are held aiid it]vested in bLinli deposit accounts so thsjt
suflicient liquidiry is maintained to meet the anricipated needs OE Czthedral PLojects and tlie'frust's own
running costs..
Fundtaising fot Choristers..
Donauons continuc to be received by the'ftust for clioristel funding by sympxthetic donoi's (reFerred to
collectivtly As the 'iMusic FiijidL'￿iS1￿E Gloup). Donors haiTe agreed to entcr into decl%r%tions of inteiit FOL
fixed sums payable gener2lly ovei a Iive-yeat pciiod. Monics raised Are pasd over to the Catliedral i
accutdance wlth the tetms DE rlie I'tust ne£d.

Winchester Cathedral Trust
Financial statement5 for the year ended 34 Mar¢h 2024
Ropoit of the Trustees
Leg2cAes:
Itt the year ended 31 March 2024, the Trust teceived the fthal tranche OE a tesiduary legacy of £61,551
from the estate oEiMiss Jean East for the upkeep and iepair OE the Cathedtal b￿dIng which bting8 the
total received Lo £204,415. Othtr legacies accollnted foi in the yeat as teceived OL receivable wete Etom
the estates OF..
B Canning £3,0(X)
J Annis5 £5,000
B Wallis £172,320, iestricted to the support of the music in the Cathedral th¢ollgh i.he Euttding of
choristers
The'fnistees 2re veLy grateh]l Eot these legacies.
Fundlng and resorves
Future donauotts received, whedie.r for choristeLS or in response to othet appeals wiiL be donated (after
5etding resources expended in managing the Tmst) to the Chapter of Winchester Cathedral.
Trustees. Yesponsibilitles for the financial statèmants
The Trustees are responsible For prepiting the Ttustees, AnnLtyI Report 2nd the Fth2ncial statements in
accordance with applicable law Ènd regulations.
The Ch￿ttLeS Act 2011 require8 the tmstees to ptepate financial statements FOL each financial yeat in
accotdonce with Uniied Kin8dom Generally Acccpted Accounting Ftactsce (United Kingdom Accounting
Standards and apphcable law), induding Fi￿É￿cIaL Repotting Standard (FRS) 102, rhe relevant Financial
Repotting Standatd applicable iti tlie Ul< 2t]d Republic of Iteland. The Ttustees must not approvc the
fthancial statefflents unless they are satisfied that they give i tl'uc and E9ir vkew OE the stite of %Efairs of the
charity and of the income and expendiknue OE tEke chuity For that petiod. In preparitig d)ese fLn#ncial
statements, the T￿Stee5 are required to..
select suitable accounting polickes at]d thth apply thetn COnStsi'endy'
ob5etve tFie methods and principles in the Charities SORP (FRS 102).
mal<e judgments accounting estimates thal are reasonable and ptudent,.
state ivhether apphc&ble UI< Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any mAtetial
deP￿tureS disclosed and explained in the financi215tatements'
prepue the flliatlcial stltements on the goitig concern basis unless it is tnappropriate to presume that
tlie charity ivill contiiiue sil business.
The Trustees ire responsible for keeping idequate accounting records that are suFficient to
show and explain the Charity's tL'aTrsactions Rnd disclose Ivith reasonable accutacy at any Lime the ftsiatscial
position oEthe chatity and enable them to ensure that the r￿l￿CIal statements comply witFL die Charttie
Acl. 2011, the applicable Charity (Accounts ind Reports) Regul*uons 2nd the ptovisions OE the trust deed.
They are a150 responsible £01 Safe￿arding the #ssets oFthe Ch￿tty attd hence Eoi taking reasonable steps
Eor the preyenuon and detectsork OE fraud and other irLegulatities.
Appioved by the trustees on 10 June 2024 aiid $i￿ed on thei2 behilE by:
Nigel Atkitisun
C,hAirmR

