CANTERBURY DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-05-26 (this month)
Last made up 2025-05-12
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£9M
+26.4% vs 2023
Net assets
£103M
+2.8% vs 2023
Employees
169
-0.6% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£782K
-66.2% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £11,218,000 | £12,537,000 | |
| Operating profit | -£618,000 | £649,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £2,316,000 | £782,000 | |
| Net profit | £2,316,000 | £782,000 | |
| Cash | £7,019,000 | £8,870,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £101,098,000 | £103,926,000 | |
| Net assets | £100,320,000 | £103,148,000 | |
| Equity | £100,320,000 | £103,148,000 | |
| Average employees | 170 | 169 | |
| Wages | £4,657,000 | £4,860,000 |
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 | -5.5% | 5.2% | |
| Net margin | 20.6% | 6.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | -0.6% | 0.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 3.6% | 3.1% | |
| Current ratio | 2.85x | 3.86x |
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
- Buzzacott Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Trustees have concluded that there are no material uncertainties related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the ability of the charity to continue as a going concern. The Trustees are of the opinion that the charity will have sufficient resources to meet its liabilities as they fall due. This is because the charity has sufficient cash. In addition, the charity also holds investments which can be realised in the short term to meet liabilities should a shortfall in income arise. In addition, the charity has designated reserves of £28.1m, including £26.6m designated for ministry housing. If necessary, some properties could be undesignated and sold to meet any cash flow shortfall should this be necessary in the medium term.”
Group structure
- CANTERBURY DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE · parent
- Canterbury Diocesan Enterprises Limited 100%
- Diocesan Architectural Services Limited 100%
- Ethos School Improvement Limited 100%
- The Social Justice Network 100%
Significant events
- “The Church of England published the five National Safeguarding Standards at the end of 2023 and our work in 2024 has focussed on helping both Diocese and parishes embed these standards throughout.”
- “In January 2024, the Annual Safeguarding Conference was held with the Diocese of Rochester, with over 250 delegates booked in, exploring themes of stalking and support for victims of sexual violence.”
- “We managed a significant historic safeguarding case involving both parish and cathedral settings which led to the instigation of a Safeguarding Practice Review in September 2024.”
- “Following the publication of the Makin report into the abuse by John Smyth in November 2024, we saw a significant increase in the number of referrals made and we do not anticipate this slowing down.”
- “As a result of Government policies on migration, we have seen an increase of families from Afghanistan and asylum-seeking families coming from Kuwait, Palestine, and Syria.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLYTHE, Iain David | Secretary | 2024-05-01 | — | — |
| ADAM, William Jonathan, Ven | Director | 2022-06-18 | Oct 1969 | British |
| ANDREWS, Judith Ann | Director | 2025-12-10 | Mar 1968 | British |
| BAWTREE, Andrew James, The Revd | Director | 2023-03-11 | Aug 1966 | British |
| BOUCHERAT, Amanda Elizabeth Ann | Director | 2023-10-07 | Jan 1959 | British |
| CODLING, Graham Clifford | Director | 2022-01-01 | Jul 1945 | British |
| DICKINSON, Gareth Lee, Revd | Director | 2022-01-01 | Jun 1969 | British |
| ELLIS, Sandra | Director | 2024-12-31 | Sep 1961 | British |
| FORD, Miranda Daphne | Director | 2019-01-18 | Jul 1949 | British |
