--- title: "Friends of Norwich Cathedral charity rating | CharityCompare" description: "Is Friends of Norwich Cathedral a legitimate UK charity? Clarity Score 80/100. Accounts 2025: income £333k · 85% on charitable activities. Reg 249460." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/friends-of-norwich-cathedral retrieved: 2026-08-18T04:55:25.389Z license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Quick answer ## Is Friends of Norwich Cathedral a good charity? Friends of Norwich Cathedral scores 80/100 (4 stars, Good) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2025 (£333k total income, 85% of spending on charitable activities). This reflects financial transparency and stewardship on paper — not the real-world impact of its programmes. See the full breakdown. Norwich · NR1 4DH | Reg [249460](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/friends-of-norwich-cathedral) | Registered charity | [Official website](https://www.cathedral.org.uk/) | [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/249460) Donate ## How can you give to FRIENDS OF NORWICH CATHEDRAL? You leave CharityCompare to complete a donation on the official FRIENDS OF NORWICH CATHEDRAL form. We do not process payments or take commission. Opens their official online donation form. [Donate](https://www.cathedral.org.uk/?utm_source=charitycompare&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=donate&utm_content=249460) ## What does Friends of Norwich Cathedral do? Friends of Norwich Cathedral is a registered charity (no. 249460) working in heritage in Norwich · NR1 4DH. Its latest Charity Commission filing directs 85% of spending to charitable activities, holding roughly 57 months of reserves, and files its annual accounts on time. Reported income changed sharply in 2024 (likely a merger, transfer or reporting change) — year-on-year trend labels are not meaningful across that step. CharityCompare's Clarity Score rates the organisation only from public Charity Commission accounts — accountability, financial health, efficiency and community support — not the quality or impact of its programmes. Summarised from public filings — Friends of Norwich Cathedral hasn't added its own description yet. [Work here? Add it free →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=friends-of-norwich-cathedral) **In short:** FRIENDS OF NORWICH CATHEDRAL scores 80 out of 100 (4 stars). 85% average program spend (Latest year, disclosed years only). Review the pillar breakdown below. ## What is Friends of Norwich Cathedral? Friends of Norwich Cathedral has a Clarity Score of 80 out of 100 on CharityCompare (4 stars, Good). Charity Commission registration number 249460. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: Heritage. Latest accounts year 2025: total income £333k, with 85% of expenditure on charitable activities. Accounts filing: up to date. Reserves: approximately 57 months of operating costs. 2 filing concern(s) noted on this profile. Scores are independent and based on official filings — not a donation recommendation. Data from [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/), last updated 17 July 2026. Overall score 80/100 4★ · Good Cause spend 85% latest year · charitable activities Accountability 93/100 Finance beacon Income £333k Latest year 2025 Reserves 57 mo Months of running costs Accounts filing On time Charity Commission £36.9 raised per £1 fundraising (latest year) · 6% overhead · Website on register · Confidence: high ## How does FRIENDS OF NORWICH CATHEDRAL compare? Clarity Score percentile against similar UK charities — the share of peers FRIENDS OF NORWICH CATHEDRAL scores higher than. Income band (£100k–£500k)76thpercentile **Scores higher than 76% of 972 charities in its income band** · 80/100 vs 70 peer average (marker). Heritage charities56thpercentile **Scores higher than 56% of 151 charities in this cause** · 80/100 vs 77 peer average (marker). ## How reliable is Friends of Norwich Cathedral's data? Source Charity Commission (England & Wales) Accounts year 2025 Filing date 24 June 2026 Profile reviewed 17 July 2026 High confidence — complete filing data Scores reflect the latest annual accounts on the register. Clarity Score measures how clearly the charity accounts for money in those filings — not programme impact. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources: [Charity Commission for England and Wales](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/), [Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator](https://www.oscr.org.uk/) and [Charity Commission for Northern Ireland](https://www.charitycommissionni.org.uk/). [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). ## What is Friends of Norwich Cathedral's Beacon report? Detailed accountability and finance metrics from UK regulator filings — structured for transparency in our four-beacon report. ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 93/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Filing history (5 years) 100% on-time over five years = 15 pts · one late filing = 5 pts · two or more = 0 pts. | 100% | 15/15 pts | | Trustee oversight Three or more trustees on the register = 15 pts, scaled down for fewer (governance red flag below three). | 100% | 13 trustees · 15/15 pts | | Declared policies Safeguarding (4) · conflict of interest (3) · volunteer management (3) — from Charity Commission annual return. | 70% | 7/10 pts | ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 47/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Reserves (months of cash) 3–24 months = full marks, tapering on both sides · 0 months or 4+ years (hoarding) = 0 pts. | 0% | 57 months · 0/15 pts | | Income stability / growth +20% or more over the window = 10 pts · flat = 5 pts · −20% or worse = 0 pts, scaled between. | 100% | 10/10 pts · 3-year average | | Liabilities to assets 0% liabilities-to-assets = 5 pts, scaling down to 0 pts at 60%+ debt. | 80% | 15% · 4/5 pts | ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 95/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Program expense ratio 90%+ on charitable activities = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 50% or below. | 90% | 85% · 9/10 pts (3-year average) | | Fundraising efficiency ≤10p to raise £1 = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 40p or above (fundraising cost ÷ income). | 100% | 1p per £1 income · 10/10 pts (3-year average) | ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 100/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Volunteer-to-staff ratio Volunteers at 2x staff or more = full marks · no volunteers = 0 pts, scaled between. | 100% | 30 volunteers / 1 staff · 10/10 pts | [How we calculate beacon scores →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What is Friends of Norwich Cathedral's Clarity Score? 80/100 total · Good · 4 of 5 stars Four pillars (40 + 30 + 20 + 10 points) from Charity Commission filings — see methodology for full weightings. 93/100 Accountability & Transparency 47/100 Financial Health 95/100 Financial Efficiency 100/100 Community Support ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 93/100 Filing history (5 years)15/15 pts Trustee oversight13 trustees · 15/15 pts Declared policies7/10 pts ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 47/100 Reserves (months of cash)57 months · 0/15 pts Income stability / growth10/10 pts · 3-year average Liabilities to assets15% · 4/5 pts ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 95/100 Program expense ratio85% · 9/10 pts (3-year average) Fundraising efficiency1p per £1 income · 10/10 pts (3-year average) ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 100/100 Volunteer-to-staff ratio30 volunteers / 1 staff · 10/10 pts ## How much does Friends of Norwich Cathedral raise and spend? Latest filed year 2025 · Source: Charity Commission filings | Category | Amount | % of spend | | --- | --- | --- | | Total income | £333k | — | | Total expenditure | £423k | — | | Charitable activities | Not disclosed | — | ## Where does the money go? Latest accounts (2025) · £423k spent. Not disclosed in this filing — the Charity Commission return omits the charitable-activities split. ## What trust indicators does Friends of Norwich Cathedral have? Pulled from the Charity Commission register — filing behaviour, board size, and workforce where reported. - ✓ Accounts filed on time up to date · last filing 24 June 2026 - — Trustee board size (3–12) 13 trustees on the Charity Commission register - ✓ Workforce on register 1 employees · 30 volunteers (30:1 volunteer-to-staff) Fundraising Regulator Status not yet checked Separate from our financial scores — shows whether the charity follows the Code of Fundraising Practice. [Check Fundraising Regulator →](https://www.fundraisingregulator.org.uk/members/) Official register Reg 249460 Full trustee list, accounts, and regulatory history on the Charity Commission. [View on Charity Commission →](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/249460) ### Trustees & officers - Angela Mary Capper since 2018 - Christopher Hamilton Dicker since 2019 - Lucy Gabriel Mary Heywood since 2011 - Charles William Legh Barratt Chair · since 2019 - Janet Elizabeth Benson since 2022 - Very Reverend Dr Andrew Jonathan Braddock since 2023 - Peter Robert Gleane Hornor since 2023 - David Vyse since 2024 - DAVID BOWMAN since 2025 - Michael Daniels since 2025 - Lucinda Elizabeth Jane Leaver since 2026 - Frances Jenkinson since 2026 100 How we score charities +The Clarity Score is a 100-point rating from UK regulator filings (Charity Commission for England and Wales, OSCR and CCNI). Four pillars — Accountability & Transparency (40), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10) — each scored on a continuous scale, not pass/fail cutoffs. A statutory inquiry sets the score to 0 automatically. [Full methodology →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) Accountability & Transparency Scored from filings 40 points — filing history (15), trustee oversight (15, scaling up to a board of three or more), declared policies (10). Financial Health Scored from filings 30 points — reserves (15, full marks 3–24 months, tapering on both sides), income stability (10), liabilities to assets (5, scaling down as debt rises). Financial Efficiency Scored from filings 20 points — program expense