Overall GiG Score: 16 ?
Finance Score: 4
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 7
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +7

THE HEREFORD DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE 

Promotion of Christianity
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several 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 dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 57 years
(107 years as a company)

www.hereford.anglican.org

diooffice@hereford.anglican.org

01432373300

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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£6,115£6,868£-753£114£93,226£3,5146.14330
31/12/21£5,604£6,737£-1,133£128£90,987£3,9917.14430
31/12/20£5,740£6,476£-736£18£83,068£4,3498.14350
31/12/19£6,869£5,694£1,174£17£79,450£4,6129.74450
31/12/18£7,010£6,664£347£42£78,586£3,9777.24850
31/12/17£6,805£6,020£785£71£79,383£4,5539.1380
31/12/16*£6,464£6,189£275£172£68,259£3,9307.6410
31/12/15£5,800£5,957£-157£79£65,997£3,7577.6280
31/12/14*£5,907£6,166£-259£110£67,488£4,0617.9290
31/12/13*£5,885£5,899£-13£157£60,529£4,0538.2260
31/12/12£5,587£5,522£65£113£59,266£3,7958.2260
31/12/11*£5,407£5,505£-98£114£58,800£3,4377.5270
31/12/10£5,189£5,245£-56£113£56,785£3,4317.8280
31/12/09£5,252£5,267£-15£41£56,438£3,3317.6260
31/12/08£5,296£5,230£67£44£55,610£3,0777.1290
31/12/07£5,024£5,027£-3£39£62,393£2,6126.2260
31/12/06£4,751£4,698£53£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05*£4,506£4,328£178£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04*£3,946£3,907£40£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 4.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 3.2%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 15%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 4%
Reserves/Spending: 6.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 2.8
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • Religious Activities
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 43 employees
  • 30 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Herefordshire, Shropshire,

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
National Lottery Heritage Fund£100,000
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy£36,000
National Lottery Community Fund£8,000
DCMS£6,685
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Hereford Diocese: Support for Ukraine
£8,000 16/09/2022
The funding will use the funding to hire a translator who will help to provide support to Ukrainian nationals who are coming to live in the area. This will support vulnerable people and help them to ....more
DCMS - Hereford Diocese POWSO (3rd Term)
£6,685 01/04/2021
The grant is being used part-fund a 3 year Places of Worship Support Officer post within the Hereford Diocese
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy - Public Sector Low Carbon Skills Fund (Phase 1)
£36,000 25/11/2020
To improve low carbon skills in the public sector
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Parochial Church Council St. John the Baptist, Eastnor
£100,000 25/02/2020
Eastnor Church Restoration and New Facilities Project
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to The Hereford Diocesan Board of Finance
£37,700 10/07/2018
The Encounter Project
National Churches Trust - Repair award to BRAMPTON ABBOTTS, St Michael and All Angels
£20,000 07/03/2018
Repairs to all roofs, rainwater goods, drains, stonework, porch, windows, internal walls and ceilings
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to The Hereford Diocesan Board of Finance
£235,600 07/06/2016
Repair and regeneration of St Michael's Church, Brampton Abbotts
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 12/13 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 47-72
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 18/10/1966, number: 249685
  • Registered at Companies House on 27/07/1916, number: 00144467
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR16: 107 days late, AR14: 115 days late, AR13: 14 days late, AR11: 120 days late, AR05: 8 days late, AR04: 526 days late,
Main office

HEREFORD DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE
HEREFORD DIOCESAN BOARD OF EDUCATIO
THE PALACE
PALACE YARD
HEREFORD
HR4 9BL

Objectives

TO PROMOTE, AID, AND FURTHER THE RELIGIOUS AND OTHER CHARITABLE WORK, OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND (HEREAFTER CALLED THE CHURCH) IN THE DIOCESE OF HEREFORD (WHATEVER FOR THE TIME BEING SHALL BE THE AREA OF THE DIOCESE CALLED THE DIOCESE OF HEREFORD, OR CALLED BY ANY NAME WHICH SHALL HEREAFTER BE SUBSTITUTED FOR THE PRESENT NAME OF THE DIOCESE, AND WHICH AREA IS HEREAFTER REFERRED TO AS THE DIOCESE), BUT AT THE DISCRETION OF THE TRUSTEES ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD INCLUDING THROUGH: I. SUPPORTING FINANCIALLY OR OTHERWISE TRAINING FOR MINISTRY, CLERICAL AND LAY II. THE MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT OF CLERGY AND OTHER PERSONS CONNECTED WITH MINISTRY OR THE WORK OF THE CHURCH III. THE PROVISION OF PENSIONS FOR MINISTERS, TEACHERS AND WORKERS OF THE CHURCH, AND OF PERSONS WHO HAVE PREVIOUSLY HELD ANY SUCH POSITION, AND DEPENDENTS OF THEM OR ANY OF THEM AND THE OVERSIGHT OF SUCH DEPENDENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND SUBJECT TO THE CLERGY PENSIONS MEASURE 1961

Defined Area of Benefit:

DIOCESE OF HEREFORD

Data Sources

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