WSncheBtev Cathèdral Trust
FSnanclal statement for the year endèd 31 Mavch 2024
Independent ExaMi￿e￿5 repoyt to thè Tvusteès of Vllnchester Cathedral Trust
I Eeport to the charity's fru5tees on my ex#miAation of the financial st2tcment5 oEWittchester Catiiedral
Tm5t Eor the year ended 31 Marth 2024, which are Set out on pages 5 to 13.
Respottslbilities and basls of report
As the Trustees tsf thc th8rity, you ate responsible for the preparation OE thc Accounts in accordance with
the iequiitments oEthe Charities Act 2011 ('the Act?.
I report in respcct of my exatnsnation OE the charity's Accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011
Act 2nd in catrying out my exati]in2tion I have Followed all the applicable Direcuons gvcn by die Chxtity
Cotimiission undet section 14515)(b) of the 2011 Act.
Independènt examlneVs statement
I hÈve wmpleted my ex2mioation. I Conf￿rn that no Mat￿121 matt￿S have come to my attention in
otlnection with the e¥atnination gNing rne cause to believe that iti any material respect..
Accounting xecords were not kept in te5pect of Winchester C%thedral T￿st in 2ccordance with
section 130 of the 2011 Act. ot
the financial statements do not accord widi those iEcords' or
the finÈncial statements do not tomply with the apphcable requirements concetning the EoTin and
conteat oEfJnancial statemeTrts Set otst in the Ch2rLties IAccouat5 and Report81 Regul8Uons 2008
other th2n any requitement that the fthanciil statements give x'ttue arAd faie view wkn.ch AS not 2
tnltter considere.d ?5 PAft oEao independent ex2mination.
I have oo concerns attd have come acr05S no othet matter$ conntction with the exan]inAtion to which.
in my opijjion, xtttntioll shi)uld be dIawn io ordeL to enable a proper undetstandkng oEthe FtharLci21
Slaten]eAts to be reached.
JLJIi2 Linclau FCA SeniorAccounls Manager ICAEW membership no. 7923260
Windiester Bourne Litnited
Sulliv2n C.OUTt,
Wessex P2tk,
Colden Common,
WinchtStei
S021 IWP
Date.. 21.05.2024

Wirtche5teY Cathedral T¥ust
Flnancial statements lor the year ended 31 March 2024
Principal accounting policies
statutory Infomiation
Winchester Cathedral Trust is a re￿S[Cred ch8riry (Chatiry, Registration No. 287400), re8iStered with the
ChaLIt5, commis￿l0n in r.ngland & Walts. Tiie fivst's objects are 10 iaise funds and rective donations to
apply to cliaLlt*blc purposes connected iViLh Witjchcster CathedLal.
Basis of preparatlon and 8sses5ment of going concern
The Fjnxncial statements have beet] prepaxed under the hi5toricRI cost convention with items iecL)gnised ￿t
cost or trftnsacikon YHlue ut]less otlierwise stated in the relevant noies to tliese accounts. The Finattcittl
statements have been pLep￿ed in accoid2ticc Ivitli the Accounting and Reporung by Ch2Liues.. Statement
oFRtioininended PL2ctice applicable to Ch￿ltieS pLep2ring tlieir Account.% in tccoidance ivith the Fin2nciaL
Reporting Siandaid applicable in the UK and Republic ol Itdarjd (FRS 102> and the Chaiities Act 2011.
The accounts Arc presented in sterling are tounded to thc neare8t pound.
The TLU5tees consideL tli?t t11eLe are nrj materiRI uncertainties about rhe Trust's abih.ty to Lontinue as a goiiig
cottccrn. There ate no sigmficdnt areas of unieitainty that affect the flnancial starementb. The Icey area of
estimation ar]d judgement relAte8 to the estimation of future income and expenditure Elows for tlie purpose
of assessing going concern.
'I'he principal gtccounting policics have remained unchanged Eroin the previous yeaL And are set oui bdow.
Income
Income is Lecognised iii die period in ivhich the charity hab entideinent to the income, the amount of
income cin be medSULed reliabl)r it is piobgtble th%t the iiicoine ivill be received.
Donations and legacies
Doiiatkotis, including Icgacy income, #re recognised ill the period in which the charityr is legally enuded to
the receipt aiid the Rtnount Cali be mcasLircd with rcasonable certainty. In Lespect of legac}T income,
entidement 15 assumed once probate lia5 bten granted.
Investment income
Interest on b8nk deposits is accounted Eor ivlien receivable.
Expendlture
Liabilities are reco￿lSed as expendittire Eoon As diere is a leyl or coThstLUCtive obkngation coinmittin
tlie cliarity, to mAlie paymeni to a third PL￿[1T It 1% prob2ble tlixt i ttansfer r)f cconomic benelits will be
eLiuired sn seidement And the amousit OE the obhgauon can be Jneasiired Leliabli,.
All expeJ)dituLe is xccount¢d lor ott an #ccruaLs bxsis.
Expenditure on genetxting funds principAUy compIises the cobt of FUndrai￿lnE appeals and Administration
supporr.
F.NpendiiuLe on ch*ritable acuvities iiicliides cost8 a￿￿O¢lAted ivith furthering the chaLltable puiposes OF
the chai'ity througli tlie ptOVLSlOlI oFgLsknts and dotJaUOllS tf) IVinclicEtci' C1thedral.