| HUDSON-WILKIN, Rose Josephine, Rev | Director | 2019-11-30 | Jan 1961 | British |
| LAST, Estella Ruth, Reverend | Director | 2019-02-06 | Feb 1976 | British |
| MILLER, Darren Noel, The Venerable | Director | 2018-01-13 | Oct 1967 | British |
| MONTEITH, David Robert Malvern, The Very Reverend | Director | 2022-12-17 | Jun 1968 | British |
| MOSS, John Pedder, Dr | Director | 2019-01-18 | May 1957 | British |
| RICHTER, Anthony Kenneth | Director | 2024-01-31 | Oct 1956 | British |
| TILLOTSON, Simon, Revd | Director | 2024-12-31 | Dec 1967 | British |
Show 84 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HILLS, Julian James | Secretary | 2007-11-05 | 2020-12-31 |
| KEMP, David Stephen | Secretary | — | 2007-11-04 |
| TAYLOR, Stephen Ronald, The Venerable | Secretary | 2021-01-01 | 2024-05-01 |
| ANDREWS, Leslie George | Director | — | 1997-11-11 |
| ASHTON, Susan Jane | Director | 2019-08-08 | 2022-06-11 |
| ATHERTON, Maurice Alan, Brigadier | Director | — | 1994-03-31 |
| ATKINS, Raymond William | Director | 1993-05-11 | 1997-11-11 |
| BABBS, Aimee Hester Joan | Director | 2019-01-18 | 2021-12-31 |
| BARKER, Arthur Alfred | Director | — | 1994-03-31 |
| BARLOW, Clive Christopher, Reverend | Director | — | 1992-03-01 |
| BARNES, Brian, Revd | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2002-01-26 |
| BAWTREE, Andrew James, The Revd | Director | 2017-04-21 | 2019-01-18 |
| BELLAMY, John Keith | Director | 1994-04-01 | 1997-11-11 |
| BELSEY, Brian Duncan | Director | — | 1994-03-31 |
| BLOUNT, Judith Rosa | Director | 2007-01-01 | 2009-12-31 |
| BOWEN, David Vaughan, Dr | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2006-12-31 |
| BRANT, Leonard | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2012-12-31 |
| BRETT, Peter Graham Cecil, The Reverend Canon | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2001-02-28 |
| BROMWICH, Phillip | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2019-01-18 |
| BURY, Nicholas Ayles Stillingfleet, The Very Reverend | Director | — | 1997-02-28 |
| CHALMERS, Brian, Dr Canon | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2003-12-31 |
| CHANDLER, Michael John | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2001-07-01 |
| COLLIE, Andrew John | Director | 2007-01-01 | 2016-03-12 |
| CORBYN, John, Reverend | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2012-12-31 |
| COTTON, George Boulton | Director | 1994-04-01 | 1997-11-11 |
| COTTRELL, Amanda Arianwen Cecilia | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2019-08-08 |
| COX, John Gregory | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2000-12-31 |
| CRAY, Graham Alan, Rt Revd | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2009-04-30 |
| DOWN, Philip Roy, The Venerable | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2017-10-30 |
| ENDACOTT, Felicity Louise | Director | 2019-06-13 | 2020-02-24 |
| EVANS, Patrick Alexander Sidney, The Venerable | Director | — | 2007-03-18 |
| EVERETT, Anthony William, Revd | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2019-01-18 |
| FIELD, Brian Hedley | Director | 1998-01-01 | 1999-10-01 |
| FINLINSON, Richard Edward | Director | 1997-06-18 | 2004-05-22 |
| FOAT, Ann | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2019-01-18 |
| FOAT, Ann | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2006-12-31 |
| GABRIEL, Christopher Peter | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2012-12-31 |
| GOLDING, Geoffrey Francis | Director | 1994-04-01 | 1997-11-11 |
| GORHAM, Karen Marisa, Reverend | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2007-09-30 |
| HAMER, Derrick Anthony | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2003-12-31 |
| HANBURY, David Christopher | Director | — | 1997-11-11 |
