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ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2020 SALISBURY CATHEDRAL YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2020 ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS CONTENTS 1 Our Purpose, Values & Ambition 2 Cathedral Directory 5 Report of Chapter 5 Worship & Prayer 5 Reaching Further 6 Sustaining Heritage 6 Working Better Together 7 Public Benefit 7 Financial Review & Reserves 9 The Challenges of 2020 & Beyond 10 Governance & Key Risks 12 Conclusion 14 Independent Auditor’s Report 16 Accounts 16 Accounting Policies 21 Consolidated Statement of Financial Activities 23 Consolidated Balance Sheet 25 Cathedral Balance Sheet 27 Consolidated Cash Flow Statement 29 Notes to the Accounts SALISBURY CATHEDRAL YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2020 OUR PURPOSE, VALUES & AMBITION Our Purpose Our purpose is to make a difference for God through exceptional worship and outreach. Our Values We are committed to developing a culture of faith and hope which is joyful, deeply serious and quietly confident. How we do things is as important as what we do, and we focus on three values in particular: • Integrity, reflected in transparent, fair and consistent actions. • Generosity, which generates a warm, open welcome to all. • Compassion, which promotes social justice, equality, diversity, dignity, consideration and respect for all. Our Ambition Our ambition is to be a beacon of confident, open Christianity with a reputation for warmth of welcome and willingness to engage with others. 1 SALISBURY CATHEDRAL YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2020 CATHEDRAL DIRECTORY The full name of Salisbury Cathedral is The Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The Cathedral is a corporate body comprising the Chapter, the College of Canons and the Cathedral Council. It is a legal entity regulated by statute, principally the Cathedrals Measure 1999. This establishes the basic principles with which all Church of England cathedrals must comply. The Cathedrals Measure requires each cathedral to produce its own statutes which apply the principles of the Measure according to local or historic use, and in particular specify the functions and responsibilities of individuals, both clerical and lay, and establish the governance and administrative framework. The governing statutes of the Cathedral are the Salisbury Cathedral Constitution and Statutes dated 1st July 2001. Under these statutes, the governing body of the Cathedral is the Chapter, which is supported by a number of other bodies and individuals as set out in this directory. Further information about the governance of the Cathedral is given in the Report of Chapter. The address of the Cathedral is 6 The Close, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 2EF. The Cathedral’s website is at http://www.salisburycathedral.org.uk Chapter Dean The Very Revd Nicholas Papadopulos Canons Residentiary The Revd Canon Anna Macham (Precentor) (from May 2019) The Revd Canon Edward Probert (Chancellor) The Revd Canon Robert Titley (Treasurer) Canons Non-Residentiary The Ven Sue Groom (from May 2019) The Ven Alan Jeans (up to April 2019) The Revd Canon Thomas Woodhouse (up to October 2019) The Revd Tim Daykin (from May 2020) Lay Canons Mrs Jane Barker Mrs Lucinda Herklots (from March 2019) Mr Ceri Hurford–Jones (up to July 2019) Vacancy (from July 2019) Mr Luke March In attendance: Executive Mrs Jackie Molnar Director & Chapter Clerk 2 SALISBURY CATHEDRAL YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2020 Council Lord Colin Sharman (Chair) The Bishop of Salisbury The Dean of Salisbury The Revd Canon Anna Macham (Precentor) (from May 2019) The Revd Canon Edward Probert (Chancellor) The Revd Canon Robert Titley (Treasurer) Mrs Jane Barker Mr John Pitt-Brooke (from May 2019 to October 2019) The Revd Canon Bill Cave The Revd Dr David Coulter Judge Keith Cutler Mrs Susanna Denniston Mr John Glen MP Ms Elinor Goodman Lady Laura Phillips Mrs Sonia Woolley Finance Advisory Group Mrs Jane Barker (Chair) The Dean of Salisbury Mr Robin Creswell Mrs Beatrice Hollond Mr Alastair Hunter Mr Stephen Lamdin Mr Luke March Mrs Emma Osborne In attendance: Mrs Jackie Molnar – Executive Director and Chapter Clerk Mr Richard Gurd – Director of Finance Fabric Advisory Committee Sir Hayden Phillips (Chair) The Dean of Salisbury The Revd Canon Robert Titley (Treasurer) Mr Ptolemy Dean Dr John Goodall Mrs Wendy James The Revd Bruce Saunders The Very Revd Victor Stock Ms Anna Eavis (in advisory capacity) In attendance: Mrs Jackie Molnar – Executive Director and Chapter Clerk Mr Gary Price – Clerk of Works Mr Izaak Hudson – Cathedral Architect Mr Graham Keevill – Cathedral Archaeologist 3 SALISBURY CATHEDRAL YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2020 Lay Managers Executive Director & Mrs Jackie Molnar Chapter Clerk Director of Learning & Mrs Ariane Crampton (up to October 2019) Outreach Director of Finance Mr Richard Gurd Director of Music Mr David Halls Director of Communications & Ms Jane Morgan Development Human Resources Manager Ms Nicola Stafford Professional Advisers