Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 2
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

THE COVENTRY DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE LTD 

The activities of the Coventry Diocesan Board of Finance Limited 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 training and other support to both clergy and lay people in parishes across the Diocese.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • There are 27 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appeared to be 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£11,135£12,056£-921£513£94,096£18,67418.643410
31/12/21£9,424£9,740£-316£480£99,339£18,12122.344405
31/12/20£10,151£9,173£978£425£93,874£17,25222.652400
31/12/19£10,241£10,033£208£512£90,041£14,70617.65696
31/12/18£10,632£8,974£1,658£470£83,162£14,00218.7490
31/12/17£11,258£8,972£2,286£181£80,830£13,23817.7470
31/12/16£9,711£8,049£1,662£116£73,590£11,95117.8350
31/12/15£9,520£7,663£1,857£284£60,422£10,48716.4260
31/12/14£7,703£7,662£41£377£49,343£9,92115.5240
31/12/13£7,939£7,557£382£358£46,451£9,75315.5220
31/12/12£7,817£7,659£158£346£45,392£9,32414.6210
31/12/11*£8,040£7,591£449£492£44,890£9,07714.3220
31/12/10£8,039£7,288£751£412£40,470£9,65215.9190
31/12/09£7,247£6,825£422£532£32,265£7,53613.3200
31/12/08£7,440£6,820£620£638£31,670£5,3689.4170
31/12/07£6,969£6,451£517£420£33,289£5,1789.6180
31/12/06£6,873£6,393£480£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£6,234£7,309£-1,076£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£6,207£6,882£-675£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 6.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 4.3%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 1%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 15%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 20%
Reserves/Spending: 18.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 3
Asset Split ?
Established: 58 years
(87 years as a company)

www.coventry.anglican.org

helen.groocock@coventry.anglican.org

024 7652 1200

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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
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides other finance
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Coventry City, Warwickshire,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 43 employees
  • 410 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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
DCMS - St Peter's Mancetter
£3,000 15/12/2020
Preparation of specification for urgent repair works to tower
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£5,000 09/05/2018
St Mary Magdalen Repair Project

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (27)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 25/27 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 36-76
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 14/11/1966, number: 247828
  • Registered at Companies House on 12/10/1936, number: 00319482
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR11: 0 days late,
Main office

DIOCESAN OFFICES
1 HILL TOP
COVENTRY
CV1 5AB

Objectives

TO PROMOTE AND ASSIST THE WORK OBJECTS PURPOSES AND MINISTRY OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN THE DIOCESE OF COVENTRY. FOR FURTHER DETAILS PLEASE REFER TO CLAUSE 3 OF THE MEMORANDUM.

Defined Area of Benefit:

DIOCESE OF COVENTRY

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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