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A future unfolding…Annual Report & Accounts 2014

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Contents

Front Cover: Symphony from Symphony of Flowers

Images used in this report are © The Dean and Chapter of Winchester, Joe Low, ActiveShot & Terry Braun

The 2013/14 Statutory Report and Accounts are available to download from the Cathedral website and, on request, from the Cathedral Offi ce (see back page for contact details).

The Dean 3

The Receiver General 5

Worship 6

Education & Spirituality 7

A Year in View 8

Architect’s Annual Report 10

Archaeologist’s Report 11

Activity Plan 12

Being Good Stewards 14

Developing Our People 15

Cathedral Council 15

Financial Report 16

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The Dean

Cathedrals are centres of enormous opportunity, maintaining respect in our complex multicultural society. They wear their identity as places of faith whilst at the same time reaching out and welcoming those whose journey is less certain or plain diff erent. That has been the continuing experience of Winchester Cathedral over the past twelve months.

In July we heard that the Heritage Lottery Fund had awarded the Cathedral a grant of £10.5M towards a raft of inter-related development opportunities which will enable both conservation and new levels of engagement for the Cathedral’s Mission and Ministry. The Receiver General covers this in more detail on Page 5 of this Report. This news delivered a challenge to the Cathedral to raise the matched funding for the HLF Project and, additionally, the total funding for other essential development items outside of the Award. The overall Appeal target is £19.5M, of which £3.5M has yet to be raised. The Winchester Cathedral Trust under the Chairmanship of Dame Mary Fagan, Lord Lieutenant, is leading the fundraising. The Friends have very generously committed themselves to substantial funding of repair and conservation for the medieval windows. The endeavour to reach our target was much strengthened when we were able to announce in September that HRH The Earl of Wessex had agreed to become Royal Patron of the Appeal.

As the Bishop’s seat a Cathedral does have a dual responsibility shadowing the Bishop’s own ministry. It is to be at the interface between the Christian community and the wider community. It seeks genuinely to make a signifi cant contribution to the common good through its spiritual, community and moral capital. In many ways it was that motivation which was recognised when Winchester Cathedral received its HLF Award. A Cathedral is also called to contribute very specifi cally to the life of the Diocese. It is to be part of a Diocesan Bishop’s missional call to grow the church, to heed the diocesan priorities and to present and articulate the faith in ways that reach a new generation often largely uninformed of the Christian story.

Two stunning tapestries for the High Altar (dorsal and frontal) were dedicated at the Winchester Festival Evensong on Sunday 7 July 2013. The winner of the commission was Maggi Hambling CBE who produced a powerful design inspired by breaking waves captured by day and by night, reminiscent of the text of Genesis 1. The

tapestries were given by benefactors and were woven in France near Aubusson; they were from the same workshop as that responsible for the Coventry Cathedral tapestry.

The project to reorder the Nave of the Cathedral continues with the construction of a temporary wooden nave sanctuary platform. The new arrangements, including the desire to move the font, are motivated by both seeking improved arrangements for worship and by enabling visitors to better read the Christian intent of the building.

The Winchester Dialogues have proved popular. They were launched with interviews with Lord Hurd and Frank Field in September 2013. Veteran broadcaster and interviewer John Miller interviews the candidates for an hour, followed by thirty minutes of questions from the fl oor. They bring in a modest income for the Appeal, but more importantly join up the Cathedral’s ministry with our development aspirations.

Canon Michael St John Channell stepped down as Precentor in September 2013 to move to a benefi ce in the Diocese and to be Bishop’s Rural Offi cer. It came as a great shock, therefore, that he died very suddenly only three months into his new task. A requiem funeral service was held in the Cathedral on Friday 14 March 2014, which fi lled the nave – itself a tribute to Canon Michael’s ministry.

Sadly we have to report the death of Canon Keith Walker whose funeral was held in the Cathedral on Wednesday 21 August 2013. A former Residentiary Canon (1987-2003), he was a connoisseur of art, from which the Cathedral benefi ted considerably.

Canon Sue Wallace was installed as Precentor and Sacrist on Sunday 2 March 2014. She comes from Leeds Minster, is enthusiastic about music and liturgy, and with her husband Malcolm (and the dogs) is now well settled in the Close. The Bishop has also appointed George Medd to Chapter. George, who is an IT Project Manager by profession, has been tower captain at the Cathedral and churchwarden at his local parish.

Chapter news does remind us that a Cathedral is an organic community in which we are all simply stewards for a time and part of something greater in the wisdom of God.