| HARRIS, Raymond Charles | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2017-12-31 |
| HIGGS, Fiona Annabelle | Director | 2022-01-01 | 2023-10-07 |
| HOGARTH, Alasdair John | Director | 2014-01-01 | 2017-08-30 |
| HOLLINS, Patricia Susan, Revd | Director | 2013-01-01 | 2014-07-31 |
| HOUSTON, Arthur James, Revd | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2012-12-31 |
| JONES, Hilary Christine, Reverend | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2011-08-31 |
| KELLY-MOORE, Joanne, The Venerable | Director | 2017-03-04 | 2021-12-03 |
| LAIRD, Stephen Charles Edward, The Reverend | Director | 2007-01-01 | 2009-12-31 |
| LAIRD, Stephen Charles Edward, The Reverend | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2003-12-31 |
| LESLIE, Shirley Edith | Director | 1996-01-01 | 1997-12-31 |
| LILLICRAP, Stephen Hunter, Rev Canon Dr | Director | 2021-02-01 | 2021-12-31 |
| LILLICRAP, Stephen Hunter, Rev Canon Dr | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2019-01-18 |
| LLEWELLIN, John Richard Allan, The Right Reverend | Director | 1992-10-09 | 1997-11-11 |
| LOCK, Leonard Wallace | Director | — | 1997-11-11 |
| LOGAN-GREEN, Neil | Director | 2024-12-31 | 2025-05-08 |
| LUMUTENGA, Naomi Elizabeth | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2010-11-23 |
| LUMUTENGA, Naomi Elizabeth | Director | 1999-11-09 | 2003-12-31 |
| MACDONALD, Ian | Director | — | 1997-11-11 |
| MACDONALD, Michael Stanley | Director | — | 1996-09-30 |
| MACKENZIE, John Christopher Newman, Reverend | Director | 2014-12-09 | 2015-12-31 |
| MACKENZIE, Peter Thomas, Canon | Director | 1998-01-01 | 1999-09-30 |
| MANSLEY, Nigel Stephen | Director | 2018-01-01 | 2021-07-06 |
| MARCHANT, Lionel Henry | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2009-12-31 |
| MARSHALL, Barrie | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2012-12-31 |
| MAUGHAM, Peter Frederick | Director | — | 1997-11-11 |
| MAXFIELD, Laurence Royden | Director | 1993-04-01 | 1997-11-11 |
| MC LACHLAN, Sheila, Revd Canon | Director | 2007-10-01 | 2009-12-31 |
| MEE, Bernard Roy | Director | 2004-05-22 | 2006-12-31 |
| MERRICK, Ronald Horatio | Director | — | 1994-01-31 |
| MILES, Keith | Director | — | 1991-07-31 |
| MORRIS, Audrey | Director | 2007-01-01 | 2009-12-31 |
| MORRIS, Michael Alan, Reverend | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2000-12-31 |
| MORRISON, John Peter, Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) | Director | 2019-02-09 | 2024-12-31 |
| NEWTON, Keith, Reverend | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2010-11-30 |
| NIBLETT, Donald Henry, Dr | Director | — | 1997-11-11 |
| OEHRING, Anthony Charles, Rev Canon | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2011-12-31 |
| OLIVER, Miriam Joanna | Director | 2016-04-20 | 2019-01-18 |
| ORPIN, Elizabeth Anne | Director | 1994-04-01 | 1997-11-11 |
| PORTER, Shiela, Reverend | Director | 2019-02-11 | 2021-07-06 |
| PREECE, Colin George, Reverend | Director | 2002-04-01 | 2009-12-31 |
| PRITCHARD, John Laurence, The Venerable | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2002-01-20 |
| REES, John | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2003-12-31 |
| REID, Gavin Hunter, The Right Reverend | Director | 1992-10-09 | 2000-11-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 321 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-13 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-05-13 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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
+11.8%
£11,218,000 £12,537,000
-
Cash
+26.4%
£7,019,000 £8,870,000
-
Net assets
+2.8%
£100,320,000 £103,148,000
-
Employees
-0.6%
170 169
-
Operating profit
+205%
-£618,000 £649,000
-
Profit before tax
-66.2%
£2,316,000 £782,000
-
Wages
+4.4%
£4,657,000 £4,860,000
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