HEREFORD DIOCESAN 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
2026-05-30 (this month)
Last made up 2025-05-16
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
+84.6% vs 2023
Net assets
£95M
+4.4% vs 2023
Employees
44
+10% vs 2023
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2024-12-31
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £5,445,000 | £5,509,000 | |
| Operating profit | -£1,692,000 | -£1,856,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£1,294,000 | -£907,000 | |
| Cash | £1,374,000 | £2,536,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £91,129,000 | £95,095,000 | |
| Net assets | £91,129,000 | £95,095,000 | |
| Equity | £91,129,000 | £95,095,000 | |
| Average employees | 40 | 44 | |
| Wages | £1,201,000 | £1,357,000 |
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 | -31.1% | -33.7% | |
| Net margin | -23.8% | -16.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | -1.9% | -2.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 0.6% | 1.0% | |
| Current ratio | 3.20x | 3.02x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Crowe UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Therefore, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, and that there are no material uncertainties over the charity's financial viability in the short to medium term. Accordingly, the trustees consider that it is appropriate for the charity to continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Significant events
- “We began our three-year cycle with the Year of Prayer. Moving on to the Year of Engagement is not an excuse to stop praying!”
- “Prayer remains the central component of our diocesan strategy. 2025 will mark a transition in our strategy towards a more outward focus.”
- “A recent successful bid to the central board has allowed us to start our innovative Youth Hubs in Leominster and Bishops Castle.”
- “Diocesan Synod passed a motion requesting the Church Commissioners to increase their grants to dioceses for parochial ministry substantially.”
- “The Diocese recruited a new Director of Education during 2024.”
- “In 2024 one vicarage in Hereford was entirely retrofitted to be carbon neutral as one of the national church's demonstrator projects.”
- “During 2024 two new Diocesan Multi-Academy Trust were formed (Orchard and SCEAT) in line with the updated Diocesan Academisation Strategy.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
17 active · 75 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRATLEY, Samuel Robin | Secretary | 2016-08-18 | — | — |
| BROWN, Sarah Romilly Denner, Revd Canon | Director | 2021-10-02 | Mar 1965 | British |
| BUCK, William Ashley, Revd Preb | Director | 2019-01-01 | Mar 1961 | British |
| CHEDZEY, Derek Christopher, The Venerable | Director | 2018-10-09 | Apr 1967 | British |
| CLEMENTS, David James | Director | 2023-12-02 | Mar 1957 | British |
| COLE, Guy Spenser, Reverend | Director | 2021-10-12 | Aug 1963 | British |
| FOUNTAIN, Stephanie Ann Cecilia, Reverend | Director | 2024-11-19 | May 1958 | British |
| HILL, Emily Lauren | Director | 2025-01-16 | May 2000 | British |
| HOUSTON, Charles Robson Hamilton | Director | 2025-01-16 | Oct 1959 | British |
| HUSTWAYTE, Samantha Jane, The Venerable | Director | 2026-05-10 | Oct 1973 | British |
| JACKSON, Richard Charles, Right Reverend | Director | 2020-01-07 | Jan 1961 | British |
| KINGSMILL-VELLACOTT, Anna | Director | 2024-11-19 | Aug 1949 | British |
| MOORE, Christopher Kevin William, Reverend | Director | 2024-11-19 | Oct 1969 | British |
| SELLAR, Nigel Anthony | Director | 2019-01-01 | Jun 1956 | British |
| SHUTTLEWORTH, Marion Shirley | Director | 2025-01-16 | Nov 1957 | British |
| TEALE, Andrew Terence, Canon | Director | 2025-01-16 | Dec 1971 | British |
| WOOD, Andrew Charles | Director | 2023-03-25 | Jan 1954 | British |
Show 75 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLARK, John Edmund | Secretary | 2004-03-05 | 2016-08-18 |
| GREEN, Sylvia | Secretary | 1991-08-01 | 2003-12-31 |
| POWELL, Gordon Bryan | Secretary | 2004-01-01 | 2004-03-05 |
| WILDING, John Clifford | Secretary | — | 1991-07-31 |
| ANDREW, Peter John | Director | 2007-07-24 | 2010-10-19 |
| ASKEW, Kay | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2020-03-20 |
| BEAVAN, Joanna Carol | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2024-11-19 |
| BENSON, George Patrick | Director | 2011-01-16 | 2018-08-31 |
| BEVES, Brian Montague | Director | — | 1995-11-30 |
| BLADON, Keith Victor | Director | 1995-11-30 | 2000-10-15 |
| BLADON, Keith Victor | Director | — | 1995-07-27 |
| BORTHWICK, Stephen Robert | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2020-12-16 |
| CAIGER, John | Director | 2001-07-16 | 2004-05-19 |
| CARTER, Stephen Howard, Reverend | Director | 1998-07-16 | 1999-09-28 |