The Very Revd James AtwellDean of Winchester


Our Past Inspires Our Future4

Maggi Hambling’s tapestries for the High Altar, now known as The Winchester Tapestries, were dedicated in July.



The Receiver General

I am delighted to report, for a fourth successive year, that we have exceeded our budgetary targets and are able to record a positive fi nancial outcome of £12k for the year. I am particularly delighted that we have been able to do so having made an exceptional provision of £60k for necessary repairs to the Deanery garden wall and, in addition, a contribution to a designated fund of £41k for repairs to the organ and for the new music library.

It is ten years since we last had a fl ower festival; our revived fl ower festival this year, Symphony of Flowers, proved a resounding success both in fi nancial terms and as a major contribution to our mission of outreach to our many visitors and to the wider City and County communities and beyond. We welcomed over 15,000 visitors, many of whom had come some distance specifi cally to see the festival. The stunning displays which adorned the Cathedral were much admired and widely imitated.

The major event for the year was the submission of our Heritage Lottery Fund project documentation for Kings and Scribes – The Birth of a Nation in April and, following a nerve-racking wait of some four months, punctuated by a stream of questions and clarifi cations from the HLF team, returned a positive outcome in July. It is a tribute to the prodigious and far-seeing eff ort of our team over some two years that we were granted, at fi rst pass, a national award of £10.5m which, added to the Stage 1 development funding made a project award from the HLF of £11m. The intervening months have been fi lled with preparing costing tenders and building a team to match the detailed requirements laid down by HLF. Much of this has now been completed. At last, in February, we could see our bright and

exciting new future unfold before our eyes as the Dean blessed the cutting of the turf for the new Learning Centre.

Full reports on the progress of the Project are to be found in our ‘Illumination’ series of progress reports which has been much admired by the HLF monitoring team. What a tribute that copies are being recorded for posterity at the British Library; more readily, however, they can be obtained from the Cathedral Offi ce.

An early initiative was the formation of our Volunteer Action & Advisory Group (VAAG) which has made a decisive and constructive contribution to fl eshing out in detail many of the outline plans which make up the Activity Plan (see page 12). I would like formally to register my appreciation for their sterling eff orts. I acknowledge not only their hard work and dedication but also their insight and fresh thinking which has enriched the Project so much.

A fresh approach to the Christmas Market this year was our decision to separate the Lantern Parade from the Ice Rink Opening Event. The result exceeded all our expectations. The sight of many hundreds of children, accompanied by their parents, milling around in the Outer Close enjoying the festivities and waiting on tenterhooks for the Prize Giving was a joy to behold. This was our Cathedral at its very best, rooted fi rmly at the heart of our community.

The achievements of this past year in the life of our Cathedral and the promise of the years that lie ahead belong to us all. What a wonderful gift. Thank you.

Canon Annabelle BoyesReceiver General and Canon Treasurer

‘ We welcomed over 15,000 visitors, many of whom had come some distance specifically to see the flower festival. The stunning displays which adorned the Cathedral were much admired and widely imitated.’


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Worship

At the time of writing, it is three months since I joined the Cathedral community as Canon Precentor and Sacrist and I would like to begin by recording my thanks at the warmth of the welcome I have experienced in the Cathedral community and in the city. Winchester has a very special atmosphere and the loving community within the Cathedral is the jewel at its heart.

These last twelve months have been full of change for the Cathedral and also sadness. I had only just moved to Winchester when I heard the sad news that my predecessor Canon Michael had died. He was one of the fi rst to welcome me when my appointment was published and was already a colleague within the national Precentors’ network. However not all departures were so sad. Jonathan Hope, our organ scholar, moved to Gloucester to become Assistant Director of Music. After Jonathan’s departure Justin Miller arrived from Ripon to assist us until the end of the choir term in the summer.

Another new arrival to the Cathedral has been the experimental sanctuary area which has already proved extremely useful, particularly for larger services such as funerals and ordinations. It will remain for a year whilst we collect feedback and explore new liturgical and ceremonial possibilities.

The Music and Liturgy department are as busy as ever, dealing with weddings, funerals and special services as well as the daily services for our Cathedral community. Some notable special events over these past twelve months have been the Orthodox ceremony of John Tavener’s funeral

and the sixtieth anniversary of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth’s coronation which attracted twelve hundred worshippers.

Two new services which have appeared on our calendar are the Healthcare Workers’ Evensong and the Saying Goodbye service for those who have lost a baby, both of which aim to reach out beyond the Cathedral walls to care for the local community.

