BRISTOL DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE LIMITED(THE)

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Next accounts due

2026-09-30 (in 4mo)

Last filed for 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement due

2027-03-13 (in 10mo)

Last made up 2026-02-27

Watchouts

None on the register

Cash

£4M

-10.8% vs 2023

Net assets

£72M

-3.9% vs 2023

Employees

+28.4% vs 2023

Profit before tax

-£3M

-65.2% vs 2023

Net assets

2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median

BRISTOL DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE LIMITED(THE)·Consumer Discretionary median · n=5592

Accounts

2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31

Metric	2023-12-31	2024-12-31
Turnover	—	—
Operating profit	-£2,009,000	-£3,319,000
Profit before tax	-£2,009,000	-£3,319,000
Net profit	-£560,000	-£2,588,000
Cash	£4,667,000	£4,161,000
Total assets less current liabilities	£78,225,000	£74,871,000
Net assets	£74,438,000	£71,561,000
Equity	£74,438,000	£71,561,000
Average employees	67	86
Wages	£2,100,000	£2,438,000

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	2023-12-31	2024-12-31
Return on capital employed	-2.6%	-4.4%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets)	8.8%	8.3%
Current ratio	1.97x	1.96x
Interest cover	-20.93x	-69.15x

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
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast-significant doubt on the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”

Significant events

“The nation elected a new government in July 2024.”
“At a national church level, the release of the Makin report led to the resignation of the Archbishop of Canterbury.”
“At its Diocesan Synod in November 2019, the Diocese of Bristol became the first Diocese in the Church of England to declare a 'climate emergency' and commit to reach net zero carbon emissions.”
“On 10th July 2025 CCLA announced they were being acquired by Jupiter Asset Management.”
“Two properties were purchased in January and February 2025, 27 Horse Leaze and Applehaze.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

15 active · 85 resigned

Name	Role	Appointed	Born	Nationality
LEAMAN, Richard Derek	Secretary	2022-06-28	—	—
BACON, Richard Francis	Director	2022-06-11	Mar 1964	British
BEAUMONT, Adam, Reverend	Director	2025-04-02	Feb 1975	British
BRYAN, Christopher Paul, The Ven	Director	2019-05-07	Jul 1975	British
CHILDERHOUSE, Julia	Director	2025-03-18	Jan 1976	British
CORDWELL, Sally Louise	Director	2025-07-18	May 1979	British
FINNAMORE, Bruce Anthony	Director	2016-01-01	Dec 1957	British
FORD, Amanda Kirstine, The Very Reverend	Director	2020-10-03	Jan 1961	British
JEFFERIS, Clare Lorna	Director	2022-01-01	Jan 1969	British
ROWE, Alison Mary	Director	2022-01-01	Mar 1956	British
SMITH, Katharine, Reverend	Director	2022-11-30	Oct 1985	British
SUNDERLAND, John Dominic	Director	2019-01-14	Feb 1961	British
WARING, Rebecca Ann, The Venerable	Director	2025-03-20	Oct 1969	British
WARWICK, Neil Michael, The Right Revnd	Director	2019-09-04	Jul 1964	British
WIGLEY, Trudie Anne, Rev	Director	2019-01-01	Dec 1969	British