| CAWDELL, Simon Howard, Revd Preb | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2021-10-12 |
| CAWDELL, Simon Howard, Rev | Director | 2007-07-24 | 2010-10-19 |
| COLBY, Robert James, Reverend Prebendary | Director | 1983-07-19 | 1995-07-27 |
| COLBY, Robert James, Reverend Prebendary | Director | — | 1992-07-08 |
| COLMER, Malcolm John, The Ven | Director | 2005-05-14 | 2010-10-19 |
| COX, John | Director | 2010-10-19 | 2015-10-15 |
| CRONIN, Linda Nancy, Revd | Director | 2016-03-05 | 2018-12-31 |
| DARLING, Patrick James Auchinleck | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2021-10-12 |
| DARNLEY, Adam Ivo Stuart Bligh, Lord | Director | 2013-09-05 | 2015-10-15 |
| DARNLEY, Susan Elaine, Lady | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2020-01-01 |
| DAVIES, Jane Ann, The Revd Preb | Director | 2020-11-05 | 2022-10-13 |
| ELGAR, Geoffrey John Ralph, Commander | Director | — | 1992-07-08 |
| EWARD, Paul Anthony | Director | 1995-07-27 | 2010-10-19 |
| FRITH, Richard Michael Cokayne, Bishop | Director | 2014-10-17 | 2020-01-01 |
| GIBSON, Fiona Ruth, The Venerable | Director | 2021-04-25 | 2026-02-05 |
| GITTINS, Stephanie Ruth | Director | 2020-11-05 | 2022-10-13 |
| HALL, Matthew Ronald Vickery | Director | 2021-10-12 | 2024-11-19 |
| HEADING, Richard Vaughan, Reverend | Director | — | 1992-07-08 |
| HISCOCKS, William Bryan | Director | 1998-07-16 | 2000-04-05 |
| HISCOCKS, William Bryan | Director | — | 1995-07-27 |
| HONE, Nat | Director | 2015-10-15 | 2022-12-09 |
| HOOPER, Michael Wrenford, Right Reverend | Director | 1997-09-21 | 2009-08-01 |
| HORSFIELD, Robert Alan, Revd Prebendary | Director | — | 1998-07-09 |
| HULSE, Ruth Carole, Reverend | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2020-07-21 |
| HUNTER, Charles William | Director | 2016-03-05 | 2018-12-31 |
| HUNTER, Charles William | Director | — | 2012-01-04 |
| JAMES, Andrew Ewart Harvey | Director | — | 2002-08-01 |
| JOHNSON, Max | Director | 2001-07-16 | 2012-10-11 |
| LEACH, Robert Neville, Revd | Director | 2012-11-18 | 2015-10-15 |
| LEWIS, John Hubert Richard, Venerable | Director | — | 1992-07-03 |
| LEWIS, Susan | Director | 2010-10-14 | 2018-12-31 |
| LORDING, Rosemary | Director | 2013-10-01 | 2018-12-31 |
| MAGOWAN, Alistair James, Rt Rev | Director | 2013-09-24 | 2020-05-11 |
| MAYELL, Howard John, Reverend | Director | 1999-09-28 | 2007-07-24 |
| MENCE, Andrew James | Director | 2016-03-05 | 2018-12-31 |
| MERCER, Richard Charles Holford | Director | — | 2004-05-19 |
| MORGAN, Andrew Paul, Rev'D | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2021-10-12 |
| MOSS, Leonard Godfrey, The Venerable | Director | 1991-11-05 | 1997-08-06 |
| NORBURY, John Karel | Director | 1997-05-22 | 2007-07-24 |
| OLIVER, John Keith, The Right Reverend | Director | — | 2003-11-30 |
| PRIDDIS, Anthony Martin, Bishop | Director | 2004-03-25 | 2013-09-24 |
| ROGERS, Constance Jane Lady, Rev | Director | 1998-07-16 | 2024-11-19 |
| ROSEVEARE, Robert William | Director | — | 1995-07-27 |
| SAXBEE, John Charles, The Right Revd Dr | Director | 1992-11-01 | 2001-12-08 |
| SIBCY, Eileen Patricia | Director | 1992-07-15 | 1996-05-22 |
| SIMMONS, Mark Jonathan Cracknell | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2020-10-31 |
| SMITH, Christopher Hugh Edwards | Director | 2014-09-23 | 2023-03-08 |
| SMITH, Gregory Peter, Reverend | Director | 2021-10-12 | 2025-10-23 |
| SMITH, Sarah Jane | Director | 2020-11-05 | 2022-10-13 |
| STEVENS, William Gordon | Director | — | 1992-07-08 |
| TAVINOR, Michael Edward, Very Revd | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2021-02-28 |
| THOMAS, Stephen Blayney, Revd | Director | 1995-07-27 | 2001-07-16 |
| TILLER, John, The Venerable | Director | 2002-05-01 | 2004-12-30 |
| TURNER, Dennis Cyril | Director | 1991-05-23 | 2014-12-20 |
| USHER, George, Rev | Director | 1992-07-09 | 1995-07-27 |
| WALKER, Nicholas Joseph Sykes | Director | 2010-10-19 | 2015-10-15 |
| WESTON, Neil, Rev | Director | 2010-10-19 | 2012-10-11 |
| WHITMEY, Christopher | Director | — | 2018-12-31 |
| WILCOCKS, Philip Lawrence, Rear Admiral | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2023-04-09 |
| WOODHOUSE, Andrew Henry, Venerable | Director | — | 1991-09-30 |
| WOODROFFE, Janet Sarah | Director | 2016-03-05 | 2018-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 251 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-04 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-07-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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
+1.2%
£5,445,000 £5,509,000
-
Cash
+84.6%
£1,374,000 £2,536,000
-
Net assets
+4.4%
£91,129,000 £95,095,000
-
Employees
+10%
40 44
-
Operating profit
-9.7%
-£1,692,000 -£1,856,000
-
Wages
+13%
£1,201,000 £1,357,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers