LICHFIELD DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE(INCORPORATED)(THE)
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-02-11 (in 9mo)
Last made up 2026-01-28
Watchouts
Cash
£5M
-40.9% vs 2023
Net assets
£199M
+3.8% vs 2023
Employees
72
+4.3% vs 2023
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2024-12-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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 | £17,249,000 | £16,974,000 | |
| Operating profit | -£2,268,000 | -£2,249,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£3,349,000 | £7,356,000 | |
| Cash | £8,591,000 | £5,079,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £192,295,000 | £199,651,000 | |
| Net assets | £192,048,000 | £199,404,000 | |
| Equity | £192,048,000 | £199,404,000 | |
| Average employees | 69 | 72 | |
| Wages | £1,939,000 | £2,026,000 |
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 | -13.1% | -13.2% | |
| Net margin | -19.4% | 43.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | -1.2% | -1.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 1.6% | 1.3% | |
| Current ratio | 3.92x | 2.88x |
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
“After making appropriate enquiries, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate albeit limited resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- LICHFIELD DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE(INCORPORATED)(THE) · parent
- St Chad's Retreat Centre 100%
- Mercian Community Trust 100%
Significant events
- “In October 2023 the Board migrated their main servers to the Cloud.”
- “In November 2024 there was a malware attack and damage was limited as access to the cloud was blocked.”
- “In light of the decision by General Synod in February 2023, there is the possibility of either individuals or parishes wanting to distant themselves from the Diocesan family and subsequent financial implications.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
29 active · 71 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUSHTON, Samantha Jayne | Secretary | 2025-04-28 | — | — |
| ALLEN, Penelope | Director | 2012-10-20 | Jun 1950 | British |
| BERNARD, Angela Patricia | Director | 2026-01-23 | Aug 1965 | British |
| BULLOCK, Sarah Ruth, Rt. Revd. | Director | 2019-07-03 | Mar 1964 | British |
| CLIFFORD, Stephen Nigel | Director | 2024-09-27 | Apr 1950 | British |
| COLEMAN, Philip David | Director | 2024-09-27 | Dec 1960 | British |
| GRAETZ, Paul Alexander, Dr | Director | 2018-09-20 | Mar 1947 | British |
| HOLLINGHURST, Anne Elizabeth, Rt Revd | Director | 2025-03-27 | Mar 1964 | British |
| IPGRAVE, Michael Geoffrey, The Rt Revd | Director | 2016-06-10 | Apr 1958 | British |
| JACKSON, Elizabeth Barbara, Venerable | Director | 2025-05-04 | Jul 1967 | British |
| KNIGHT, Lisa Ann, Revd | Director | 2025-12-22 | Aug 1968 | British |
| LEATHERS, Brian Stanley Peter, Rev Preb | Director | 2018-09-01 | Nov 1961 | British |
| LYON, Jane Madeline, Reverend | Director | 2025-02-06 | Oct 1950 | British |
| MACLEAN, Malcolm John | Director | 2023-05-25 | Aug 1961 | British |
| MCFARLANE, Janet Elizabeth, The Right Reverend | Director | 2024-09-27 | Nov 1964 | British |
| PARKER, Matthew John, Venerable | Director | 2013-09-01 | Jun 1963 | British |
