Cathedral’s annual income from visitors and worshippers fell by 74% from 2019 figures

York Minster is facing up to the catastrophic impact of the pandemic on its finances after recording a £2.3m deficit last year.

Income at the cathedral plummeted from a surplus of £332,000 in 2019 due to low visitor numbers caused by the pandemic, according to the minster’s recently published accounts for the year to 31 December 2020.

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