NEWCASTLE 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
2026-05-29 (this month)
Last made up 2025-05-15
Watchouts
Cash
£471K
-46.1% vs 2023
Net assets
£27M
-1.1% vs 2023
Employees
38
+15.2% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£384K
-260% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
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 | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £239,744 | -£383,576 | |
| Net profit | £618,703 | -£293,273 | |
| Cash | £874,396 | £471,154 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £26,935,572 | £26,642,299 | |
| Net assets | £26,930,528 | £26,637,255 | |
| Equity | £26,930,528 | £26,637,255 | |
| Average employees | 33 | 38 | |
| Wages | £1,227,668 | £1,509,305 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 1.6% | 1.2% | |
| Current ratio | 11.12x | 10.39x |
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
- UNW LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Trustees are comfortable that these measures, along with the current levels of cash and short-term deposits, are sufficient to allow the Diocese to continue to operate as a going concern for the foreseeable future.”
Significant events
- “Diocesan Secretary Shane Waddle left in August 2024 and was replaced by Chris Elder on 8th October 2024.”
- “Head of Safeguarding, Carol Butler, leaving in October to be replaced by Sharon Devlin starting in April 2025.”
- “Bishop's Chaplain, Pete Askew, departing with a successor to be recruited.”
- “In 2025, the Lighthouse project in Byker will open a facility providing community activities and services for young people and families.”
- “During 2024, properties and one piece of land were purchased for £972k (20 Radcliffe Park, 97 Whitton View, 18 The Closes).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
17 active · 83 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELDER, Chris | Secretary | 2024-10-01 | — | — |
| APPLEBY, John Christopher, Dr | Director | 2012-11-16 | Nov 1956 | British |
| BATSON, Lee Paul, Very Rev'D | Director | 2023-10-14 | Dec 1977 | British |
| DOOLAN, Benjamin, Revd | Director | 2025-01-01 | Feb 1987 | British |
| GLOVER, David Charles, The Rev'D | Director | 2025-01-01 | Feb 1966 | British |
| GRIFFITHS, Carol | Director | 2025-01-01 | Sep 1944 | British |
| HARPER, Simon Robert | Director | 2006-07-17 | Apr 1965 | British |
| HARTLEY, Helen-Ann, Right Revd | Director | 2023-02-03 | May 1973 | British |
| JEE, Joshua | Director | 2025-01-01 | Aug 2000 | British |
| LAWRANCE, Robert | Director | 2025-01-01 | Aug 1963 | British |
| LLEWELLYN, Dominic Robin Crofts | Director | 2025-01-01 | Apr 1984 | British |
| MAXIM, Claire, Revd Dr | Director | 2025-01-01 | Nov 1968 | British |
| MCDONALD-BOOTH, Isabella, Canon | Director | 2016-01-01 | Jul 1972 | British |
| SOURBUT GROVES, Catherine, Venerable | Director | 2020-11-14 | Sep 1967 | British |
| TAYLOR-KENYON, Louise Margaret, Revd | Director | 2022-10-18 | Jul 1961 | British |
| WOOD, Rachel Astrid, Arch Deacon | Director | 2021-09-03 | Jun 1971 | British |
| WROE, Mark, The Venerable | Director | 2019-03-24 | Aug 1969 | British |
Show 83 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARNARD, Graham Palmer | Secretary | 2009-10-01 | 2012-12-31 |
| CRASTER, John Michael | Secretary | 1995-01-01 | 1998-06-30 |
| DAVIES, Philip, Secretary | Secretary | 1998-07-27 | 2009-03-13 |
| HIDE, David William | Secretary | 1991-10-16 | 1994-12-31 |
| WADDLE, Shane | Secretary | 2013-07-01 | 2024-08-01 |
