Overall GiG Score: 16 ?
Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 8
Support Score: 5
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +5

THE ELY DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE 

To promote, facilitate and assist with the work and purposes of the Church of England, for the advancement of the Christian faith in the Diocese of Ely and elsewhere.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 25 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appeared to be considerably in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 58 years
(108 years as a company)

www.elydiocese.org

01353652700

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseFacebookX

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22£12,418£11,096£1,322£254£181,006£21,57623.3350
31/12/21£10,569£10,830£-261£178£185,010£20,97823.2360
31/12/20£10,292£10,750£-458£84£168,076£19,11221.3440
31/12/19£11,325£11,388£-63£277£159,622£18,98220450
31/12/18£10,649£9,944£705£194£149,607£18,19522410
31/12/17£10,506£9,167£1,339£190£145,161£18,74924.5400
31/12/16£10,078£8,708£1,370£219£134,610£17,03623.5360
31/12/15£9,162£8,307£855£211£119,373£15,79322.8360
31/12/14£9,137£8,817£320£125£116,174£15,23620.7330
31/12/13£8,821£8,670£151£145£109,957£14,58720.2250
31/12/12£8,037£7,960£77£182£103,275£13,53820.4210
31/12/11£7,890£8,003£-113£144£100,852£11,45317.2230
31/12/10£7,778£8,062£-284£160£103,181£12,23218.2230
31/12/09£7,574£7,972£-398£152£103,274£12,15918.3240
31/12/08£7,280£7,621£-341£85£99,984£9,97315.7240
31/12/07*£6,985£7,672£-687£88£117,833£11,30117.7240
31/12/06£6,784£7,203£-419£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£10,044£10,916£-872£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£8,264£9,105£-842£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 4.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 3.2%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £140,000-£150,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 37%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 12%
Reserves/Spending: 23.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 0.8
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Religious Activities
Who works here?
  • 35 employees
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Cambridgeshire, Norfolk,

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
DCMS£30,067
Garfield Weston Foundation£30,000
National Lottery Heritage Fund£9,900
Cambridgeshire Community Foundation£8,532
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Cambridgeshire Community Foundation - Diddington Community Audio Resource System
£3,532 30/11/2023
to fund a new sound system for the church building, in order to facility more community events in the village - benefitting 100 people
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 11/06/2021
St. Andrew's Makeover Appeal
DCMS - St Thomas a Becket Church
£6,250 31/12/2020
Repair and conservation of mainly stonework but also some plaster work inside and outside the church, and window lead condensing trays.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to St Andrew's Church, Soham, PCC
£9,900 29/06/2020
COVID19: St Andrew's Church Soham PCC
Cambridgeshire Community Foundation - Grant to Hope Church Chesterton
£5,000 14/04/2020
5
to run the East Chesterton Emergency Food Response: the creation of a free and open access food hub to serve the most vulnerable and isolated in East Chesterton. This involves a free twice a week ....more
DCMS - ALB-Historic England - Ely DAC Support Officer
£23,817 01/04/2020
Places of Worship Support Officer Post. The wider aim of the scheme is: For this programme Historic England have three specific targets for support. Activities and projects must help to reduce or ....more
The Grocers' Charity - 2020 Longstow Parochial Church Council
£1,500 18/03/2020
Conservation of historic buildings (not Places of Worship which is covered elsewhere)
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 14/02/2020
St. Mary's Community Hall
National Churches Trust - Cornerstone award to CHEVELEY, St Mary & the Holy Host of Heaven
£10,000 07/03/2019
Facilities - External extension to south transept with accessible toilet and baby changing facilities, hot and cold water, plus a small lobby with overhead storage and level access from within the ....more
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Ely Diocesan Board of Finance
£6,000 26/02/2019
A Stitch in Time: Caring for Historic Places of Worship in the Diocese of Ely
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 24/10/2018
St Marys Toilet & Kitchen Project
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000 25/07/2018
The West End Development Project
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Holy Trinity Minster Church, Great Paxton
£47,200 18/07/2017
Great Paxton church bells - securing the future
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£2,500 03/05/2017
Internal Access Ramp and platform in SW corner
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to St Wendreda's, March
£44,700 06/03/2014
South Aisle Parapet
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Bartlow Parochial Church Council
£29,800 19/09/2013
Medieval wall painting conservation, St Marys Church, Bartlow, Cambridgeshire
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Covington Parochial Church Council
£28,300 22/08/2013
Covington church history research and bell restoration project
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (25)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 21/25 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 42-82
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 03/11/1965, number: 245456
  • Registered at Companies House on 19/11/1915, number: 00142183
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR07: 0 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from CENTRE FOR PIONEER LEARNING on 17/01/2022
  • Asset transfer in from RAINBOW PLAYCENTRE on 11/05/2023
Main office

ELY DIOCESAN OFFICES
BISHOP WOODFORD HOUSE
BARTON ROAD
ELY
CB7 4DX

Objectives

TO PROMOTE AND ASSIST THE WORK AND PURPOSES OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND IN THE DIOCESE OF ELY, AND IN PARTICULAR TO ORGANISE AND PROVIDE FUNDS IN AID OF THE WORK OF THE CHURCH AND FOR THE ESSENTIAL DEPARTMENTS OF THE CHURCH'S WORK. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION).

Defined Area of Benefit:

DIOCESE OF ELY

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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