Show 85 resigned officers

Name	Role	Appointed	Resigned
FARRALL, Lesley Eve	Secretary	1992-05-18	2014-04-28
HALL, Matthew James	Secretary	2021-07-21	2022-06-28
HOME, Oliver Charles Bouverie	Secretary	2014-04-28	2021-07-21
ABBOTT, Valerie Ann, Revd	Director	2004-01-01	2009-08-31
ADAMS, Raymond William, Rev Canon	Director	2012-10-09	2021-07-31
ALLEN, Rex Stanley	Director	1998-01-01	2000-12-31
ANDOW, Derek Miles	Director	—	1997-07-31
ARCHER, Graham, The Ven	Director	2018-11-17	2019-05-04
ASHBY, Judith Anne Stuart, The Reverend	Director	2013-09-01	2015-12-31
AWDRY, Simon John Douglas	Director	—	2003-12-31
BAILEY, Edward Ian, Dr The Reverend Canon	Director	1994-10-27	2003-12-31
BAILEY, Peter Robin, The Reverend Canon	Director	1993-01-28	2009-07-04
BANFIELD, David John, The Venerable	Director	—	1998-11-30
BARRACLOUGH, Owen Conrad, The Reverend Canon	Director	1994-10-27	1997-07-31
BARTON, Dorothy Margaret	Director	—	1993-12-31
BEARD, Edward Alan	Director	—	1994-05-01
BLAKE, Katy Vivian	Director	1994-10-27	2000-10-30
BONE, David Hugh	Director	2004-01-01	2006-06-13
BOUNDY, Neville Gerald, Reverend Canon	Director	1998-01-01	1999-06-30
BOXALL, Shirley	Director	1994-10-27	1997-12-31
BREALEY, Frances Elizabeth	Director	2004-09-15	2009-08-31
BRIDGER, Francis William, Revd Dr	Director	2001-01-01	2005-06-16
BROOKSHAW, William Stanley	Director	2010-02-19	2012-07-31
BROOKSHAW, William Stanley	Director	2001-03-29	2003-12-31
BUCHAN, Charles Walter Edward Ralph	Director	2009-05-09	2021-12-31
BURLES, Robert John, The Rev Canon	Director	1998-01-01	2009-12-31
CAMPION-SPALL, Kathryn May, Reverend	Director	2016-01-01	2021-12-31
CAREY, Leslie John	Director	—	1994-07-31
CARR, Arthur Wesley, The Very Revd Dr	Director	—	1997-01-31
CHALLIS, William George, The Reverend	Director	—	1992-12-04
CHARLES, Beverley Maria, Revd	Director	2022-01-01	2025-03-16
CHORLTON, Portia Suzanne	Director	2013-06-11	2015-01-28
CLARK, Daniel Alastair, The Rev	Director	2010-02-19	2012-06-23
CLARK, Kenneth James, The Venerable	Director	—	1992-05-31
CLARKE, David Neville, Professor	Director	2016-01-01	2025-03-18
CLIFTON, Roger Gerald, Reverend Canon	Director	1994-06-11	2001-05-05
COLE, Guy Spenser, Reverend	Director	1998-01-01	2001-05-05
CONIAM, Gillian Mary	Director	2001-01-01	2015-12-31
COULTER, Margaret Dorothy	Director	2001-01-01	2006-12-31
CROFTS, Alan Francis	Director	2007-01-01	2009-08-31
DANN, Jill	Director	—	1997-07-31
DAVISON, Catherine Jean	Director	2019-01-01	2021-12-31
DOE, Michael David, The Right Reverend	Director	1994-09-29	2004-04-30
DURSLEY, Christine Elizabeth	Director	2019-01-14	2021-12-31
EASTWOOD, Peter Leslie	Director	2004-01-01	2006-06-13
EDDY, Paul Anthony	Director	—	1993-01-25
FAULL, Vivienne Frances, The Rt Rev	Director	2018-06-25	2025-09-01
FENSOME, Anthony David, Canon	Director	2001-02-28	2003-07-31
FIRTH, Peter, Rt Rev	Director	—	1994-09-17
FRAYNE, David, The Reverend	Director	—	1992-12-04
FROUDE, Christine Ann, The Venerable	Director	2001-03-29	2018-09-30
FROUDE, David Colin, Canon	Director	2012-10-09	2018-12-31
FROUDE, David Colin	Director	2004-07-06	2011-04-21
GREENING, Pamela Margaret Evelyn	Director	2001-01-01	2009-12-31
GRIFFITHS, Julie	Director	—	1993-09-27
GRIMLEY, Robert William, Very Revd	Director	1997-04-19	2009-09-12
HAMMERSLEY, Elaine	Director	2001-03-29	2002-11-23
HARREX, David Brian, Revd	Director	2004-01-01	2012-05-20
HART, Aurea Wilmot	Director	2010-02-19	2015-07-31
HARTLEY, David Christopher	Director	—	1994-06-11
HASLER, John Joseph, The Rev	Director	2004-01-01	2009-12-31
HATHWAY, Jane Ruth	Director	1993-08-17	2000-09-04
HAVILL, Colin Grant	Director	—	1998-07-08
HAWKER, Alan Fort, The Ven	Director	1998-04-03	2010-10-31
HAYWARD, Pamela Jane, Reverend	Director	1999-08-13	2000-12-31
HEADING, Richard Vaughan, Reverend	Director	1998-01-01	2000-12-31
HENDERSON, Ian James	Director	2007-01-01	2012-07-31
HENDERSON, Ian James	Director	1998-01-01	2005-10-04
HERBERT, Malcolm Francis, Rev	Director	2004-01-01	2005-10-31
HILL, Michael Arthur, The Right Reverend	Director	2003-05-06	2017-10-01
HODGSON, Keith John	Director	1994-10-27	2000-12-31
HOYLE, David Michael, The Very Rev'D Dr	Director	2010-05-29	2019-11-01
HUTCHINS, Charles Henry, Reverend	Director	—	1994-10-27
INESON, Mathew David, The Rev	Director	2010-02-19	2018-12-31
JOHNSON, Michael Anthony, Revd Canon	Director	2018-06-01	2019-07-26
JOHNSON, Michael Anthony, Canon	Director	2007-01-01	2015-12-31
JOHNSON, Michael Anthony, Canon	Director	1995-09-25	1997-12-31
JONES, Stewart William, The Reverend	Director	1994-10-27	1997-08-31
KEMP, Alice Mary Elizabeth, Rev	Director	2013-01-01	2015-12-31
LANDRETH, Gordon	Director	—	1997-07-31
LUCAS, Andrew John Shirley	Director	2011-05-21	2023-06-30
MCCLURE, Timothy Elston, Ven	Director	1999-05-07	2012-07-13
MCGREGOR, David Robert, Cannon	Director	2010-01-01	2015-12-31
MCGREGOR, David Robert, Cannon	Director	2001-03-29	2005-10-09
MCKAY, Bruce Wallace	Director	2010-01-01	2015-12-31