The Cathedral Choir is also continuing to reach out through their recordings. The theme of this year’s recording is Remembrance, and will include the Agnus Dei from Britten’s War Requiem and a new piece by Philip Moore which was commissioned for a previous Southern Cathedrals’ Festival. It will be released in November 2014.

The Chamber Choir and the Nave Choir are also prospering well, giving opportunities for singers of all abilities to participate in choral worship.

I will fi nish by off ering my thanks to the many volunteer groups who make our worship possible: the bellringers who call us to worship, the sidesmen who off er us such a warm welcome; the fl ower-arrangers who help us to experience the wonder of creation, the wardrobe team who act so sacrifi cially, washing and ironing on an industrial scale, the broderers, readers, intercessors and the servers. I’d also like to off er my thanks to Daren, Andrew, Sue and Emma, the organists and the virgers who are constantly ‘running the extra mile’ and whose work is often done behind the scenes to make our worship so serene and professional.

Canon Sue WallacePrecentor & Sacrist

‘ Some notable special events over these past twelve months have been the Orthodox ceremony of John Tavener’s funeral and the sixtieth anniversary of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth’s coronation which attracted twelve hundred worshippers.’



Education & Spirituality

Partnership with the Diocese and ChurchesWe enjoyed being part of the Diocesan Lent Course, Living the Mission of Jesus, when we expanded the number of regular house groups from one to four. The Diocesan Board of Education featured in our Education Sunday celebration in February 2013, as well as one of the schools under their care, St Bede’s Church of England Primary School, Winchester. Guides also rose to the challenge of off ering the local churches a spiritual tour of the Cathedral by candlelight, including space for personal prayer and group refl ection at the end.

Partnership with the UniversityGreat thanks is due to the University of Winchester, who took up the idea of trying to engage positively with the issues raised by the anti-capitalism protests at St Paul’s and other cathedrals in 2011/2. Its staff led a series of conversations in coff ee shops and bars across the city, put on a musical extravaganza in the Cathedral, undertook performance at the Theatre Royal and concluded in April 2014 by organizing an international conference on The Futures of Capitalism at the University itself.

We were so pleased to have Rosie Homer among us as Chaplaincy Assistant. Rosie threw herself into life at the Cathedral, including acting as a server and sharing in the leadership of the Lent house groups. We pray for her as she continues her ministry and vocational discernment in Manchester.

Partnership with the ArtsThe exhibition programme brought us work of distinction. Julian Stair, a potter whose career began with inspiration from our retrochoir tiles, included the Cathedral in his national tour of Quietus: The Vessel, Death and the Human Body. This was followed by the City-wide arts’ event Creative Collisons – 10 Days, which brought fresh crowds to the Cathedral for the Private View and left us with a loan of four glazed vases, by Amelia Tuttiet, in the Guardian Angels’ Chapel.

Our Arts and Exhibitions Consultant and I were interviewed by Diarmaid MacCulloch for a Radio 3 programme on iconoclasm, on the destruction of old and introduction of new religious symbols in Winchester Cathedral, timed to coincide with the popular Art under Attack exhibition at Tate Britain.

Comings and GoingsThe Revd Lionel Stock, The Revd Ann Keating from the University and Wanda Nash all stepped down from the Action and Advisory Group for Education and Spirituality. Wanda ended with a fi ne series of lunchtime workshops entitled, Prayer: Telling or Listening? We thank them all for this service. The group has been replenished through the kind offi ces of Dr Angus Paddison from the University, Hiko Takeda and Professor Tom Watson.

Sue Hancock retired having worked over several years as a PA for the Receiver General and myself. Claire Hardwick took over until her husband’s role took her away to Geneva, and now Olivia Wright has stepped into the breach. I am pleased that Olivia was educated at Peter Symonds College where I have been a Governor for the last nine years!

Canon Roland RiemVice-Dean & Canon Chancellor

‘ The exhibition programme brought us work of distinction. Julian Stair, a potter whose career began with inspiration from our retrochoir tiles, included the Cathedral in his national tour of Quietus: The Vessel, Death and the Human Body.’

Growing partnerships



A Year in View

APRIL

Delivery of the HLF ApplicationAn intrepid team, in rather drizzly weather, travelled to London to deliver a hefty box of material for our Stage 2 HLF Application.

AUGUST

Sad NewsWe were saddened to hear of the passing of Canon Keith Walker, the inspiration behind much of the more modern art in the Cathedral. And, in February, more sad news came with the sudden loss of Canon Michael St.John-Channell (pictured, who had only recently moved to St Mary Bourne).

JUNE

Symphony of FlowersPatricia Routledge opened the show, and 15,000 people came to see a Cathedral festooned with all manner of fl oral decorations; our fi rst fl ower festival in 10 years.

