CARLISLE DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE LIMITED
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Cash
£5.4m
-4.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£89m
+1.7% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
87
+6.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1.7m
-31% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
CARLISLE DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE LIMITED·Consumer Discretionary median
CARLISLE DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE LIMITED·Consumer Discretionary median
CARLISLE DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE LIMITED·Consumer Discretionary median
CARLISLE DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE LIMITED·Consumer Discretionary median
CARLISLE DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE LIMITED·Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £2,497,000 | £2,587,000 | — | — | |
| Operating profit | £289,000 | £2,142,000 | £1,470,000 | -31.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,922,000 | £2,420,000 | £1,669,000 | -31% | |
| Net profit | £1,874,000 | £2,420,000 | £1,669,000 | -31% | |
| Cash | £4,116,000 | £5,609,000 | £5,372,000 | -4.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £85,330,000 | £87,144,000 | £88,596,000 | +1.7% | |
| Net assets | £85,330,000 | £87,144,000 | £88,596,000 | +1.7% | |
| Equity | £85,330,000 | £87,144,000 | £88,596,000 | +1.7% | |
| Average employees | 100 | 82 | 87 | +6.1% | |
| Wages | £2,476,000 | £2,710,000 | £3,087,000 | +13.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £385,000 | £358,000 | -7% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 11.6% | 82.8% | — | |
| Net margin | 75.1% | 93.5% | — | |
| Return on capital employed | 0.3% | 2.5% | 1.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 6.7% | 4.9% | 4.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.36x | 1.84x | 2.02x | |
| Interest cover | 24.08x | — | — |
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
- Dodd & Co Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Trustees are satisfied that Carlisle DBF has adequate resources to continue to operate as a going concern for the foreseeable future and have prepared the financial statements on that basis.”
Group structure
- CARLISLE DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE LIMITED · parent
- Rydal Hall Limited 100%
- Restore (Cumbria) 100%
- Rydal Hydro Limited 50%
- DBE Services Limited 16.67%
- Cumbria Christian Learning Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During the course of 2025 the migration of existing cases onto the national MyConcern case management system was completed and 70 new cases were recorded and progressed.”
- “Following the implementation of IICSA Recommendation 1, 2025 was the first full year in which The Diocesan Safeguarding Officer had full operational independence and was professionally supervised and quality assured by the National Safeguarding Team.”
- “In January 2025 the Diocese was therefore audited by the INEQE Safeguarding consultancy as part of a national programme of audits of dioceses and cathedrals. The audit made 20 recommendations, all of which were accepted.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
13 active · 93 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HURTON, Derek Simon | Secretary | 2004-11-01 | — | British |
| BRADLEY, Derek John | Director | 2019-01-01 | Apr 1964 | British |
| BUSK, Claire Janet | Director | 2019-10-03 | Mar 1959 | British |
| COOK, Alastair Robert Hugh | Director | 2019-01-01 | Jul 1952 | British |