Ownership

Persons with significant control

No persons with significant control on record.

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 504 total filings

Date	Type	Category	Description
2026-03-06	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2025-09-30	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full
2025-09-02	TM01	officers	Termination director company with name termination date	PDF
2025-08-04	AP01	officers	Appoint person director company with name date	PDF
2025-08-04	TM01	officers	Termination director company with name termination date	PDF
2025-04-15	CH01	officers	Change person director company with change date	PDF
2025-04-08	AP01	officers	Appoint person director company with name date	PDF
2025-04-04	AP01	officers	Appoint person director company with name date	PDF
2025-03-31	AP01	officers	Appoint person director company with name date	PDF
2025-03-31	TM01	officers	Termination director company with name termination date	PDF
2025-03-31	TM01	officers	Termination director company with name termination date	PDF
2025-03-04	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2024-09-16	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full
2024-03-12	CH01	officers	Change person director company with change date	PDF
2024-03-11	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2024-03-11	TM01	officers	Termination director company with name termination date	PDF
2024-03-11	TM01	officers	Termination director company with name termination date	PDF
2023-10-04	AA	accounts	Accounts with accounts type full
2023-03-21	CS01	confirmation-statement	Confirmation statement with no updates	PDF
2023-03-21	TM01	officers	Termination director company with name termination date	PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings: 5
Capital events: 0
Officers appointed: 1
Officers resigned: 1

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

—

Not reported
Cash

-10.8%

£4,667,000 £4,161,000
Net assets

-3.9%

£74,438,000 £71,561,000
Employees

+28.4%

67 86
Operating profit

-65.2%

-£2,009,000 -£3,319,000
Profit before tax

-65.2%

-£2,009,000 -£3,319,000
Wages

+16.1%

£2,100,000 £2,438,000

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

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