| PRECIOUS, Christopher | Director | 2024-09-27 | May 1978 | British |
| ROBBIE, Amanda Catherine | Director | 2023-05-23 | Sep 1967 | British |
| ROBINSON, Stephen | Director | 2026-01-12 | Mar 1977 | British |
| SIMS, David James, Revd | Director | 2024-09-27 | Jun 1987 | British |
| SMITH, Megan Rachel, The Ven Dr | Director | 2021-10-03 | Jun 1970 | British |
| THOMAS, Paul Richard, The Rt Revd | Director | 2023-05-25 | Jun 1975 | British |
| TROOD, James William, Revd | Director | 2026-03-26 | Aug 1968 | British |
| VINCE, Stephen Bernard | Director | 2026-01-12 | Apr 1957 | British |
| WAMBUNYA, Timothy Livingstone, The Rt Revd Dr | Director | 2025-03-15 | Jan 1965 | British |
| WATSON, Nicholas Edgar, The Venerable | Director | 2025-05-04 | Jun 1967 | British |
| WELLER, Susan Karen, The Ven Rev | Director | 2015-01-01 | Aug 1965 | British |
| WILSON, John Richard | Director | 2003-10-28 | Feb 1946 | British |
| WRIGHT, David Philip | Director | 2023-08-01 | Oct 1963 | British |
Show 71 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLOOR, Terence Bernard, The Revd Preb | Secretary | 2025-01-13 | 2025-04-28 |
| JONES, Julie Marie | Secretary | 2009-09-30 | 2024-12-31 |
| TAYLOR, David Robert | Secretary | — | 2009-09-30 |
| ALLAN, John William, Rev Preb | Director | 2006-11-29 | 2018-08-31 |
| ANDREWS, John Robert, Rev | Director | — | 2003-10-31 |
| ANNAS, Geoffrey Peter, Rt Revd Bishop Of Stafford | Director | 2010-09-21 | 2019-11-30 |
| BAILEY, John Miles | Director | — | 1995-01-21 |
| BAKER, Simon Nicholas Hartland, Venerable | Director | 2013-07-18 | 2019-05-31 |
| BARNES, John Christopher, Rev | Director | 2003-10-28 | 2005-05-12 |
| BARRETT, Alan, Reverend | Director | 2003-10-28 | 2006-11-29 |
| BEEDON, Julie | Director | 2004-07-22 | 2011-11-30 |
| BEER, Matthew James, The Revd | Director | 2023-05-25 | 2024-09-27 |
| BESWICK, David Terence | Director | 2006-11-29 | 2022-11-21 |
| BIDDLE, Rodney William Dennis, Reverend | Director | 2001-03-01 | 2003-10-31 |
| BIDDLE, Rodney William Dennis, Reverend | Director | 1995-01-21 | 1998-02-16 |
| BOOTH, Susan Nancy | Director | 2003-10-28 | 2006-11-29 |
| BOULD, Arthur Roger, Reverend Prebendary | Director | — | 1999-08-31 |
| BOURKE, Michael Gay, Right Reverend | Director | 1993-09-29 | 2006-11-29 |
| BOWRAN, Philip | Director | 2003-10-28 | 2012-10-20 |
| BRUCE, Richard | Director | 2003-10-28 | 2006-07-21 |
| BUNN, Terry Michael | Director | 2003-10-28 | 2008-09-30 |
| BUTTERFIELD, David John, The Reverend | Director | 2003-10-28 | 2006-11-29 |
| CANSDALE, Philip John, Rev | Director | 2012-10-20 | 2024-09-27 |
| CARPENTER, Edgar | Director | — | 1995-01-21 |
| CARTER, Denise | Director | 2006-11-29 | 2013-09-12 |
| CHANTREY, David Frank, The Reverend Prebendary | Director | 2009-10-01 | 2012-10-20 |
| CHANTREY, David Frank, Rev Dr | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2003-10-31 |
| CHARLES, Andrew Paul | Director | 2009-10-01 | 2026-01-27 |
| CLARK, John Guthrie | Director | 2003-11-04 | 2024-09-27 |
| CODY, Julia Mary, Revd | Director | 2016-02-01 | 2024-09-27 |
| CORBET, Christopher | Director | 2006-11-29 | 2012-10-19 |
| COYNE, John Edward, Reverend | Director | 2013-05-23 | 2015-08-31 |
| CROWHURST, David Brian, Reverend | Director | — | 2001-02-28 |
