BIRMINGHAM DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE (THE)

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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.

Accounting basis

SORP 2015 (FRS 102)

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

Haysmacintyre LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“The Directors' Report on page 52 sets out the response of the BDBF to this unprecedented change to the activities of the charity... have concluded that the BDBF has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and there are no material uncertainties about the BDBF's ability to continue as a going concern, thus they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”

Group structure

1. BIRMINGHAM DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE (THE) · parent
   1. Thrive Together Birmingham 33.3% · England · community regeneration work
   2. Birmingham Diocesan Multi-Academy Trust · England · multi-academy trust
   3. Floretti Trust · England · multi-academy trust

Significant events

• “New ministers were licensed and deployed and new Oversight Areas established.”
• “Esther Prior was announced as the new Bishop of Aston.”
• “The whole church became aware of significant safeguarding failings at national level.”
• “A submission was made to A Rocha to be considered for Silver Eco Diocese status.”
• “An operating deficit currently estimated to be in the region of £62 million in 2024 across the 42 dioceses of the Church of England.”
• “The Common Fund remained flat in 2024 at around £1.2m less than pre-pandemic levels, leading to a substantial deficit of £1.5m for 2024.”
• “The Anchor Church and St Mary & St Ambrose Church collaboration in 2024 created a vibrant intergenerational and intercultural faith community.”
• “The revitalisation of St. John the Baptist Church through Gas Street Longbridge launched in February 2024.”
• “Flex Foundations was launched, providing essential training for volunteers in youth and children's ministry, with over 25 participants completing the pathway.”
• “Volunteer Sunday engaged 28 parishes in recognising the invaluable role of volunteers.”
• “The Bishop's Youth Synod launched a Young Leaders Course.”
• “Admissions guidance for Church schools was revised to emphasise providing education for all children in the parish.”
• “HRH The Prince of Wales visited St Michael's High School.”
• “The DBE appointed Jill Stolberg as part-time Net Zero Carbon Schools Officer, leading to eight schools installing solar panels.”
• “St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy in Handsworth achieved an 'Outstanding' Ofsted rating in 2024.”
• “A Sung Eucharist at Birmingham Cathedral in June 2024 commemorated the 30th anniversary of women being ordained to priestly ministry.”
• “14 candidates completed the foundation stage of the Local Ministry Pathway, with 11 new local ministers expected in 2025.”
• “The West Midlands Regional Racial Justice Initiative's Regional Board was established in 2024.”
• “CofE Birmingham's partnership with the Church in Malawi provided essential infrastructure, emergency relief, and a container lorry filled with vital resources in 2024.”
• “Birmingham now hosts nearly 300 Warm Welcome Spaces, including ten specialist 'Cadent Centres for Warmth'.”
• “The CofE Birmingham Diocesan Synod endorsed an Action Plan to achieve net zero carbon emissions across the diocese by 2030.”
• “Three churches in the diocese joined the national CofE Net Zero Carbon Demonstrator Project.”
• “A Rocha awarded CofE Birmingham with the first Silver Eco Diocese status.”

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

Filings

8

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

1

last 12 months

Officers resigned

1

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  +32.3%

  £11,496,000 → £15,210,000

• Cash

  +9.4%

  £6,817,000 → £7,460,000

• Net assets

  +6.1%

  £45,668,000 → £48,441,000

• Employees

  +12.1%

  66 → 74

• Wages

  +13.4%

  £2,336,000 → £2,649,000

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