Overall GiG Score: 8 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 5
    • Good trustee age range: +3
    • Grant maker support: +5

    THE LEICESTER DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE 

    The activities of Leicester Diocese are wide but its primary activity is to support the clergy of the Diocese through the payment of stipends, the management and maintenance of parsonages and other ministerial housing and provide other facilities and resources in support of the ministry of both clergy and lay people across the Diocese.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
    • This charity has an endowment fund which generates most of its income
    • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age
    Established: 57 years
    (96 years as a company)

    www.leicester.anglican.org

    jonathan.kerry@leccofe.org

    01162625326

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    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£10,963£12,008£-1,045£180£80,539£7,3887.4920
    31/12/21£10,903£11,856£-953£162£79,057£7,7737.9630
    31/12/20£9,639£12,104£-2,465£0£76,656£7,0267740
    31/12/19£12,138£11,555£583£0£78,484£8,9029.2680
    31/12/18£9,404£11,672£-2,268£0£78,140£8,7869660
    31/12/17£9,433£10,488£-1,055£0£80,061£10,28811.8640
    31/12/16£9,645£9,726£-81£214£78,343£10,96613.5490
    31/12/15£14,401£9,668£4,733£196£75,348£10,13412.6470
    31/12/14£8,536£9,103£-567£646£74,110£9,54012.6300
    31/12/13£9,230£8,964£266£487£72,249£9,88613.2330
    31/12/12£8,814£8,623£191£188£71,307£13,36618.6230
    31/12/11£8,747£8,262£485£472£68,722£12,75018.5210
    31/12/10£8,620£8,454£166£510£62,679£12,38417.61600
    31/12/09£8,201£9,229£-1,029£464£58,903£12,68816.500
    31/12/08£8,385£8,058£326£473£57,093£12,64318.8230
    31/12/07£7,743£8,104£-361£360£57,113£13,77920.4220
    31/12/06£7,565£7,092£473£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/05£7,125£7,057£68£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/04£7,099£6,994£105£0£0£0n/a00

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
    Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 2%
    Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 5%
    Liabilities/Income: 36%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 9%
    Reserves/Spending: 7.4 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: -1 months
    Quick Ratio: 0.4
    Asset Split ?
    What it does
    • Accommodation/Housing
    • Religious Activities
    Who works here?
    • 92 employees
    Who it helps
    • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
    • Other Defined Groups
    • The General Public/Mankind
    How it operates
    • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
    • Makes Grants to Individuals
    • Makes Grants to Organisations
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
    • Provides human resources
    • Provides other finance
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Leicester City, Leicestershire,

    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.

    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    DCMS - Leicester Diocese Historic Churches Support Officer
    £22,878 01/04/2021
    This grant is to part-fund a 3 year Places of Worship Support Officer post in the Leicester Diocese to support churches with repairs, fundraising, etc.
    DCMS - St Leonard, Holwell
    £18,750 01/12/2020
    Permanent roof replacement following lead theft
    DCMS - ALB-Historic England - Leicester Diocese Historic Churches Support officer Post
    £43,732 01/04/2020
    3 year Funding towards Historic Churches Support Officer for Diocese of Leicester
    Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
    £20,000 21/02/2020
    Refurbishment of St.Andrew's Church for wider social use.
    National Lottery Community Fund - Upgrading of facilities within the church of ST Andrews
    £10,000 04/05/2018
    1
    The church currently hold soup lunches for the elderly and will update their facilities. This will increase the number of drop in events such as orchestral and choral events.
    National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to St Denys Church Ibstock
    £18,200 21/06/2017
    "Let the Bells Ring Out": St Denys Church Ringing and Restoration Project

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (11)
    Current Trustees appointed
    Gender Split
    Based on 9/11 persons

    Age Range of Trustees: 42-77
    Legal constitution
    • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 18/10/1966, number: 249100
    • Registered at Companies House on 04/01/1928, number: 00227087
    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; all on time
    Main office

    7 Peacock Lane
    Leicester
    LE1 5PZ

    Objectives

    TO PROMOTE, AID AND FURTHER THE OBJECTS, WORK AND BUSINESS OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND IN THE DIOCESE OF LEICESTER (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 3 OF MEMORANDUM).

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    DIOCESE OF LEICESTER

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase
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