ROCHESTER DIOCESAN SOCIETY AND BOARD OF FINANCE(THE)
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-04 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-05-21
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£6M
-39.5% vs 2023
Net assets
£82M
+1.6% vs 2023
Employees
46
+4.5% vs 2023
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2024-12-31
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £11,595,000 | £12,505,000 | |
| Operating profit | -£2,504,000 | -£1,795,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | £3,328,000 | £1,481,000 | |
| Cash | £10,194,000 | £6,163,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £81,605,000 | £78,750,000 | |
| Net assets | £80,825,000 | £82,150,000 | |
| Equity | £80,825,000 | £82,150,000 | |
| Average employees | 44 | 46 | |
| Wages | £2,583,000 | £2,135,000 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -21.6% | -14.4% | |
| Net margin | 28.7% | 11.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | -3.1% | -2.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.04x | 0.67x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- HaysMac LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties regarding the RDSBF's ability to continue as a going concern. The RDSBF aims to achieve a financially sustainable position. The RDSBF has net assets of £82.2m (2023: £80.8m) and the Trustees believe that there is sufficient liquidity in these assets to ensure that the charitable company can meet its obligations for the next 12 months and beyond.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
16 active · 84 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GIRT, Matthew | Secretary | 2019-06-01 | — | — |
| BATLEY-GLADDEN, Dane Christopher, The Rev | Director | 2025-01-01 | Jun 1968 | British |
| BLUNDEN, Jeremy Augustine, The Revd Canon | Director | 2021-11-13 | Jan 1961 | British |
| BURTON-JONES, Simon David, Venerable | Director | 2010-01-24 | Dec 1962 | British |
| CORNELL, Nicholas Simon, The Ven | Director | 2025-02-23 | May 1978 | British |
| FITZPATRICK, David Roy | Director | 2019-01-01 | Mar 1954 | British |
| GIBBS, Jonathan Robert, The Rt Reverend | Director | 2022-09-24 | May 1961 | British |
| HARLOW, Peter Anthony | Director | 2025-01-01 | Jun 1957 | British |
| HESKETH, Philip John, The Very Rev Dr | Director | 2016-06-19 | Nov 1964 | British |
| KERR, Alison Mary, The Ven | Director | 2023-04-23 | Nov 1976 | British |
| MCCALLA, Sandra Sheron, The Ven | Director | 2025-02-23 | Dec 1963 | British |
| MCCLELLAN, Andrew David, The Rev | Director | 2025-01-01 | Mar 1971 | British |
| MCKENZIE-BOYLE, Diane Joan | Director | 2025-01-01 | Oct 1954 | British |
| POOLE, Sarah Penelope | Director | 2016-01-01 | Jun 1952 | British |
| SMITH, Stephen | Director | 2024-07-01 | Mar 1960 | British |
| TAYLOR, Gordon Edward James, The Rev | Director | 2025-01-01 | Dec 1990 | British |
Show 84 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GILBERT, Louise Anne | Secretary | 2000-03-18 | 2013-04-30 |
| LAW, Peter Graham Henry | Secretary | 1992-01-01 | 2000-03-17 |
| MARSH, Geoffrey Richard | Secretary | 2013-05-01 | 2019-05-31 |
| ACKERLEY, Glyn James, Reverend | Director | 1997-10-09 | 1998-12-31 |
| ARMITT, Judith Jane | Director | 2016-03-19 | 2019-06-22 |
| ASH, Brian John, The Reverend | Director | — | 1997-07-31 |
| ATHERTON, Henry Anthony, The Reverend | Director | — | 1991-12-31 |
| BACK, Denis | Director | — | 1998-12-31 |
| BAGSHAW, Pansy Marion | Director | — | 1994-12-31 |
| BANNER, John, Reverend | Director | — | 1998-12-31 |
| BARKER, Mark, The Rev | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2024-12-31 |
| BARNES, Katrina Crawford, The Venerable | Director | 2022-03-01 | 2023-04-22 |
| BARTER, Shirley Millicent | Director | 1999-01-01 | 2000-12-31 |
| BARTLEET, David, The Right Reverend | Director | — | 1993-08-31 |
| BEACH, Mark Howard, The Very Reverend Dr | Director | 2012-05-20 | 2015-01-25 |
| BEATTIE, Noel Christopher, The Reverend | Director | 1995-01-01 | 2002-09-30 |
| BIRD, Peter Andrew, Rev | Director | 1999-07-23 | 2000-12-31 |
| BIRD, Peter Andrew, Rev | Director | — | 1998-12-31 |
| BISSENDEN, Ernest Charles | Director | — | 1994-12-31 |
| BLANDFORD, Sonia | Director | 2007-01-01 | 2007-12-31 |
| BLANDFORD-BAKER, Howard | Director | — | 1994-12-31 |
| BLYTH, Jeffrey Vincent, Dr | Director | 2017-05-25 | 2018-09-09 |
| BOSTOCK, Christine Mary | Director | 2013-01-01 | 2021-12-31 |
| BOWEN, Julie Elizabeth, The Rev Dr | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2024-12-31 |