| FYFE, Stewart John, The Venerable | Director | 2022-01-24 | Aug 1969 | British |
| HEBDON, Trevor | Director | 2025-03-26 | Mar 1954 | British |
| HOPE, Charles Henry, Rev | Director | 2025-01-01 | Mar 1964 | British |
| HURLEY, Mark Robert William | Director | 2025-09-17 | Sep 1959 | British |
| JOHNSON, James Alfred Earlam | Director | 2014-07-16 | Oct 1946 | British |
| NEWTON, Ruth Elizabeth, Ven | Director | 2024-08-01 | Sep 1971 | British |
| ROBSON, Nigel Rhyl | Director | 2025-07-16 | May 1951 | British |
| ROSS, Vernon, Venerable | Director | 2017-02-25 | Apr 1957 | British |
| SANER-HAIGH, Robert James, Rt Rev | Director | 2025-09-01 | Feb 1973 | British |
Show 93 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COOK, Alastair Robert Hugh | Secretary | 1995-10-02 | 1996-03-22 |
| HILL, Colin | Secretary | 1996-03-22 | 2004-11-01 |
| JENKINS, David Thomas Ivor, The Venerable | Secretary | — | 1995-10-01 |
| ARMSTRONG, William | Director | — | 2007-01-01 |
| ATKINSON, Christopher Lionel Varley, Reverend | Director | 1992-05-20 | 1996-05-23 |
| BANKS, Allen James | Director | — | 1998-05-21 |
| BARTON, Dermot Fleetwood | Director | — | 1995-05-24 |
| BETTRIDGE, Graham Winston, The Reverend | Director | — | 1995-05-24 |
| BILLINGS, Alan, Dr | Director | 1995-05-24 | 1998-05-21 |
| BONNER, Michael | Director | 2015-01-06 | 2017-12-31 |
| BORRON, John Robin Eldon | Director | 2002-11-08 | 2007-01-01 |
| BOUSFIELD, Christopher Harker | Director | — | 2007-01-01 |
| BRADNEY, John Robert | Director | 1993-03-20 | 1995-05-24 |
| BRIGGS, David Richard | Director | 1995-05-24 | 1995-09-30 |
| CALDWELL, Harold | Director | 1995-05-24 | 2007-09-01 |
| CASSON, James Stuart, The Reverend | Director | — | 1995-05-24 |
| CHATTERLEY, Francis John, Doctor | Director | 1995-05-24 | 2001-05-24 |
| CURRALL, Arnold Edward, Dr | Director | 1992-05-20 | 2001-05-24 |
| DALGOUTTE, David George, Dr | Director | 2019-10-03 | 2024-12-31 |
| DARBY, Kenneth Wardrop | Director | — | 1992-12-04 |
| DAVIS, Alan Norman, The Venerable | Director | 1996-11-16 | 2004-08-31 |
| DICKINSON, David Witton | Director | 2010-03-09 | 2018-12-31 |
| DOW, Graham, The Right Reverend | Director | 2000-12-02 | 2009-04-30 |
| DRAPER, Michael William | Director | 1998-05-20 | 2007-01-01 |
| DRIVER, Penelope May, The Venerable | Director | 2012-01-10 | 2017-02-25 |
| EDWARDS, John | Director | 2018-05-16 | 2024-12-31 |
| ELLISON, Hugh Geoffrey | Director | — | 2009-12-31 |
| FAULDER, Edward Graham | Director | — | 1995-05-24 |
| FISHER, Robert Walker | Director | 1992-05-20 | 1993-09-30 |
| FOWLER, David Mallory, The Reverend | Director | 1995-05-24 | 1998-05-21 |
| GARRARD, Richard, The Right Reverend | Director | 1994-09-21 | 2001-09-30 |
| GOODLAD, Adelaide | Director | — | 1995-05-24 |
| HACKER, George Lanyon, The Rt Rev Bishop | Director | — | 1994-06-30 |
| HAMER, Colin Mervyn | Director | — | 2007-01-01 |
| HARLAND, Ian, The Right Reverend | Director | — | 2000-05-31 |
| HENRY, Robert Jocelyn | Director | 2001-05-24 | 2010-04-03 |
| HEWITT, Brian | Director | 2001-05-24 | 2002-09-24 |
| HILL, Colin, The Venerable | Director | 2004-09-19 | 2008-11-10 |
| HODGSON, Thomas Richard Burnham, The Venerable | Director | — | 1991-08-31 |
| HOGAN, Edward James Martin, The Reverend | Director | — | 1994-06-30 |
| HOLDEN, John, The Reverend | Director | — | 1992-05-20 |
| HOLLIS, David Arthur | Director | — | 2007-01-01 |
| HOLMES, Susan | Director | 1991-08-01 | 2005-01-31 |
| HOWE, George Alexander, The Venerable | Director | 2000-01-27 | 2011-08-31 |
| INMAN, Francis Nelson | Director | 1996-10-15 | 1998-05-21 |
| JACKSON, Leslie | Director | 1993-03-20 | 1995-05-24 |
