Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 5

12+ Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Overall weighted support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 10

THE PETERBOROUGH DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE

Finance and Administration for the Church of England

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 much of its income. Its latest spending amounts to 5.7% of total funds
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Why are there 20 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12?

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/23		£9,621	£10,078	£-457	£561	£176,906	£3,935	4.7	166	0
31/12/22	*	£10,661	£10,163	£498	£186	£179,032	£3,297	3.9	177	0
31/12/21		£10,204	£10,365	£-161	£299	£170,438	£12,224	14.2	179	0
31/12/20		£9,796	£9,773	£23	£130	£151,752	£3,372	4.1	182	0
31/12/19		£9,946	£10,005	£-58	£158	£140,768	£3,726	4.5	190	0
31/12/18		£9,433	£9,528	£-96	£160	£145,641	£986	1.2	187	0
31/12/17		£9,371	£9,503	£-132	£172	£142,792	£628	0.8	191	0
31/12/16		£9,975	£11,282	£-1,307	£265	£132,322	£-703	-0.7	188	0
31/12/15		£9,419	£9,929	£-509	£0	£126,539	£-1,910	-2.3	171	0
31/12/14		£10,354	£11,801	£-1,447	£36	£118,393	£3,179	3.2	32	0
31/12/13		£12,888	£13,090	£-201	£35	£108,396	£4,014	3.7	31	0
31/12/12		£10,861	£11,712	£-851	£39	£104,335	£3,425	3.5	34	0
31/12/11		£9,572	£9,882	£-310	£39	£101,382	£3,583	4.4	31	0
31/12/10		£12,086	£11,620	£466	£48	£101,926	£4,021	4.2	160	0
31/12/09		£11,702	£12,356	£-654	£41	£96,039	£3,872	3.8	154	0
31/12/08		£13,980	£15,386	£-1,406	£30	£103,351	£3,446	2.7	164	0
31/12/07		£19,424	£19,882	£-458	£37	£109,861	£3,827	2.3	185	0
31/12/06		£13,784	£13,880	£-96	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/05		£20,012	£20,292	£-280	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/04		£17,667	£17,729	£-62	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 0%
Liabilities/Income: 9%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 2%
Reserves/Spending: 4.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 12 months
Quick Ratio: 11.7

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 58 years
(102 years as a company)

www.peterborough-diocese.org.uk

sharon.welbourne@peterborough-diocese.org.uk

01733887000

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Religious Activities

GiG Classification

Christian congregations

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Makes grants to organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides other finance
Provides services

Where it operates

Cambridgeshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire, Peterborough City,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Major supporters in last 5 years

DCMS	£36,960
Department for Education	£10,381
Garfield Weston Foundation	£8,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£8,000	25/10/2023	Restoration Project
DCMS - Peterborough Diocese Historic Churches Officer Post
£21,242	01/04/2022	Regional Capacity Building Grant for 3 year Funding towards Historic Churches Support Officer for Diocese of Peterborough
Department for Education - Full Fibre Broadband
£10,381	01/04/2021	Capital funding to support the roll out of full fibre broadband to rural schools.
DCMS - Peterborough Diocese Historic Churches Officer Post
£15,718	01/04/2021	3 year Funding towards Historic Churches Support Officer for Diocese of Peterborough
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000	24/10/2018	Servery, meeting and display area.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to St Mary the Virgin, Finedon
£43,200	19/06/2013	Restoration of the organ at St Mary the Virgin, Finedon

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (20)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 18/20 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 47-77

ARCHDEACON RICHARD ORMSTON Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Archdeacon Of Northampton

ALICE COOPER Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Executive Coaching

ANDREW CLIVE HAWKINS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retail Assistant Manager

BISHOP JOHN HOLBROOK Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Bishop

DAMIAN PICKARD Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Accountant

DR PAUL VINTON BUCKINGHAM (Chair) Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Medical Practitioner

HILARY CREEK Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Retired University Administrator

ISOBEL BURBIDGE Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Retired

JOHN HINDLE Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Self Employed

KATRINA HUTCHINS Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Clerk In Holy Orders

ROBERT BAKER Appointed: 2012, Occupation: None

ROBERT PURSER Appointed: 2014, Occupation: None

REV MARK LUCAS Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Clerk In Holy Orders

REV STEPHEN TROTT Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Clerk In Holy Orders

ROBERT GREGORY-SMITH Appointed: 2019, Occupation: None

THE REVD JANE ELIZABETH BAXTER, Occupation: Clerk In Holy Orders

THE RIGHT REVEREND DEBBIE SELLIN Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Bishop

THE VENERABLE ALISON BOOKER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Clerk In Holy Orders

VERY REVEREND CHRISTOPHER DALLISTON Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Dean Of Peterborough Cathedral

WILLIAM CRAVEN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Chartered Surveyor

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 14/12/1966, number: 250569
Registered at Companies House on 04/12/1922, number: 00186179

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR22: 24 days late,

Main office

DIOCESAN OFFICE
THE PALACE
MINSTER PRECINCTS
PETERBOROUGH
PE1 1YB

Objectives

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

Defined Area of Benefit:

DIOCESE OF PETERBOROUGH

Data Sources

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