JULY

Cathedral granted £10.5m HLF GrantWe were pleased to be able to announce that, after many years of work by people across the Cathedral teams, our application had been a success and our aspirations had become a reality.

MAY

Flower Festival Preparations under wayBy this time teams of fl ower arrangers from around the region and the Channel Islands were preparing for a mammoth undertaking.

SEPTEMBER

On-line shopA new on-line shop was launched, off ering memorabilia, gifts and much more to people around the country and the world.

2013



OCTOBER

Royal Patronage of WCTHRH Prince Edward, The Earl of Wessex, became the Royal Patron of Winchester Cathedral Trust’s Capital Appeal.

FEBRUARY

The Learning CentreWorks commenced on the refurbishment of 10a, The Close as the fi rst phase of the Learning Centre and the fi rst visible signs of our HLF grant.

DECEMBER

Advent & ChristmasAnother busy Christmas saw the highly acclaimed Christmas Market and Ice Rink, more services than ever before and some very happy faces.

NOVEMBER

Lantern ProcessionOver 200 lanterns and around a thousand people carried lanterns down the High Street to gather in the Outer Close for entertainment with The Cadillacs.

MARCH

A new PrecentorWe welcomed Revd Sue Wallace as our new Canon Precentor as she came to join us from Leeds Minster.

JANUARY

Surprises GaloreMembers of the Music and Clergy teams (along with quite a few friends) showed some unknown talents in support of the forthcoming Southern Cathedrals Festival, including an unexpected appearance from Dean James.

2014



Architect’s Annual Report

The Heritage Lottery Fund Grant Award last summer brought with it both great excitement and the beginning of a substantial programme of work. The two main areas of work in the Cathedral centre on the presbytery and the south transept. From the investigations and research done last year we developed a good sense of what we are going to do.

To enable the work to the presbytery roof lead work, timber vaulted ceiling and clerestory windows a great scaff old and temporary roof will need to be erected. The plan is for this to bridge across between the clerestory walkways so that the sanctuary below can remain clear of scaff old for the majority of the work. This platform will not only provide safe access for the craftsmen to work on the timber vault above but will also create a safety deck to protect everyone below. In order to keep the rain out a temporary roof is due to be constructed over the presbytery lead work. Once the lead work has been stripped we will be able to assess the condition of any timbers below and carry out the necessary repairs.

One of the activities that is likely to take the longest time will be the conservation of the stained glass and associated masonry repairs. During the development stage, assessment determined that much of the 15th and 16th

century glass was suff ering from paint loss and external corrosion. In order to counteract this new external protective glazing is due to be installed over the historic glass, and this is a great technical and aesthetic challenge.

Turning to the South Transept not only is access required externally for some masonry repairs but there is much to be done internally. To create the safe working area inside and to ensure the safety of the public a scaff old is due to be erected that will screen off the south transept. Working on historic buildings is very diff erent from putting up a new building; there is so much that exists that is treasured and cherished and which no one wants to see damaged. Everything has to be considered carefully so that the work can be well orchestrated. All is being planned to work around and within the physical constraints.

Whilst all the planning and scheduling for the HLF project is going on the Works Department staff continue their non-HLF activities. Most conspicuous of these has been the mock-up of the nave altar platform. Less visible is the work on north presbytery parapet stonework, which is now complete, and repairs to strengthen a beam over the retrochoir. These areas of regular repair and maintenance are essential and ever present; a counterpart to the ‘one-off ’ HLF funded works.

Nick CoxCathedral Architect

‘ Working on historic buildings is very different from putting up a new building; there is so much that exists that is treasured and cherished and which no one wants to see damaged. Everything has to be considered carefully so that the work can be well orchestrated.’



The Cathedral Archaeologist has been kept busy during the year, initially with producing desk-top analyses of various parts of the Cathedral and Close houses, and of below-ground archaeology in the Close, as part of the present HLF- and Appeal-funded works. Since May, however, the emphasis has been practical: recording historic features revealed during the construction of the new Learning Centre and the refurbishment of No. 10a. The latter building was thought to date mainly from a rebuild of 1804, and it was therefore a considerable surprise to discover upstanding walls of thirteenth-century date which had been retained during the early nineteenth-century works. Remains of doors and windows were located, and a tunnel-like opening on the south side of the house leading into what is now the Cathedral Offi ce (No. 9) and piercing what may be a late eleventh-century wall. All this has added greatly to our knowledge of the layout of this part of the monastic precincts of the Priory of St Swithun. The works in 10a also provided brief access to another section of the medieval culvert known as the Lockburn.

Smaller archaeological projects during the year included the digging of evaluation trenches in the Works’ Yard and recording works for the Ministry of Justice in the Judges’ Lodgings, where a medieval window was uncovered in the kitchen, originally part of one of the monastic Infi rmary buildings.

Dr John CrookCathedral Consultant Archaeologist

Archaeologist’s Report

One of the major projects now to be embarked upon is the conservation of the medieval

windows, a signifi cant amount of the cost of which has been funded by the Friends.



Activity Plan

Until the announcement of the Heritage Lottery Grant our aspirations were just that; now those aspirations are becoming a reality. The most visible signs are the continuing works on the new Learning Centre. On-site,a concrete foundation has been laid where the newly-built extension to 10a, The Close will eventually appear. Along with the remaining palate of traditional materials, the mostly glass and clay-tile building will provide excellent new facilities for our 25,000 young visitors during the day and a community space for a range of activities at other times. But there is much more to come.

Imagine that you are standing in the Cathedral near the Bishop’s Throne. If you look closely you will be able to see right to the heart of the work that needs to be undertaken in the Presbytery. A small test-area of the vaulted ceiling and a boss were cleaned in the earlier phases of the project, and when all of the work is completed the transformation will be dramatic.

What you cannot see from ground level is the damage to the medieval stained glass windows. These survived the desecration of Cromwell’s supporters but the ravages of time have still caused major problems. The lead work and supports have corroded and weakened so much that some of the panels have slipped down over the panel below. The repairs will involve removing most of the windows at a time for conservation with any repairs to the stone work made before the window is replaced and the next one removed.

Probably the most ambitious and transformational part of the whole development project is ‘Kings and Scribes: The Birth of a Nation’. This ground-breaking project will put the Cathedral at the

heart of the nation’s heritage, transforming the way it tells its story and shows its treasures, and enhancing its reputation for generations.

On the ground fl oor the great Winchester Bible will be displayed to modern conservation standards; its new location believed formerly to have been the scriptorium where the bible and other manuscripts were created. The fi rst volume of the Bible itself is now being conserved and rebound, and more volumes will follow.

The Morley Library – as few will know – was originally a lending library but, because of the age of the books, it is possible to look but not touch; to be inspired but not to read. State-of-the art technology will enable us to digitize some of the books and allow visitors to ‘virtually’ lift one off the shelf and, if without the time to read it, to download it onto an app and take it home! Similarly the newly planned spaces will enable us to display some of the previously-hidden but enormously important archives.

Interactive exhibitions on the top fl oor will tell two interrelated stories: of kingly power, and of the creativity of builders and craftsmen, both working together to bring a nation to birth. These are the stories of Winchester Cathedral. From times that precede the Winchester Bible, themes of power and creativity, destruction, and resurrection run though the history of the Cathedral. So too do the themes of secrets and discoveries, for the Cathedral is full of puzzles and mysteries of all shapes and sizes, and it is these that we hope that our visitors will explore with us.

Annabelle BoyesReceiver General and Canon Treasurer

‘ State-of-the art technology will enable us to digitize some of the books and allow visitors to ‘virtually’ lift one off the shelf and, if without the time to read it, to download it onto an app and take it home!’



In order to safely achieve the physical works in the Presbytery and South Transept will be the

erection of scaff olding in both locations.



Being Good Stewards

The Morley Library and Artefacts The books of the Morley Library are gently cleaned on a three year cycle. This work goes on quietly on a Monday morning before the Library is opened to the public with the help of three volunteers, two of whom have been off ering their service for 25 years.

The inventory of Cathedral artefacts has been undergoing a more strenuous shake-up, so that we can rely on it in a period when many items are changing location. Artefacts located within the Cathedral, particularly modern additions such as the Peter Eugene Ball sculptures, have not previously been included on the inventory and neither have items which have been frequently moved or in use. With help of a team of volunteers from The National Association of Decorative & Fine Arts Societies (NADFAS), we recorded each item in situ in preparation for updating the database.

Another team of volunteers has helped in the artefact store in the north triforium, which has been cleaned and rationalised in preparation for the translation of the display items from the Triforium Gallery. Many items had no identifying marks or labels. Over 600 items were located, cleaned and numbered, including early Roman pottery, Spanish embroideries dating from the time of Queen Mary’s wedding and a collection of coins and tokens. Thanks to their hard work, the inventory was expanded by a third.

For the fi rst time a stand manned by a volunteer at the annual Open Evening allowed visitors to handle and discuss artefacts or 1000 year old sections of wood from the Cathedral’s foundations. This was a simple but eff ective way of sharing our heritage with a wide and fresh audience.

Jo BartholomewCurator and Librarian

The ArchiveThis year, the focus of work on the Archive has been its stewardship in preparation for the safe removal of the collection from the Cathedral. Although transferring only a mile or so up the road to Hampshire Record Offi ce all the archives have been inspected and many have been cleaned and given additional protective wrappings so that they could be re-located safely without introducing perils such as bat-droppings into their new home.

Rusting boxes have been replaced by new acid-free hand-made boxes designed to fi t on the destination shelves; rolled plans have been wrapped in inert calico, instead of the dust-attracting brown paper formerly used; fl at plans and some volumes have been placed in purpose-made acid-free card portfolios and photographs in inert polyester sleeves;whilst fragile glass (photographic) plates and wax seals have been individually wrapped and padded. All the boxes have been cleaned and all moveable items individually labelled, ready for their transfer.

In addition to this physical work, two other elements of stewardship have helped to protect the Archive, whilst also promoting access to it: photography and cataloguing. Enquiries can often now be answered by using digital photographic copies and researchers can specify more exactly what they need to see by using the catalogue, thereby reducing over-handling of original and sometimes fragile documents. There are now almost 3,000 archives described in the catalogue (which is available online at http://www3.hants.gov.uk/archives/catalog.htm).

Gill RushtonCathedral Archivist



Developing Our People

The Cathedral Council

Our people are at the heart of building and sustaining our success and we take a very proactive approach in supporting, developing and encouraging them to achieve and fulfi ll their potential. During the year we have sponsored degree courses, the attainment of NVQ’s, HNC’s and professional qualifi cations; supported apprenticeships, internships, work placements, and a range of internal training. The Cathedral was recently awarded a Certifi cate of Recognition for Commitment to Apprenticeship Training from an outstanding (Ofsted) college; we also hosted a very successful Human Resources Networking event attended by HR representatives from cathedrals all over the country.

Our commitment to safeguarding is an ongoing priority and we all have a responsibility to protect children and vulnerable adults whether or not it is directly related to our jobs; this year we have updated and revised our safeguarding policy.

The Cathedral Council exists to be a ‘critical friend’ of the Dean and Chapter, to support it and to take a caring look at how it runs our wonderful Cathedral. I have been Chairman of the Council now for over three years and it is a privilege and pleasure to be so closely associated with Winchester Cathedral. The Appeal and the Heritage Lottery Fund grant are set to transform the Cathedral in an outgoing but sensitive way. In my view the Cathedral should embrace change and innovation, not for its own sake, but to ensure it reaches out to people in terms of mission, beauty and holiness. Yet Chapter must not forget the Cathedral’s history and tradition, and the new building projects will enhance the Cathedral and the experience of

Also this year, we have undertaken a fundamental review of Lay Clerks’ terms and conditions. We aim to be recognised as an employer of choice, and continue to develop our employment practices to refl ect our inclusive culture which aims to celebrate, respect, value and make the most of the gifts we each bring. Feedback that we have received from the under 25’s during our various recruitment campaigns is that Winchester Cathedral is one of the best places to work, and we are proud of the fact that we are building opportunities for young people. We are also now making use of social media to support our recruitment advertising.

Ensuring that we always follow best practice is important to us.

Donald ColquhounHead of Personnel and Training

coming to the Cathedral for every visitor, whether a member of the Cathedral Community, or someone who comes through the doors for the fi rst time. The Dean and Chapter have a diffi cult balancing act; they cannot please everyone all the time. We, as members of the Council, who come from all walks of life as well as from the ranks of clergy, together hope to bring wisdom and common sense to our deliberations. We marvel at all that Chapter is doing to ensure that the Cathedral fulfi ls its Benedictine welcome, as well as ensuring it operates on a sound fi nancial basis.

Jean Ritchie QCChairman of Council



Financial Report

It is my joy to report another year with an annual surplus coupled with further improvements to our unrestricted reserves. Last year we reported that we had submitted the funding application for a major project ‘Kings & Scribes – The Birth of a Nation’ This year we were indeed awarded funding from HLF to proceed with the project, and it is already encouraging to see the work start on the New Learning Centre building and the renovation of our Education centre.

It would be very easy to be complacent about our annual results, but it is only from our constant vigilance that we achieve these results. Paying visitors to the Cathedral (including invoiced groups) fell by 3,061 (-2.7%) from 115,573 in 2012/13 to 112,512 in 2013/14. Some of this can be explained by bad weather discouraging visitors towards the end of the fi nancial year. Undoubtably economic conditions still sat at the back of people’s minds. However we look positively to the future with our new development project to give our visitors better facilities and exhibitions when they visit our Cathedral.