| ANDREWS, Christopher Paul, Reverend | Director | 1994-11-01 | 1996-07-25 |
| BLAKE, Anthony Reginald | Director | — | 1994-02-20 |
| BOWERING, Michael Ernest, Venerable | Director | — | 2000-08-31 |
| BREARLEY, Janet Mary, Reverend | Director | 2003-12-19 | 2005-03-24 |
| BROWN, Christine Lilian, Reverend | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2021-12-31 |
| BROWN, Julian David Gardner | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2019-11-13 |
| BROWN, Julian David Gardner | Director | 1997-11-08 | 2003-12-05 |
| BULL, John William | Director | 2003-12-19 | 2010-11-19 |
| CARTER, Benjamin Huw, Rev'D Dr | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2018-12-31 |
| CHADWICK, Elizabeth Anne | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2021-12-31 |
| CHAPMAN, Lesley, The Revd | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2019-11-01 |
| CLEMENTS, Alan Austin, Reverend | Director | 1994-11-01 | 1997-11-08 |
| CLEMENTS, Alan Austin, Reverend | Director | — | 1991-10-16 |
| CRAGGS, Lynne | Director | 2022-01-01 | 2024-12-01 |
| CUNNINGHAM, Philip John, Revd | Director | 2009-11-27 | 2012-11-16 |
| CURRY, George Robert, The Rev | Director | 1991-10-16 | 1994-11-01 |
| DALLISTON, Christopher Charles | Director | 2003-12-19 | 2018-01-19 |
| DANIEL, Yvette, Revd | Director | 2022-11-19 | 2023-11-16 |
| DOBSON, Peter, The Revd | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2021-12-31 |
| DORAN, Emma | Director | 2020-07-07 | 2026-02-12 |
| DOREY, Michael Hutchinson | Director | — | 1991-10-16 |
| ELDER, Hilary Elizabeth, Dr | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2016-08-31 |
| ELLIOTT, Peter, Venerable | Director | 1993-05-02 | 2005-02-28 |
| EMMETT, Thomas | Director | — | 1994-11-01 |
| FERGUSON, Richard Archie, Reverend | Director | 1998-02-03 | 2000-11-04 |
| GORDON, Reginald Peter | Director | — | 1993-02-02 |
| GRAHAM, Andrew Alexander Kenny | Director | — | 1997-06-30 |
| GRAINGER, Thomas Melville | Director | 1994-11-01 | 1997-11-08 |
| GREENWOOD, Robin Patrick, Canon Dr | Director | 2006-11-04 | 2012-11-16 |
| GROUNDS, Eric | Director | 1991-10-16 | 1994-11-01 |
| HARDMAN, Christine Elizabeth, Right Reverend | Director | 2015-09-22 | 2021-11-30 |
| HARRIS, Terence Albert | Director | 1994-11-01 | 2003-12-19 |
| HARRISON, Eric Michael | Director | — | 1991-10-16 |
| HART, Susan May, Canon | Director | 2009-11-27 | 2019-04-14 |
| HARTLAND, Theodore | Director | 1997-11-08 | 2006-11-04 |
| HENDERSON, Rose Elizabeth | Director | 2000-11-04 | 2003-12-19 |
| HENDERSON, Rose Elizabeth | Director | — | 1997-11-08 |
| HEWLETT, David, Revd | Director | 2012-11-16 | 2015-12-31 |
| HOBLYN, Douglas Morley | Director | — | 2003-12-19 |
| HOLLOWAY, David Ronald James, Revd | Director | — | 1994-11-01 |
| HOLMES, Gary, Professor | Director | 2020-06-04 | 2024-12-01 |
| HOPE, Charles Henry, Reverend | Director | 2003-12-19 | 2006-11-04 |
| HURST, Brian, Revd Canon | Director | 2020-08-13 | 2024-12-01 |
| HURST, Brian Charles, Reverend | Director | 1994-11-01 | 2000-11-04 |
| JACKSON, Michael James, Reverend Doctor | Director | 1998-03-16 | 2003-12-19 |
| KEATING, Colin Henderson | Director | 1995-11-30 | 2000-11-04 |
| KERRY, Elizabeth Anne | Director | 2017-05-09 | 2024-12-01 |
| KING, Matthew William | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2018-12-31 |
| KNAGGS, Frank Aylesbury | Director | 1997-11-08 | 2000-11-04 |
| LAIDLER, John | Director | — | 1991-10-16 |
| LANGLEY, Robert, Venerable | Director | — | 2007-12-31 |
