Overall GiG Score: 15 ?
Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 9
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -3
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +9

THE LONDON DIOCESAN FUND 

The principal activity of the London Diocesan Fund is to serve and support the parishes and people within the Diocese of London in their mission of proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ. It does this operationally through the payment and housing of parish clergy and chaplaincies and support to their ministry.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • 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 45 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £151,400,000 available, equivalent to 34 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 58 years
(105 years as a company)

www.london.anglican.org

financecommittee.secretary@london.anglican.or

02079321000

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseFacebookInstagramX

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£52,000£54,100£-2,100£0£507,000£151,40033.61255
31/12/21£47,800£49,500£-1,700£0£516,000£178,70043.3885
31/12/20£44,400£47,200£-2,800£0£487,200£166,00042.28410
31/12/19£46,800£47,800£-1,000£0£472,800£154,30038.7884
31/12/18£43,000£45,700£-2,700£0£453,000£143,70037.7883
31/12/17£40,700£42,400£-1,700£0£451,500£143,00040.5890
31/12/16£40,100£39,700£400£0£433,200£122,30037840
31/12/15£40,900£36,100£4,800£0£416,800£108,00035.9730
31/12/14£36,800£39,900£-3,100£300£401,000£104,90031.5670
31/12/13£35,000£37,700£-2,700£300£386,700£101,20032.2570
31/12/12£34,000£37,700£-3,700£300£371,500£92,30029.4580
31/12/11£33,000£35,900£-2,900£200£363,900£88,10029.4560
31/12/10£31,400£35,700£-4,300£300£353,100£85,10028.6520
31/12/09£30,500£33,400£-2,900£200£345,700£82,10029.5530
31/12/08£31,000£33,300£-2,300£200£331,700£78,70028.4610
31/12/07£28,500£31,600£-3,100£200£324,000£85,50032.5580
31/12/06£26,291£30,872£-4,581£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£25,137£30,249£-5,112£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£25,182£31,496£-6,314£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 3.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2.6%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Highest pay band: £120,000-£130,000
Liabilities/Assets: 3%
Liabilities/Income: 31%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 30%
Reserves/Spending: 33.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 1.9
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Religious Activities
Who works here?
  • 125 employees
  • 5 volunteers
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides other finance
Where it operates
  • Angola, Mozambique, Throughout London,

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£789,249
DCMS£571,428
Joseph Rank Trust£93,750
Architectural Heritage Fund£10,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to London Diocesan Fund (The)
£480,722 13/06/2023
The Place Where We Live: Cloudesley Rejuvenated
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to The London Diocesan Fund
£67,527 17/10/2022
South Camden Ecclesiastical Heritage Strategic Review
Architectural Heritage Fund - Grant to London Diocesan Fund - Closed Churches
£10,000 27/07/2022
Camden Churches Survey
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Diocese of London
£241,000 22/04/2022
Wren300 - engaging with our greatest architect
Joseph Rank Trust - Gregory Centre, London
£45,000 21/01/2021
To fund the costs of the charity
Joseph Rank Trust - Diocese of London, Youth Ministry
£48,750 21/01/2021
To fund the Apprenticeship Scheme for Children and Youth Workers
DCMS - St George's Cathedral, London
£13,028 31/12/2020
Project development work to enable a dilapidations report, in order to inform a larger full package of works.
DCMS - St Columba Church, Haggerston
£18,360 21/12/2020
The drainage survey is required to assess the impact of the defective drainage system on the listed church building.
DCMS - Cloudesley Centre (former Holy Trinity Church)
£150,000 01/10/2020
Repair of the aisle roofs, to ensure the building becomes wind and watertight and to eliminate further deterioration of the historic fabric internally eg wood and plasterwork.
DCMS - ALB-HISTORIC ENGLAND - The Closed Church of Holy Trinity, Cloudesley Square, Islington N1 0HN
£390,040 01/04/2020
Major repairs to roofs. The wider aim of the scheme is: The scheme is intended to reduce the risk faced by some of the most significant historic sites in England, as shown on the Heritage at Risk ....more
The Pilgrim Trust - Grant to London Diocesan Fund
£10,000 26/02/2020
6
The Cloudesley Challenge, emergency repairs to the south and north aisle roofs
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to London Diocesan Fund
£46,700 09/01/2019
The place where we live: exploring the history and people of Cloudesley Square
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000 24/01/2018
A Floating Church in Hackney Wick
Show more rows

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (45)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 31-89
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 18/07/1966, number: 241083
  • Registered at Companies House on 29/06/1918, number: 00150856
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; all on time
Main office

Diocese of London
London Diocesan House
36 Causton Street
London
SW1P 4AU

Objectives

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

Defined Area of Benefit:

DIOCESE OF LONDON

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
Authorised officials of this charity can add information to this page (including a Donate Now button) for no cost

Tips for Selecting Charities

Which areas of philanthropy are most effective?
The text of this post is taken from an article on the Effective Altruism forum. It suggests that you can achieve the most impact by supporting causes that fight extreme poverty, improving animal welfare....more
Our Top Tips for Philanthropy
Here are some ideas to help you gain more satisfaction from your philanthropy and confidence that the causes you have selected are impactful. Engage your brain, as well as your heart You....more
How to become a Philanthropist
In this Blog we outline a strategy to help people who are new to philanthropy and for those who feel dissatisfied with the impact they are having. Effective philanthropy is immensely rewarding for donors,....more

Giving is Great