The main indicator of performance on the Statement of Financial Activities (overleaf) is the General Fund result before ‘other recognised gains’. The General Fund is an unrestricted fund into which the income from our ordinary activities goes and from which we pay for our general running costs. The chart below shows a loss of £7k in 2009/10, surpluses in all subsequent years up to the £12k in 2013/14. This shows that we can not only cover our costs on a day to day basis, but gradually build up our general reserves to the six months of ordinary activity that Chapter have set as a reserves policy. General reserves now stand at £1.76m (2012/13 £1.74m), which now represents fi ve months of ordinary activity.

We have increased our other reserves this year. In June 2013, we presented a ‘Symphony of Flowers’ fl ower festival event in the Cathedral, and the profi ts were set aside to go towards funding the restoration of the Cathedral’s Willis organ and music library. Chapter was able to devote £43k into a Designated Fund for that purpose. Restricted funds also increased in value to £31,242k from £24,994k in 2012/13. The increase was mainly due to a signifi cant rise in the value of the Close property revaluation reserve by £6,108k, and through the receipt of legacies. We received a legacy valued at £103k for the organ restricted fund, and a further legacy of £58k for the Fabric restricted fund.

Total income increased in the year by £125k (2.4%) from £5,174k to £5,299k. Included in the Grants receivable was £291k (2012/13 £348k) from HLF for the completion of the fi rst round development project, and for the start of the delivery phase. Voluntary Income increased by £20k (2.5%) from £785k to £805k. Congregational giving fell to £123k from £130k in 2012/13. Other donations to the Cathedral fell by £84k (-26%) from £318k to £234k. This was due to the Cathedral receiving a large specifi c donation in the prior year. On a positive note giving by Gift-Aid increased to £97k, from £54k in the prior year.

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Grants from Friends and local trusts were £52k (2012/13 £127k). This decrease was due to funding for the exterior stone repairs to the South Presbytery from Friends in the prior year. Visitor income increased on 2012/13 by £42k to £600k from £558k. Rents were £47k up compared with 2012/13 because of rent increases during the year, off set by vacant periods at two properties. This must be seen in the context of an overall rise in total rental income of 57% in fi ve years, which has been a major factor in the improvement of our fi nancial position. All properties have now been let. Investment portfolio has done well with income increasing by £20k (6%) from £346k to £366k. Equities performed well, and the Cathedral benefi tted both by having 69% of its portfolio with our principal fund managers in equity holdings and from maintaining a good underlying fund selection. Capital values of investments also increased signifi cantly over the year adding £240k to their Balance Sheet values.

The heading ‘Income from Activities Generating Funds’ includes income from the Cathedral’s trading company, Winchester Cathedral Enterprises Ltd. It includes the sales from Retail, Refectory, Box Offi ce and events. All profi ts are covenated to the Cathedral. Company turnover grew by £65k (3%) from £2,238k to £2,303k. In 2012/13 Turnover went over the £2m mark for the fi rst time, and our achievement this year has been to maintain that level of turnover, without the Chronicles of Light event. The fi nal result was an increase of £9k in net profi t from £394k in 2012/13 to £403k in 2013/14.

Total expenditure decreased by £11k from £5,160k in 2012/13 to £5,149k in 2013/14. Included this year is expenditure of £352k relating to work on the Cathedral Appeal. £144k related to the HLF fi rst round development phase of the project ‘Kings and Scribes – The Birth of a Nation’. The remainder was spend on the delivery stage of the HLF project, and other projects. The total expenditure on major repairs increased by £47k from £324k in 2012/13 to £371k in 2013/14, and includes a provision of £60k for repairs to the Deanery wall which collapsed at the start of 2012, which will be repaired during the summer of 2014. Maintenance and interior upkeep increased to £277k, from £271k in 2012/13, which included additional expenditure relating to the reletting of our properties.

Under the heading ‘Ministry’, clergy stipends decreased to £125k, from £137k in 2012/13 due to the Canon Precentor leaving during the year. Education and Outreach shows an increase this year of £11k, from £214k in 2012/13 to £225k in 2013/14.

In summary, 2013/14 was another year of progress made with diffi cult challenges overcome. On refl ection the Cathedral was able to continue its surplus to the General Fund, build up its reserves, set aside further discretionary funds for future work and carry on our programme of essential repair projects. We are on target to achieve our fi nancial goals.