| JAYNE, Martin Philip, Revd | Director | 2007-01-01 | 2018-12-31 |
| JENKINS, David Harold, Rev Canon | Director | 2005-07-13 | 2007-01-01 |
| JENKINS, David Thomas Ivor, The Reverend Canon | Director | 1995-10-01 | 1999-06-03 |
| JOHNSON, David Eric | Director | 2000-01-19 | 2001-05-24 |
| LEE, John Edward Blacklock, Ba Dunelm | Director | 2004-05-11 | 2014-09-24 |
| LEIGHTON, Donald | Director | — | 1992-05-20 |
| LIBBY, John Ralph, Revd Cannon | Director | 2001-05-24 | 2007-01-01 |
| MAINEY, Ian George, Reverand | Director | 1996-10-31 | 2002-05-13 |
| MILLS, David John | Director | 1999-10-06 | 2001-06-28 |
| MOATT, Richard Albert, Revd | Director | 2010-06-14 | 2013-09-18 |
| MORRIS, Richard Caton | Director | 2015-01-28 | 2017-07-18 |
| MORRIS, Roger | Director | 1992-05-20 | 1995-05-24 |
| NEWCOME, James William Scobie, Right Reverend | Director | 2008-09-17 | 2023-08-31 |
| NEWCOME, James William Scobie, Right Reverend | Director | 2002-03-19 | 2007-01-01 |
| PACKER, John Richard, The Right Revd | Director | 1991-09-01 | 1996-11-13 |
| PARK, Trevor, The Reverend Canon | Director | — | 1995-05-24 |
| PEART, John Graham, The Reverend | Director | 1995-05-24 | 1998-05-21 |
| PEAT, Lawrence Joseph, The Venerable | Director | — | 1995-09-30 |
| PRATT, Richard David, Ven Dr | Director | 2009-01-20 | 2022-01-24 |
| PRESTON, John Michael | Director | 2007-11-20 | 2015-07-15 |
| PRESTON, John Michael | Director | 2001-05-24 | 2007-01-01 |
| RAVALDE, Geoffrey Paul, The Reverend | Director | 1995-05-24 | 2005-10-03 |
| ROBERTS, Kevin Thomas, The Venerable | Director | 2009-01-25 | 2016-04-17 |
| ROBSON, Nigel Rhyl | Director | 2022-05-18 | 2024-12-31 |
| SAMPSON, Terence Harold Morris, The Reverend Canon | Director | — | 1997-09-30 |
| SIMON, David Sidney, Reverend | Director | 2004-05-11 | 2007-01-01 |
| SINDELL, Marion Harwood | Director | — | 1999-05-21 |
| SMITH, Brian, Reverend Canon | Director | 2001-05-24 | 2004-05-11 |
| SMITH, Elizabeth Morion, The Reverend | Director | 1998-05-20 | 2001-05-24 |
| STANNARD, Colin Percy, The Venerable | Director | — | 1993-08-31 |
| SUTCLIFFE, Ian Sharp | Director | — | 1995-05-24 |
| TAYLOR, Edward Nicholas, Dr | Director | 2008-09-17 | 2011-06-14 |
| TAYLOR, Patricia | Director | — | 1995-05-24 |
| THOMPSON, David, Revd | Director | 1998-09-24 | 2001-05-24 |
| THOMPSON, John | Director | — | 2006-04-26 |
| THOMSON, David, Venerable Dr | Director | 2002-04-28 | 2008-07-03 |
| TOWNEND, Lee Stuart, The Venerable | Director | 2017-02-25 | 2022-12-31 |
| TOWNER, Andrew Paul John, Reverend | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2019-11-27 |
| TROUGHTON, Gillian Ruth | Director | 2014-04-10 | 2018-12-31 |
| TURNBULL, David Charles, The Venerable | Director | 1993-09-22 | 2001-05-05 |
| WALKER, Gavin Russell, Rev | Director | 2004-05-11 | 2007-01-01 |
| WIGLEY, Susan Mary | Director | 2019-07-17 | 2023-09-15 |
| WILKINSON, Walter Edward Robert, Revd | Director | 1998-09-24 | 2001-05-24 |
| WILLCOX, Sydney Harold, The Reverend | Director | — | 1994-07-31 |
| WINTERBURN, George Henry | Director | — | 1992-05-20 |
| WOOD, John Robinson | Director | — | 1992-12-27 |
| YATES, Peter Nigel | Director | 2024-07-17 | 2024-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
No persons with significant control on record.
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 284 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-27 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-10-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-08-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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.