Bankers Lloyds plc, 38 Blue Boar Row, Salisbury, SP1 1DB Solicitors Parker Bullen, 45 Castle Street, Salisbury, SP2 7JR Auditors Fletcher & Partners, Crown Chambers, Bridge Street, Salisbury, SP1 2LZ Investment managers CCLA, Senator House, 85 Queen Victoria Street, London, EC4V 4ET Land agent Strutt & Parker, 41 Milford Street, Salisbury, SP1 2BP Architect Izaak Hudson, Dittrich Hudson Vasetti Architects, Studios 12-13, 9 Bath Buildings, Montpelier, Bristol, BS6 5PT Archaeologist Graham Keevil, 85 Kynaston Road, Didcot, Oxon, OX11 8HA 4 SALISBURY CATHEDRAL YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2020 REPORT OF CHAPTER Chapter are pleased to present their report and the Cathedral’s audited accounts for the year ended 31st March 2020. Worship & Prayer The 2019/2020 year saw a number of changes and achievements. A new Canon Precentor was welcomed in May 2019 following an external recruitment process. The clergy team saw additional changes later in the year with the appointment of a new Vicar of the Close and the creation of a new post for the Cathedral – Minor Canon for Young People. Unfortunately, due to the outbreak of the global health pandemic, Covid19, the arrival of the Vicar of the Close had to be delayed. Throughout 2019 the Cathedral’s Father Willis Organ was out of commission due to a major restoration project. This presented both challenges and opportunities in terms of worship. The Director of Music and Assistant Director of Music oversaw the provision of music without the Cathedral organ and the Quire was inaccessible at different times. It is a tribute to all involved that the project proceeded so smoothly; the Development Team secured the majority of the £714,000 required to complete the work and new ways of worshipping were embraced. The restored Organ was installed just ahead of lockdown in early 2020. The majority of events that had been planned to celebrate the completion of the work had to be postponed, but nevertheless the restoration was a major achievement. Discussions have also continued through the year on possible designs for new liturgical furniture for the Trinity Chapel and Spire Crossing. This project continues and will take some time before it can be realised due to cost and the process of securing an agreed design which is approved by the Cathedrals Fabric Commission for England. It was a pleasure to host a number of special services during the year. In particular the Armed Forces Day Service in 2019 and a Service of Celebration for the Royal Corps of Signals in January 2020. It was also a privilege to be able to host a Golden Jubilee Retirement mass for Father Michael Fitzpatrick in June 2019 and La Folia’s Evening Songs in July 2019. Reaching Further A notable achievement during the year was the increase in partnership working with many organisations in the City and Wiltshire Council. The Council established a Recovery Plan in response to the nerve agent attack in the City during 2018 and Cathedral staff were members of the different workstreams associated with this. The Cathedral also established a Project Group to oversee plans for the 800th anniversary of the Cathedral’s foundation and the subsequent development of the City. In preparation for this we led discussions with the Salisbury Business Improvement District, Wiltshire and Swindon Sports Partnership, Wiltshire Creative, Wiltshire Council and the City Council amongst others. It was a huge disappointment that the majority of the celebrations could not take place because of Covid19, however there were considerable benefits from the Cathedral facilitating collaboration with partners and closer working between the different organisations. Prior to the impact of the health pandemic, the Cathedral was able to produce a Light and Sound celebration in February 2020. This was a new and exciting activity for the Cathedral working in partnership with Peter Walker, and it sold out demonstrating the future potential of such events. Early 2020 also saw the installation of the largest Art Exhibition the Cathedral has ever had with twenty pieces of contemporary art exhibited in the Cathedral and the Close. The curation of this exhibition was undertaken by the Cathedral’s visual arts curator, Jacquiline Cresswell, to whom we are grateful. As always, we have continued to review what we offer to the many visitors who come to the Cathedral. In support of this we worked with an external consultant to develop an Interpretation Strategy. During the year we offered a number of events to attract visitors, an exhibition to explain the organ restoration work and continued our community outreach through the education programme and connections with other organisations such as Erlestoke Prison. 5 SALISBURY CATHEDRAL YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2020 It was very rewarding to see visitor numbers beginning to return to similar levels as we had received prior to the nerve agent attack in 2018. The financial year ended with a new challenge in Covid19, however we recognise the hard work and achievements of our staff prior to this. An important relationship within our wider life is with Salisbury Cathedral School.