ratio and fundraising cost, each on a graduated scale (not a single cutoff). Kept at 20% of the total: financial-ratio scoring alone is not a reliable effectiveness signal (see "why not just an overhead ratio?" below). Community Support Scored from filings 10 points — volunteer-to-staff ratio from Charity Commission workforce data, scaling continuously up to a 2:1 ratio. Overall score Sum of all pillar points. Display stars use the same bands as the labels: 90–100 → 5★ Exceptional; 75–89 → 4★ Good; 60–74 → 3★ Needs improvement; 1–59 → 2★ Poor; 0 → not rated. ## How have Friends of Norwich Cathedral's finances changed over five years? - Income - Spending - Cause spend Values in £ thousands · Cause spend plotted only when the filing discloses a split · Source: Charity Commission accounts ## What are the key facts about Friends of Norwich Cathedral? Overall score 80/100 (4★) Income £333k Cause spend 85% of expenditure Reg number 249460 Scope Local (norwich) Reserves 57 months Trustees 13 Accounts year 2025 Filing up to date ## How does FRIENDS OF NORWICH CATHEDRAL compare, and where else can you look? 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That reflects how transparent and financially healthy it looks on paper — it does not measure the real-world impact of its work, so treat it as one factor alongside the cause you care about. CharityCompare never tells you where to donate. Is Friends of Norwich Cathedral a legitimate charity? + Yes — Friends of Norwich Cathedral is a legitimate registered charity (charity number 249460). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/249460. Registration proves status; Clarity Score then summarises filing transparency on paper, not programme impact. What is Friends of Norwich Cathedral's charity number? + Friends of Norwich Cathedral's charity number is 249460. Check that number on the official register (Charity Commission, OSCR or CCNI) or this CharityCompare profile before you donate — scammers sometimes reuse real numbers on fake appeals. What is Friends of Norwich Cathedral's charity rating? + Friends of Norwich Cathedral scores 80 out of 100 on CharityCompare (4 stars — Good). The Clarity Score V1 sums four pillars from UK regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 pts), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10). Stars use the same bands as those labels — 90+ is 5★ Exceptional. It is not an impact ranking. Does Friends of Norwich Cathedral have reviews and complaints? + CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Friends of Norwich Cathedral. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts (2 filing concern(s) noted on this profile). For formal complaints about a charity, contact the Charity Commission, OSCR, CCNI or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate. How much of my donation reaches Friends of Norwich Cathedral? + According to its 2025 regulator filing, 85% of Friends of Norwich Cathedral's total spending went to charitable activities. That is the closest official figure to "how much of your donation reaches the cause" — it is an average across all spending in the filing, not a pound-by-pound breakdown of an individual gift. What are Friends of Norwich Cathedral's overheads? + According to its 2025 regulator filing, fundraising costs were about 15% of total expenditure and combined overheads (fundraising plus governance) were about 6% of total expenditure at Friends of Norwich Cathedral. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what Friends of Norwich Cathedral's chief executive is paid — where disclosure rules apply, senior pay appears in the trustees' annual report on the Charity Commission register. How much income does Friends of Norwich Cathedral receive? + Friends of Norwich Cathedral reported £333k total income in its 2025 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: restructured. Are Friends of Norwich Cathedral's accounts up to date? + Filing status: up to date (last filing 2026-06-24). CharityCompare flags late or missing accounts separately from the financial score. Where is Friends of Norwich Cathedral based? + Friends of Norwich Cathedral is listed at Norwich · NR1 4DH, focused on heritage. How does CharityCompare score Friends of Norwich Cathedral? + We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in Friends of Norwich Cathedral's regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 points — filing history, trustees, policies), Financial Health (30 — reserves, income trend, debt), Financial Efficiency (20 — cause spend and fundraising cost, on a graduated scale) and Community Support (10 — volunteer-to-staff ratio). An open statutory inquiry scores 0. The score measures reporting on paper, not programme impact. CharityCompare is free for donors, takes no commission on donations, and scores cannot be bought. How often is this page updated? + This profile was last updated on 17 July 2026 from the latest UK regulator data available to CharityCompare, and Friends of Norwich Cathedral's most recent accounts cover 2025. Scores and figures refresh whenever we re-ingest the register, so the page reflects our latest data pull rather than a one-off review.