| LANSBERRY, Nicholas Russell Gibson | Director | 2010-11-19 | 2013-11-13 |
| LEACH, Audrey | Director | 1996-03-18 | 1997-09-23 |
| LEE, Martin Paul, Father | Director | 2012-11-16 | 2015-12-31 |
| LOWEN, John Michael, Reverend | Director | — | 1994-11-01 |
| MACLEOD, Mairi | Director | 2004-03-30 | 2009-10-31 |
| MACNAUGHTON, James Alastair, Rev | Director | 1996-09-30 | 2000-11-04 |
| MARKS, Allan Willi, Fr | Director | 2012-11-16 | 2015-12-31 |
| MCKENDRICK, Michael, Dr | Director | 2003-12-19 | 2009-10-31 |
| MCKENZIE, Gwyneth Kathleen | Director | 2025-01-01 | 2026-05-04 |
| MIDDLETON, Michael John | Director | — | 1991-10-16 |
| MILLER, Geoffrey Vincent, The Very Reverend | Director | 2005-04-10 | 2022-11-30 |
| MILLER, Geoffrey Vincent, Venerable | Director | 2000-12-04 | 2003-09-09 |
| MUMFORD, David Christopher, Reverend | Director | 1994-11-01 | 1997-11-08 |
| PATTERSON, Kenneth | Director | — | 2001-09-11 |
| PATTISON, Anthony, Rev | Director | 2000-12-04 | 2003-12-19 |
| PRINS, Stanley Vernon, Rev Canon | Director | — | 1994-11-01 |
| PURVES, Elizabeth Ann | Director | 2014-03-17 | 2015-12-31 |
| RATCLIFF, David | Director | 2010-01-15 | 2015-12-31 |
| RICHARDSON, Paul, Rt Reverend | Director | 2003-12-19 | 2010-01-16 |
| ROBERSON, Simon Andrew | Director | 2012-11-16 | 2015-12-31 |
| ROBERTSON, James Alexander, Reverend Canon | Director | 2005-05-16 | 2015-03-31 |
| ROBERTSON, James Alexander, Reverend Canon | Director | 2000-11-04 | 2003-12-19 |
| ROBINSON, Dorothy Ann, Revd | Director | 2004-03-22 | 2006-11-04 |
| ROBINSON, Peter John Alan, Venerable | Director | 2003-12-19 | 2020-07-03 |
| SAVAGE, Mark David John, Reverend | Director | 1994-11-01 | 2003-12-05 |
| SCOTT, Hedley, Reverend | Director | — | 1991-10-16 |
| SCOTT, Paul Malcolm, Revd | Director | 2013-01-01 | 2020-02-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Right Revd Helen-Ann Hartley | Individual | Significant influence | 2023-02-03 | Active |
| Venerable Rachel Astrid Wood | Individual | Significant influence | 2021-09-05 | Active |
| Venerable Catherine Sourbut Groves | Individual | Significant influence | 2020-11-14 | Active |
| The Venerable Mark Wroe | Individual | Significant influence | 2019-03-24 | Active |
| Mrs Elizabeth Anne Kerry | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-05-09 | Ceased 2024-12-01 |
| Right Reverend Mark Simon Austin Tanner | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-01-24 | Ceased 2020-07-14 |
| Mr Shane Waddle | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-08-01 |
| Right Reverend Christine Elizabeth Hardman | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-11-30 |
| Venerable Peter John Alan Robinson | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-07-03 |
| Venerable Geoffrey Vincent Miller | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-10-20 |
| Mr Simon Robert Harper | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 334 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-27 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-20 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-20 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-03-20 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-20 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 2
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
—
Not reported
-
Cash
-46.1%
£874,396 £471,154
-
Net assets
-1.1%
£26,930,528 £26,637,255
-
Employees
+15.2%
33 38
-
Profit before tax
-260%
£239,744 -£383,576
-
Wages
+22.9%
£1,227,668 £1,509,305
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