Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 6
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 14 ?

CANTERBURY DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE 

The Board of Finance is the registered company of the Diocese of Canterbury to manage its financial affairs and hold its assets.The Diocese of Canterbury consists of the parishes of East Kent whose object is the promotion of the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to the doctrines and practices of the Church of England.
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 dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 16 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

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£13,182£11,594£1,588£213£102,020£21,55322.318750
31/12/21£11,751£11,503£248£321£99,477£20,24521.119350
31/12/20£12,517£11,274£1,243£330£91,990£15,37116.420250
31/12/19£11,119£11,440£-321£325£87,300£13,66814.320650
31/12/18£10,670£10,970£-300£295£82,969£12,96214.219650
31/12/17£11,247£10,704£543£274£82,680£12,16413.61970
31/12/16£10,146£9,935£211£478£76,359£11,65614.11990
31/12/15£10,637£10,555£82£136£75,846£11,54813.12030
31/12/14£11,324£10,706£618£113£76,793£13,426151750
31/12/13£9,616£9,788£-172£176£71,236£12,85815.81540
31/12/12£11,967£9,202£2,765£17£16,987£13,56917.7260
31/12/11£13,201£9,648£3,553£17£14,099£10,78813.4260
31/12/10£9,699£9,649£49£17£10,677£7,7359.6260
31/12/09£8,607£8,955£-349£16£10,421£7,1789.6300
31/12/08£8,535£9,318£-783£12£10,580£7,4479.6280
31/12/07£7,881£7,973£-92£24£12,358£8,33912.6280
31/12/06£8,597£8,012£586£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£7,687£8,263£-576£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£7,931£7,932£-1£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.8%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 1%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 3%
Liabilities/Income: 27%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 21%
Reserves/Spending: 22.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: 2.9
Asset Split ?
Established: 58 years
(107 years as a company)

https://www.canterburydiocese.org

finance@diocant.org

01227 459401

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Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Kent,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
Who works here?
  • 187 employees
  • 50 volunteers

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
Tudor Trust£69,500
DCMS£42,352
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation£11,500
National Lottery Community Fund£10,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Haberdashers' Company - Golden Lecture donation
£500 22/03/2023
Annual allocation to Lecturer's chosen charity
National Lottery Community Fund - Community support and Sustainability
£10,000 08/07/2022
Funding will be used to contribute to the core running costs of the community centre. The project aims to help the organisation recover from the negative impact of Covid-19 to continue provision of ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Cliftonville Community Centre
£1,390 23/10/2021
We will empower people and communities through the practice of holistic welfare and act as a community hub, organising activities, events and outreach in furtherance of this.
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation - Grant to Diocesan Board of Finance
£3,500 21/10/2021
Towards the salary costs of providing structured pre- ESOL classes to expand economic inclusion for refugees in Canterbury.
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation - Grant to Diocesan Board of Finance
£5,000 29/04/2021
97% as running costs for a programme using textile arts in the context of English conversation for recently arrived refugee women in East Kent.
DCMS - Canterbury Diocese Church Support Officer
£16,908 01/04/2021
This grant is to part-fund a 3 year Places of Worship Support Officer post in the Canterbury Diocese to support churches with repairs, fundraising, etc.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Cliftonville Community Centre
£2,000 05/01/2021
as an additional grant to support staff, volunteer and trustee wellbeing, to assist the organisation deliver its charitable purpose more effectively
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation - Grant to Diocesan Board of Finance
£3,000 31/07/2020
100% salary costs for an additional teaching post for a homework club supporting refugee young people settled in the Folkestone area of East Kent.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Cliftonville Community Centre (COVID19 Grant)
£1,500 11/05/2020
as emergency funding towards food and other essentials to support people in Cliftonville, Margate, during the Coronavirus crisis
DCMS - ALB-Historic England -Canterbury Diocesan Board of- Care of Church Buildings Officer Post
£25,444 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
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£5,000 07/02/2020
New Facilities
Tudor Trust - Grant to Cliftonville Community Centre
£66,000 06/09/2019
24
over two years towards the centre manager's salary at a community support organisation in Cliftonville, Margate
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to The Church of St Peter, Folkestone
£251,800 07/06/2017
A comprehensive repair to the belfry, fabric and stained glass of St Peter’s Church, Folkestone
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£5,000 05/05/2017
St. Nicholas Church Re-ordering and Community Use Project
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to The Parochial Church Council, St Mary's Church, Frittenden
£148,900 22/06/2016
St Mary's Church Frittenden - roof and masonry repairs and new work to improve accessibility
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to St Nicholas Church Pluckley
£235,700 22/09/2015
St Nicholas’ Church, Pluckley: masonry repairs and associated work, including provision of a heritage centre
Tudor Trust - Grant to Cliftonville Community Centre
£92,000 19/12/2013
36
over three years as continuation funding towards the senior support worker's salary at a community organisation in Cliftonville, Margate
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (16)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 47-78
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 02/11/1966, number: 249972
  • Registered at Companies House on 29/12/1916, number: 00145650
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from APOLLOS TRUST on 07/01/2021
  • Asset transfer in from THE ST JOHN TRUST FOR THE PROMOTION OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING on 29/03/2023
Main office

Diocesan Hosue
Lady Woottons Green
Canterbury
Kent
CT1 1NQ

Objectives

TO PROMOTE AND ASSIST THE WORK OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN THE DIOCESE OF CANTERBURY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

DIOCESE OF CANTERBURY

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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