WlnchÈ$ter Cathedral Twst
Flnanclal statetrhents for the year ended 31 March 2024
Principal accounting policies
Govern8nce costs comprise all co%ts invo]ving the pubhc accout]tibiiity of rhe Trust and its coinpli%ttce
viih Legularion and good plactice. These include Losts tdated to stawtory au(h't ot independent
examinerfs fee and legal Eees.
All expenditu¢e is st41ed indusAYe oEirrecoverable VAT.
Debtoys
Debtors ￿re recognised at thcir settleinent amount, less Rny provision for non-rccoverabi]ity.
Currant asset Investmènts and deposits
Curtent asset iftvcstments comptise Inonies held on term deposit Nvith l)ankets.
Cash at bank and in hand
Cash #t bank and it] hand represents sucli 11 ccounts and instruments that 21¢ available on dem2nd ot liave
a inArurity of le5S th411 diree tnonths from the dlte ofacquisition.
Credltors
C.reditor5 are recognised ivhen there is an obligation the balan¢e slieet date ab a result OE a past event, it
15 probable tlial. ￿ tr#nsEer of economic benefit ivill be required in setlieinent, and the amount OF the
settletnent can be cstimated J'eliably. Crediiots and PfOYiSiOL]s are recogniged at the #mounr the charity
aiiticipates it pay to settle the debi. They have becn dJ"scounted to the PLesent value of the Euwre cash
payinenl. where suLli discounting is materiAI.
Fund accountlng
The tunds OF the cliarityT comprise18) untcstricted Funds avAtlable For use in fUrth￿ance of the chality's
objectives at the discretion of tlie trustees, and Ib) Lesti'icted fund5 ielared to mnnies given (i) for SUPPOEt
of the choii%ters of Wl.
Incheste.L Cxthedral, and IAJ) towards he upkeep at]d maintenante OE the cithedral
building, Ivhicli 2Le to be passed onro the Cilthcdr%l for that PUI'POSC.

Winchester Cathedral Trust
Financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2024
Statement of financial activities
Utttcsttitted
Funds
2024
Re61ric(ed
Funds
2024
'rotal
2024
Toral
20
Note
(Nole 8)
Income
Volunr%uy iticome..
legacie
doiiAuons
lttvestment incon
233,871
1,6
241,871
3,049
7,470
141S()4
5.T15
2.703
1,359
7,470
Total income
16,829
23.4.561
252,390
15L342
Expenditure
Losts OF gcntrxttng Funds
ChaLAt8ble Activiucs
17,496
300,000
17.496
303,524
16,359
201640
3,524
Total exptnditute
317,496
3,524
321,020
218.999
Net (expenditure) income
nd net movement in funds
for (he yeat
(K),Ci67)
232.037
(68,630)
167,654
Reconciliation of
funds
Fund bfflancts brought foThvard
486,139
143,928
630,067
697,724
Flind balances cattied
foxwatd
185,472
375,965
561,437
630,067
All Lecogrnsed gains and losses 21£ incli?ded in the above statement of FllianciAI #cuviiies.
All OF tlie charity's a¢tivitie% }v￿e derived fiom contiiiuiiig operktiojis.
ThÈ accompanying accounting policles on pages k6 and notes on pages 40-13 form part of
these finantlal statements.

Wlnche5ter Cathedral Trust
Flnanclal stat8mehts for the year ended 31 March 2024
Balance Sheet
Unresctieted
Fundb
2024
Re8t¢icted
Funds
20
Total
Totsl
2024
2023
Note
C.utreni &ssets
Dcbtor8
lovesttneots and deposits
Cash at bank and haad
(Note
54J95
54,395
795
400,0
243.IIH
187,122
321,570
50&692
187,122
375,965
563,087
643.899
Current liabilAtie8
Cieditors
1,650
1,650
13,832
Total a88ets less current
Ixabilities
185.472
375,965
561,437
630,067
RepTeseiiting:
Fund balantes
185,472
375,965
561.437
630,067
The fJnanciRI statements iveie approved by the Trnstees on 10 June 2024 and Are signed on their behalf
Pth. Nigd Atkinson
Viiichestei Cadiedr#l TLlJSt
Ch2riry Registration No. 287400
The accompanying accounting policies on p8995 5-6 and notes on pages 10-13 form part of
these financial statements

Wlnchester Cathedral T¥ust
Flnanclal statements for the year ended 31 Ma¥ch 2024
Statement of cash flows
2021
Cash flow &oin opet#ting
acti￿tIeS
Net movetnertt in fund5
Adjustment5 fw..
IniTestrnent income
Uncrexse) / dccTea8e in debtors
(DecLea5e) / incirase in credirois
168.630)
167,6571
(7.4701
{53,6001
111184
P,703)
(660)
11,972
Net easb iised in opetating
acti￿tte8
(59,048)
(141,882)
C#8h flow from Anvesting aLtivities
Investment income
7,470
2,703
Net cash flow ptovided by
investing aciiwties
1703
7,470
Net decrease cash and deposits
1134.412)
156,3451
Cash and deposits at bcginfting of year
643.104
699,449
Cash and deposits at end of
year
i08,692
643,104
The accompanying ?ctouhtln9 policies on paye$ 5-6 and note$ on pages 10-13 form part of
these flnanclaj statements.