| CURRELL, Roy Wilfrid | Director | 1995-01-21 | 2013-03-19 |
| DANIEL, Pamela Olive, Revd | Director | 2012-10-19 | 2015-08-31 |
| DAVIES, John Dudley, The Right Reverend | Director | — | 1994-04-30 |
| DORBER, Adrian John, The Very Rev'D | Director | 2005-09-27 | 2023-03-31 |
| DURU, Sam Chidi | Director | 2024-09-27 | 2025-09-18 |
| EDE, Dennis, The Venerable | Director | — | 1998-06-30 |
| EVANS, Anne | Director | 1998-10-17 | 2003-10-31 |
| EVANS, Margaret Jean | Director | — | 1998-08-31 |
| EYRE WALKER, Naomi Janet | Director | 1995-01-27 | 2001-02-28 |
| FAWN, John Richard, Dr | Director | 2018-09-01 | 2024-09-27 |
| FRANCIS, Julian Montgomery, The Ven | Director | 2019-11-08 | 2024-05-08 |
| FRITH, David William, The Reverend | Director | 2006-11-29 | 2008-08-31 |
| FROST, George, The Venerable | Director | — | 2000-11-30 |
| GANDON, James Noel, Revd | Director | 2024-09-27 | 2025-10-04 |
| GARDINER, William Gerald Henry, The Revd Prebendary | Director | 2006-11-29 | 2011-07-31 |
| GILL, Christopher | Director | 2012-10-20 | 2026-01-16 |
| GLEDHILL, Jonathan Michael, The Right Reverend | Director | 2003-11-15 | 2015-09-30 |
| GOLDENBERG, Ralph Maurice, The Revd | Director | 2006-11-29 | 2009-09-25 |
| GOODIER, John Hill | Director | — | 1998-02-28 |
| GRAETZ, Paul Alexander | Director | 2015-09-01 | 2018-08-31 |
| GREGORY, Clive Malcolm, Rt Rev | Director | 2009-10-01 | 2023-04-30 |
| GRIGSON, Richard John Stephen, Rev Preb | Director | 2012-10-20 | 2015-08-31 |
| HALL, John Barrie, The Venerable | Director | 1998-10-17 | 2010-12-31 |
| HALLATT, David Marrison, Right Reverend | Director | 1994-09-09 | 2001-11-30 |
| HARMAN, David Ashley | Director | 1998-10-17 | 2003-10-31 |
| HARPER, Alan Peter, Prebendary | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2006-11-29 |
| HARPER, Horace Frederic, The Reverend Preb | Director | 2003-10-28 | 2005-05-25 |
| HAWKINS, Patricia Sally, The Revd Canon | Director | 2018-02-01 | 2021-09-07 |
| HILL, Christopher John | Director | 1996-05-08 | 2004-11-16 |
| HUMPHRIES, Grahame Leslie, Rev D | Director | 2001-03-01 | 2002-11-30 |
| JONES, Douglas Clive | Director | 2013-11-27 | 2017-08-22 |
| JOYNSON, George | Director | 2006-11-29 | 2015-08-31 |
| KINDER, Mark Russell, Reverend | Director | 2009-10-01 | 2015-08-31 |
| KINSON, Wendy | Director | 2003-10-28 | 2009-09-25 |
| KIRBY, Richard Arthur, The Rev | Director | 2003-10-28 | 2006-07-21 |
| KIRBY, Stennett Roger, The Revd | Director | 2006-11-29 | 2007-06-07 |
| LANE, Anthony Gordon | Director | — | 1995-01-31 |
| LAST, Michael Leonard Eric, Revd | Director | 2015-09-01 | 2017-01-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Th Rt Revd Michael Geoffrey Ipgrave Obe | Legal person | significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2016-06-10 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 372 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-04-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 7
- Officers resigned
- 4
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
-1.6%
£17,249,000 £16,974,000
-
Cash
-40.9%
£8,591,000 £5,079,000
-
Net assets
+3.8%
£192,048,000 £199,404,000
-
Employees
+4.3%
69 72
-
Operating profit
+0.8%
-£2,268,000 -£2,249,000
-
Wages
+4.5%
£1,939,000 £2,026,000
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