Coventry Cathedral - becoming a registered charity and recruiting trustees

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Coventry Cathedral - becoming a registered charity and recruiting trustees

It is a little-known fact that up until April 2021 no Church of England Cathedral was allowed to become a registered charity.

However, in April 2021 a new law was passed to make this possible and all of the 42 Church of England Cathedrals in this country are going through a process of registration with the Charity Commission. Coventry Cathedral, the mother church for the Coventry Diocese which covers Coventry and Warwickshire, is also going through this process now.

Coventry Cathedral - becoming a registered charity and recruiting trustees

Cathedral leaders are hoping this move to registered charity status will support them as they seek to raise the necessary funds to maintain our 2 magnificent grade 1 listed Cathedrals and to continue to offer a wide range of services, events, and visits for tourists and schools. All this in turn provides a vital contribution to the local and regional economy as part of the wider local heritage offer.

Coventry Cathedral has started a consultation process on its new proposed constitution & statutes. This runs from 3 – 31 January and details can be found on the Cathedral website:

Public consultation - Coventry Cathedral

Anyone is welcome to review and comment before the deadline.

Furthermore, the Cathedral are now looking to attract new trustees and other professional experts to join a range of governance groups and provide voluntary governance support.

Anyone interested in finding out more about these opportunities is asked to contact Isabel Merrifield, Chief Operating Officer for further details. Isabel can be contacted on [email protected]

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