Christiaan BeechHead of Finance

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Financial Report

Consolidated statement of fi nancial activities as at 31 March 2014

Unrestricted Designated Restricted Endowment Total Total Funds 2014 Funds 2014 Funds 2014 Funds 2014 Funds 2014 Funds 2013 £000 £000 £000 £000 £000 £000

Incoming resources Voluntary income 446 – 359 – 805 785Grants receivable 5 – 484 – 489 528Charges & fees arising in the course of charitable activities 101 – – – 101 129Income from activities generating funds 2,860 43 – – 2,903 2,797Income from property and investments 1,001 – – – 1,001 934Other incoming resources – – – – – 1

Total incoming resources 4,413 43 843 – 5,299 5,174Cost of generating funds 2,329 – – – 2,329 2,213

Net incoming resources available for charitable activities 2,084 43 843 – 2,970 2,961

Resources expended oncharitable activites Ministry 797 – 293 – 1,090 1,164Cathedral and precincts upkeep 873 2 102 – 977 910Education & outreach 165 – 60 – 225 214Other expenditure on charitable activities 95 – 291 – 386 500

1,930 2 746 – 2,678 2,788

Governance costs 142 – – – 142 159

Net incoming resources 12 41 97 – 150 14

Other recognised gains Non-investment property 164 – 4,419 – 4,583 –Investment property (9) – 1,701 – 1,692 16Investments 17 4 31 204 256 790

172 4 6,151 204 6,531 806

Net movement in funds 184 45 6,248 204 6,681 820Fund balances brought forward 2,372 104 24,994 5,732 33,202 32,382

Fund balances carried forward 2,556 149 31.242 5,936 39,883 33,202



Consolidated balance sheet as at 31 March 2014

Unrestricted Designated Restricted Endowment Total Total Funds 2014 Funds 2014 Funds 2014 Funds 2014 Funds 2014 Funds 2013 £000 £000 £000 £000 £000 £000

Fixed assets Investment assets Property 80 – 15,250 – 15,330 13,638Investments 202 149 1,134 5,936 7,421 7,179

282 149 16,384 5,936 22,751 20,817

Non-investment assets Property 1,755 – 14,885 – 16,640 12,069Plant and equipment 240 – – – 240 139

1,995 – 14,885 – 16,880 12,208

Total fi xed assets 2,277 149 31,269 5,936 39,631 33,025Current assets Stocks 152 – – – 152 155Debtors 252 – 58 – 310 293Cash at bank and in hand 215 – 347 – 562 88

619 – 405 – 1,024 536

Current liabilities (340) – (432) – (772) (359)

Net current assets / (liabilities) 279 – (27) – 252 177

Total assets less total liabilities 2,556 149 31,242 5,936 39,883 33,202

Funds General fund 1,764 – – – 1,764 1,735Property revaluation reserve 792 – 29,684 – 30,476 24,213Music fund – – – 2,763 2,763 2,666Other funds – 149 1,558 3,173 4,880 4,588

2,556 149 31,242 5,936 39,883 33,202

The fi nancial information contained in this report is extracted from the Statutory Supplement and Audited Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2014 and is provided here in good faith and for information purposes only. No representations are made as to its completeness and accuracy. Copies of the Statutory Supplement and Audited Accounts are available from the Cathedral offi ce.


Cathedral Offi ce9 The CloseWinchester

Hampshire SO23 9LSTel: 01962 857 200

cathedral.offi [email protected]

VisionOur Vision is to discover and live out the beauty of holiness.

MissionWinchester Cathedral as dedicated to the Holy Trinity,seeks in its life to refl ect the dynamic love of Godrevealed in Christ, through being both a servant of othersin their journey of faith, and of the world in its search formeaning and inspiration, reconciliation and wholeness.

PurposesTo be a community of worship, witness and welcomewith Benedictine priorities.

To witness beyond the life of the Cathedral to theuniversal identity of the Church.

To be a sign of the Kingdom to which God is callingthrough commitment to justice, the integrity of creationand healing of individuals and communities.

To release and enable within a caring, learning environment,the gifts of all members of the Cathedral community (lay and ordained, staff , volunteers and members of theworshipping community).

To work for collaboration, cooperation and eff ectivecommunication at all levels of Cathedral life and beyond.

To conserve and develop the beauty of the buildings,contents and estates within our care.

To thrive and not just survive.

Winchester Cathedral is the seat of the Bishop of Winchester, the Rt Revd Timothy Dakin, and a centre of worship and mission for the Diocese which includes Hampshire, East Dorset and the Channel Islands.


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