io
Wlnchaster Cathedral Trust
Flnancial statements for the year ended 31 March 2024
Notes to the financial statements
Costs of g¢neratFn9 funds
Untcstricted
Funds
2024
Restticted
Flind$
2024
Total
2024
Total
2023
f4uiidraising costs
15,770
15.770
14,421
Goveri)ance costs (ttrfepettdcnt
examiiier's teinuneratton
1,650
76
1,650
76
Bank ch￿￿e8
1,860
78
17,496
17,496
16,359
During the culrent and priol years, no tti]stee Leceived any remuneration from the chuxty and no tsusree
Ivas reimbutsed eypetises.
Donations to the Chapter of Wlnch•ster Cathedral
Unre8tticted
Fiitids
Restticted
Funds
2024
Tutal
Total
2024
2024
2023
Orggn Rcstorktir)n I'und (note 2)
Cagé Refurbishmen( (notc al
Cathedial Fabttc Fund For
li£hiiiiL impl0vett￿￿tS
ClioristeLS
11(K),O(X))
loo,(
00,000)
loo.000
IW,(M)O
I￿,000
3(K),O(K)
300,000
3,524
3,524
2.640
3(N),000
3,524
303,524
202.640
Jn the COULse of die yeat, the Trustees weed ivstli Winchc%tcr CArhtdLMI to xe-ditect the origxnally
Riven for tht purpnse OE the OiYAn Lestt)rauon to siippott the tafe rcFuibishment,

Winchester Cathedral Tyust
Financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2024
Notes to the financial statements
Debtors
2024
2023
Gift tax Tecovc&Able
Legaty receivable
795
54,395
54J95
795
Investments and deposits
2024
2Q21
Deposits held
400,(K)O
CreditOf5
2024
2023
C.hapttr oFWinchester
C2diedLv
Other
10,112
1,6SO
3.720
1,650
13,832
R•strlcted Funds
BRLance
brouglit
Eorwatd
liicotne
LxpcttthtLixe
carrÈcd
foiTrvard
l April 2023
31 fvlarch 2024
Vinche%ter Qithedral Choristets
Vllichestel Cathedtal F?4 bLiC
1,064
142.864
174,010
61,551
{3,524)
171,550
204,415
143,928
255,561
(3,524)
375,965

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Winchostey Cathedral Trust
Financial statÈment5 for the year ¢nded 31 March 2024
Notes to the financial statements
Related party transa¢tion5
Durin8 die ycar employment co%t8 of £15,716 (2023.. £14.378) Iv￿e paid tluoLTrgh the Pflyroll OE
Winchestei C.atlicdral, 211d ivere Teiinbursed by the I rust.
Prior year comparatlves
statèment of financial activiti•s
Untestricted Rei*tstcted
Funds
Funds
2023
2023
Total
2023
"L'otal
2022
Note
Income
Voluntary income..
legacies
donxuons
Investtnerkt income
(Note 8)
142,864
3,300
142,864
5,77.4
2,703
3,000
6,527
612
2,475
2,70.1
Total income
5,178
146,164
151,342
10,139
Expenditure
Costs olgenerating funds
ChSLtit2ble 2Ctivities
16,359
200,000
16,359
202,640
14,546
2,640
Total expenditure
216,359
2,640
218,999
18,1?0
Net {expenditure) / income and
net movement itt fi]nds fot tlie
year
(211,181)
143,524
(67,657)
(7,981)
Recottciliation of funds
l.iind balances brouLyht lutward
Fund bAlance5 carried FoLIVRtd
697J20
697,724
705,705
486,139
143,928
630,067
697,724

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Wlnchester Cathedral frust
Financial st3tÈmÈnts for the year ended 31 March 2024
Notes to the financial statements
Prlor year comparatlves (continued)
Balance Shaat
Unrestricled
Funds
20
Restticted
Fund8
2023
Total
2023
2022
Note
(Note 81
Current asset5
Debtots
Investmenr8 And deposits
Casli at bank Rnd itt hand
25
400,(X)O
97,306
770
795
400,000
243,104
400,000
299,44(J
l45,798
146,568
497.331
643,899
699,584
Current liabilities
CreditOLS
11.192
2,640
13,832
1,860
Total a88et8 leas eurrent
liabilities
486,139
143,928
630,067
697.724
Representing..
und b￿anCeS
486,139
143,928
630,067
697,724