| BRIAN, Wendy Jayne | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2003-11-24 |
| BROWN, Alan Raymond | Director | 1999-01-01 | 2000-12-31 |
| BURLACE, Anthony Edward | Director | 1997-11-11 | 1998-12-31 |
| CARPENTER, Derek George Edwin, The Rev Canon | Director | 1997-07-15 | 1998-12-31 |
| CARTER, Richard Harvey | Director | — | 1993-07-10 |
| CASTLE, Brian Colin, The Rt Revd | Director | 2002-01-24 | 2015-10-31 |
| CHEESEMAN, James Reginald | Director | 2007-01-15 | 2009-12-31 |
| COLLINS, Christopher David, The Reverend Canon | Director | 1999-01-01 | 2008-10-06 |
| COLWILL, James Patrick, The Rev | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2018-03-31 |
| CONALTY, Julie Anne, The Ven | Director | 2017-09-24 | 2021-07-19 |
| COPESTAKE, Sharon Louise | Director | 2022-01-16 | 2024-11-12 |
| DALBY, Geoffrey Charles | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2013-01-01 |
| DALBY, Geoffrey Charles | Director | 1995-01-01 | 1998-12-31 |
| DAVIE, Alyson Elizabeth, The Rev | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2021-12-31 |
| DAVIE, Stephen Peter, Rev | Director | 1998-03-17 | 1998-12-31 |
| DAVIES, Kathryn | Director | — | 1994-12-31 |
| DUNLOP, Jennifer Ann | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2009-12-31 |
| FAWKNER, Ian Wyness | Director | — | 2001-05-12 |
| FOX, Edwin Dawson | Director | — | 1991-12-31 |
| FRANCIS, David Carpenter, The Rev | Director | 1997-08-01 | 1998-12-31 |
| FRANCIS, Edward Reginald, The Ven | Director | — | 1994-08-31 |
| FRENCH, Philip Colin | Director | 2012-10-13 | 2024-12-31 |
| FRENCH, Philip Colin | Director | 2006-03-07 | 2009-12-31 |
| FRICKER, Philip George | Director | — | 1991-12-31 |
| GALLICO, Christopher Huish | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2021-12-31 |
| GARNER, Olga Mary | Director | 1995-01-01 | 2003-12-31 |
| GATER, David John | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2008-10-31 |
| GRAY, Ernest Walter | Director | — | 1996-07-15 |
| GUNN, Jeffery Thomas, The Reverend | Director | 1998-02-24 | 1999-07-23 |
| HARDING, Jack | Director | — | 1994-12-31 |
| HARTLEY, John Peter, The Reverand Doctor | Director | — | 1991-12-31 |
| HENWOOD, Martin John, Reverend | Director | 1994-03-02 | 1998-12-31 |
| HERBERT, David Alexander Sellars, The Reverend | Director | 1999-01-01 | 2006-12-31 |
| HODGE, Michael Robert, Canon | Director | 1999-01-01 | 1999-03-25 |
| HUDSON, Raymond William | Director | 1992-01-01 | 1997-07-31 |
| HUNT, Gordon Andrew | Director | 2008-11-24 | 2018-12-31 |
| HURN, June Barbara, Rev | Director | — | 1998-12-31 |
| HUSTWITT, Philip Edward | Director | 1997-09-09 | 1998-12-31 |
| INGRAM, Bernard Richard, The Reverend | Director | — | 1998-12-31 |
| JEFFRIES, Michael Lewis, Reverend | Director | 1995-01-01 | 1997-07-31 |
| JOLLY, Graeme | Director | — | 1992-11-15 |
| KERR, Nicholas Ian, Rev Canon | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2006-10-14 |
| KERR, Paul Turner, Reverend | Director | 2007-01-01 | 2009-12-31 |
| KICHENSIDE, Mark Gregory, The Reverend | Director | — | 1993-11-30 |
| KING, Graeme Crockatt | Director | 2001-05-12 | 2012-10-13 |
| KING, Graeme Crockatt | Director | 1995-01-01 | 1998-12-31 |
| KING, Jeremy James | Director | 2022-01-01 | 2024-12-31 |
| KING, Jeremy James | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2018-12-31 |
| KING, Joseph Stephen, The Rev | Director | 1994-05-01 | 1998-12-31 |
| KIRBY, John Allen | Director | 1995-01-01 | 1998-12-31 |
| LANE, Linda Mary, Rev | Director | 1995-01-01 | 1995-12-03 |
| LANGSTAFF, James Henry, The Right Reverend | Director | 2010-11-03 | 2021-07-31 |
| LATTEMAN, Richard James | Director | 2007-01-15 | 2013-01-01 |
| LAWRENCE, John Graham Clive, The Reverend | Director | — | 1997-07-31 |
| LOCK, Peter Harcourt D'Arcy, The Ven | Director | 1999-01-01 | 2009-10-31 |
| LONG, Robin | Director | — | 1993-04-20 |
| LUMGAIR, Michael Hugh Crawford, Rev | Director | 1992-01-01 | 1994-12-31 |
| MANN, Ernest George | Director | 1999-01-01 | 2009-12-31 |
| MANSELL, Clive Neville Ross, The Venerable | Director | 2002-11-17 | 2017-07-31 |
| MASON, Barry James | Director | — | 1991-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 374 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+7.8%
£11,595,000 £12,505,000
-
Cash
-39.5%
£10,194,000 £6,163,000
-
Net assets
+1.6%
£80,825,000 £82,150,000
-
Employees
+4.5%
44 46
-
Operating profit
+28.3%
-£2,504,000 -£1,795,000
-
Wages
-17.3%
£2,583,000 £2,135,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers