LEICESTER 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
2026-07-05 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-21
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
-67.6% vs 2023
Net assets
£79M
-0.4% vs 2023
Employees
73
-2.7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£2M
+25.8% vs 2023
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 | £8,900,000 | £9,180,000 | |
| Operating profit | -£2,946,000 | -£2,185,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£2,946,000 | -£2,185,000 | |
| Net profit | £471,000 | £160,000 | |
| Cash | £4,341,000 | £1,405,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £79,329,000 | £78,998,000 | |
| Net assets | £79,293,000 | £78,998,000 | |
| Equity | £79,293,000 | £78,998,000 | |
| Average employees | 75 | 73 | |
| Wages | £1,891,000 | £2,162,000 |
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 | -33.1% | -23.8% | |
| Net margin | 5.3% | 1.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | -3.7% | -2.8% | |
| Current ratio | -1.38x | -4.04x | |
| Interest cover | -147.30x | -145.67x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- HaysMac LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Trustees are of the opinion that LDBF continues to be a going concern.”
Group structure
- LEICESTER DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE(THE) · parent
- St Martins Hospitality Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “the main structural change to the Diocese's organisation during the year was the merger of the Finance Committee (also known as the DBF Trustee Board) and the Bishop's Council. This was implemented on 1 August 2024.”
- “A considerable amount of work has been undertaken during the year on preparing a diocesan strategic plan and investment proposal for work with children and young people. This was approved by Synod at its meeting on 3 September.”
- “Following a review of governance structures over the last few years, revised Articles of Association were adopted in 2024, and a new governance structure came into effect on 1 August 2024.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
13 active · 87 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KERRY, Jonathan William | Secretary | 2011-03-14 | — | — |
| ADSHEAD, Stephen Mark | Director | 2023-09-14 | Aug 1964 | British |
| BAILEY, Stephen Andrew, Reverand | Director | 2024-05-18 | Aug 1975 | British |
| BATSTONE, Sadie Estella | Director | 2025-01-01 | Oct 1974 | British |
| GORTON, Stephen Mark, Dr | Director | 2025-08-01 | Nov 1981 | British |
| GREENWOOD, Ann Margaret | Director | 2024-12-02 | Sep 1954 | British |
| MUTHALALY, Malayil Lukose, Varghese, Right Reverend | Director | 2024-05-18 | Aug 1979 | British |
| PALMER, David John | Director | 2017-11-01 | Dec 1946 | British |
| PATEL, Jitesh Krisnakant, Reverend Dr | Director | 2024-10-31 | Jun 1982 | British |
| ROOMS, Karen Sheila Frances, Reverend | Director | 2024-06-25 | Jan 1961 | British |
| SNOW, Martyn James, Bishop | Director | 2016-02-22 | Jan 1968 | British |
| TRETHEWEY, Richard John, The Venerable | Director | 2025-10-02 | May 1974 | British |
| WOOD, Claire, Ven | Director | 2017-10-08 | Oct 1963 | British |
Show 87 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRYER, Jonathan Patrick | Secretary | — | 1998-08-21 |
| EASTON, Catharine Jane | Secretary | 2004-04-01 | 2010-08-31 |
| HOWARD, Andrew Craig | Secretary | 1999-01-04 | 2003-12-31 |
| ROBERTS, Andrew John | Secretary | 2010-09-01 | 2011-03-14 |
| ALEXANDER, Michael James | Director | 2011-05-17 | 2017-08-18 |
| ALLARD, David Brian | Director | 1994-12-15 | 2002-12-12 |
| AMBROSE, James, Revd | Director | 2003-11-01 | 2007-11-06 |
| AMBROSE-SKERVIN, Daphne | Director | 1995-10-01 | 2001-12-31 |
| ANDREWS, Russell Mark | Director | 2024-05-18 | 2024-12-31 |
| ASHBY, Godfrey William Ernest Candler, Rt Rev | Director | — | 1995-10-31 |
| ATKINSON, Richard William Bryant | Director | 2002-06-21 | 2012-05-17 |
| BAILEY, Stephen Andrew, Reverand | Director | 2013-02-06 | 2015-09-30 |
| BAKER, Hugh Crispin, Rev | Director | 1997-10-16 | 1999-01-19 |
| BARNEY, Stephen George | Director | 2008-05-24 | 2021-02-25 |
| BEESON, Bernard David | Director | 1999-10-13 | 2024-07-31 |
| BENNETT, Osmond Shirley, Reverend | Director | 1994-12-01 | 2000-08-31 |
| BESTWICK, Edward Alfred | Director | 2007-02-07 | 2008-09-01 |
| BEXON, Philip James | Director | 1994-12-01 | 1996-05-31 |
| BINNS, Arthur Kenneth John | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2003-10-31 |
| BISHOP, Stephen John, The Reverend | Director | 1997-10-16 | 2002-12-12 |
| BLACKBURN, Jeffrey Stanway | Director | — | 1997-10-16 |
| BRADLEY, Hazel, Reverend | Director | 1997-10-16 | 1999-10-13 |
| BROOKS, Ann, The Honourable Lady | Director | — | 2002-12-12 |
| BROWN, Gary | Director | 2017-03-08 | 2023-09-14 |
| BURTON, Nicholas John, Rev | Director | — | 1991-08-31 |
| BUTLER, Thomas Frederick, Rt Revd | Director | 1991-09-07 | 1998-07-23 |
| CAWLEY, David Lewis, Revd | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2002-12-12 |
| CHAMBERLAIN, Michael Aubrey | Director | — | 2000-12-31 |
| CHARMAN, Michael | Director | 1994-12-01 | 2000-12-31 |
| CLEMENTS, Philip John Charles, Reverend | Director | 1995-01-30 | 2000-05-04 |
| COCKERILL, Thomas Frank | Director | 1994-05-05 | 1997-10-16 |
| COLLINS, John William Frederick | Director | 1995-03-01 | 1999-10-13 |
| CONSTABLE, Paul John | Director | 2011-08-31 | 2012-11-24 |
| CURTIS, Layton Richard, The Reverend | Director | 1993-11-10 | 1996-07-01 |
| DALE, Martin Nicholas, Reverend | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2010-09-30 |
| DALRYMPLE, Wendy Margaret, Revd | Director | 2023-03-01 | 2023-09-14 |
| DAVIES, Karl Martin | Director | 2008-09-24 | 2009-09-10 |
| DE CASEMBROOT, Richard Anthony Stuart | Director | 1999-10-13 | 2002-12-12 |
| DENNIS, Keith Aubrey Lawrence, Reverend | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2002-12-12 |
| DOBBIN, Charles Philip, The Reverend Canon | Director | 1997-10-16 | 2000-11-05 |
| DOWN, William John Denbigh, The Rt Revd | Director | 1995-12-01 | 2001-06-30 |
| EDMONDSON, John, Rev | Director | — | 1991-08-31 |
| EDSON, Michael | Director | 1994-09-01 | 2002-05-16 |
| FAIRBANK, Brian Douglas Seely, Rev | Director | — | 1991-08-31 |
| FIELD, Susan Elizabeth, Revd Canon | Director | 2017-03-01 | 2017-10-08 |
| FINCH, Christopher, The Reverend | Director | 1997-10-16 | 1999-10-13 |
| FINCH, Cyril | Director | — | 2000-12-31 |
| FLATTERS, Clive Andrew, Reverend | Director | 1994-12-01 | 1997-10-16 |
| GORTON, Stephen Mark, Dr | Director | 2022-03-22 | 2024-08-01 |
| GREENWOOD, Norman David, Reverend | Director | 1992-01-01 | 1994-07-01 |
| HACKWOOD, Paul | Director | 2005-09-01 | 2009-08-31 |
| HALLAM, Michael John | Director | — | 1991-12-31 |
| HAMLYN WILLIAMS, Philip Leslie Anstee | Director | 1994-12-15 | 1996-03-31 |
| HEBDEN, Cynthia Margaret, Revd | Director | 2003-11-01 | 2015-09-30 |
| HIGGINBOTHAM, John Eagle | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2003-10-31 |
| HILTON, Lucy Catherine | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2006-11-30 |
| HOLBROOK, John Edward, Reverend | Director | 2015-09-01 | 2016-02-21 |
| HOLDRIDGE, John Richard | Director | 1992-01-01 | 1997-10-16 |
| HOLE, Derek Norman, The Very Rev | Director | — | 1999-10-13 |
| HOLMES, David Andrew | Director | 1997-10-16 | 2002-12-12 |
| JONES, Thomas Hughe, Ven | Director | — | 1992-09-30 |
| LEIGHTON, Anthony Robert, Revd | Director | 2012-09-01 | 2024-07-31 |
| LONGHILL, Sarah Ann | Director | 1997-10-16 | 2009-12-31 |
| MCINTYRE, Michael John Stevenson | Director | 1994-12-01 | 1997-10-16 |
| MCKEE, Clifford John | Director | 2003-11-01 | 2009-12-31 |
| MCKEE, Clifford John | Director | 1996-10-01 | 2002-12-12 |
| MEEK, Timothy Berthier | Director | — | 1991-10-15 |
| MILLS, David Francis, Rev | Director | 1997-10-16 | 2000-12-31 |
| MITCHELL, Geoffrey, Reverend | Director | 1997-10-16 | 2003-10-31 |
| MONTEITH, David Robert Malvern, The Very Reverend | Director | 2012-05-17 | 2012-09-29 |
| MORGAN, Reginald Lawrence | Director | — | 1997-10-16 |
| MORRIS, John Edward Caudwell | Director | 1994-12-01 | 2002-12-12 |
| MOSS, William Malcolm | Director | — | 2008-05-24 |
| NEWBURY, Guy William | Director | 2012-08-01 | 2020-11-11 |
| NEWBURY, Guy William | Director | 2008-09-24 | 2012-08-31 |
| NEWBURY, Sheila Anne Lane | Director | 2003-11-01 | 2021-10-29 |
| NEWMAN, David Maurice Frederick, The Ven | Director | 2009-11-01 | 2017-03-01 |
| OSBORN, Vincent George | Director | 1994-12-21 | 1997-10-16 |
| PADDOCK, Gerald Alfred, Reverend | Director | 1994-12-01 | 2000-03-28 |
| PENNY, Michael John, Reverend | Director | 1994-12-01 | 1997-10-16 |
| PHILLIPS, Martin Nicholas, Rev Canon | Director | 1991-08-31 | 1996-10-01 |
| PLANT, John, Revd | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2003-10-31 |
| QUINNEY, William Elliott, Reverend | Director | 1994-12-01 | 2000-12-31 |
| ROBERSON, John Charles Frank | Director | 2007-02-07 | 2021-10-29 |
| ROBINSON, Anthony William, Rev | Director | 1994-12-01 | 1997-10-16 |
| ROBINSON, Anthony William, Rev | Director | — | 1991-12-31 |
| ROULSTON, Brian David, Jp | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2004-11-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 324 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-01-06 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-01-06 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-06-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-03-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-06 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-01-06 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-12-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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
+3.1%
£8,900,000 £9,180,000
-
Cash
-67.6%
£4,341,000 £1,405,000
-
Net assets
-0.4%
£79,293,000 £78,998,000
-
Employees
-2.7%
75 73
-
Operating profit
+25.8%
-£2,946,000 -£2,185,000
-
Profit before tax
+25.8%
-£2,946,000 -£2,185,000
-
Wages
+14.3%
£1,891,000 £2,162,000
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