THE CHICHESTER DIOCESAN FUND AND BOARD OF FINANCE (INCORPORATED)
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Cash
£14M
+0.7% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£351M
+3.9% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
67
+6.3% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£145K
-115.7% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-06-23.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £21,263,000 | £22,057,000 | £21,637,000 | -1.9% | |
| Operating profit | -£794,000 | £1,258,000 | -£201,000 | -116% | |
| Profit before tax | — | £925,000 | -£145,000 | -115.7% | |
| Net profit | £953,000 | £2,006,000 | £3,286,000 | +63.8% | |
| Cash | £6,372,000 | £14,360,000 | £14,462,000 | +0.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £327,943,000 | £337,418,000 | £350,679,000 | +3.9% | |
| Net assets | £327,943,000 | £337,418,000 | £350,679,000 | +3.9% | |
| Equity | £327,943,000 | £337,418,000 | £350,679,000 | +3.9% | |
| Average employees | 61 | 63 | 67 | +6.3% | |
| Wages | £2,154,000 | £9,077,000 | £9,231,000 | +1.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £495,345 | £508,442 | +2.6% |
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 | -3.7% | 5.7% | -0.9% | |
| Net margin | 4.5% | 9.1% | 15.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | -0.2% | 0.4% | -0.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 2.0% | 1.3% | — | |
| Current ratio | 2.86x | 3.62x | 4.84x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- THE CHICHESTER DIOCESAN FUND AND BOARD OF FINANCE (INCORPORATED) 2016-02-24 → present
- CHICHESTER DIOCESAN FUND & BOARD OF FINANCE INCORPORATED.(THE) 1914-01-26 → 2016-02-24
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Auditor
- HaysMac LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- THE CHICHESTER DIOCESAN FUND AND BOARD OF FINANCE (INCORPORATED) · parent
- The Diocese of Chichester Academy Trust (DCAT)
- Hurst Education Trust (HE)
- Bishop Luffa Learning Partnership (BLLP)
- South Downs Education Trust (SDET)
- Bohunt Education Trust (BET)
- St Lawrence CE Primary School, Hurstpierpoint
- Tenax Education Trust
Significant events
- “2025 was a year of celebration of the Christian faith across Sussex. It marked the 950th anniversary of the formation of the Diocese of Chichester and Chichester Cathedral and 1,700 years since the Nicene Creed first emerged.”
- “In March 2025, the Diocesan Synod approved the new Diocesan Growth Strategy which is a decade-long programme that seeks to bring growth to at least eighty churches in the diocese.”
- “During 2025 an application was made to the Strategic Mission and Ministry Investment Board for Diocesan Investment Programme (DIP) funding to support the strategy. Funding was awarded in early 2026.”
- “On 5 February 2026 Bishop Martin announced that he will be retiring as Bishop of Chichester on 31 May 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
24 active · 76 resigned
Showing the first 100 officers on file — Companies House returns these 100 per page and this record sits at that limit, so the list (and any former officers) may be incomplete. Full register on Companies House
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESTON, John Philip Harry, Dr | Secretary | 2023-11-27 | — | — |
| AUTON-LLOYD, Martin Thomas | Director | 2025-01-01 | May 1967 | British |
| BRADNAM, Gillian Mary | Director | 2025-01-30 | Mar 1964 | British |
| BUSHYAGER, Ruth Kathleen Frances, Rt Rev | Director | 2020-07-15 | Mar 1977 | British |
| COEKIN, Philip James, The Reverend | Director | 2019-01-01 | May 1964 | British |
| CRIGHTON, Andrew Charles | Director | 2025-01-01 | Jun 1951 | British |
| DI CASTIGLIONE, James Alexander, Reverend | Director | 2025-01-01 | Apr 1981 | British |
| DOWLER, Robert Edward Mackenzie, The Very Revd Dr | Director | 2016-09-18 | Dec 1967 | British |
| GARRATT, Helen Louise Fontana, Reverend | Director | 2022-02-06 | May 1966 | British |
| GILBERT, Philip Mark, The Reverend Canon | Director | 2016-01-01 | Apr 1962 | British |
| HAZLEWOOD, William Peter Guy, The Right Reverend | Director | 2020-07-15 | Jun 1971 | British |
| HOYLES, Gary Stephen | Director | 2025-01-01 | Jan 1951 | British |
| KING, Martin Peter James, Reverend | Director | 2025-01-01 | Jul 1973 | British |
| LLOYD WILLIAMS, Martin Clifford, Venerable | Director | 2015-03-01 | May 1965 | British |
| LUMLEY, Margaret Caroline | Director | 2022-07-14 | Aug 1946 | British |
| MARTIN, Angela Frances, The Venerable | Director | 2021-07-04 | Mar 1966 | British |
| MILLEST, Daniel John, Rev | Director | 2025-01-01 | May 1986 | British |
| MURPHY, Amelia Dawn Zenobia | Director | 2019-01-01 | Mar 1960 | British |
| NAY, Janet Christina | Director | 2025-01-30 | Apr 1950 | British |
| SHARP, Jonathan Warden | Director | 2025-01-01 | Aug 1956 | British |
| STALLEY, Nigel Martin | Director | 2025-01-01 | Nov 1959 | British |
| STONOR, Sara Jane | Director | 2018-01-19 | Jun 1948 | British |
| TELFORD, William | Director | 2025-01-01 | Apr 1950 | British |
| WARNER, Martin Clive, The Right Reverend Dr | Director | 2012-10-01 | Dec 1958 | British |
Show 76 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CUNNINGHAM, Joseph Andrew | Secretary | 2010-09-30 | 2011-01-19 |
| DE MESE, Francesca Marcherita | Secretary | 2009-04-09 | 2010-09-30 |
| HIGGINS, Gabrielle | Secretary | 2015-01-15 | 2023-11-27 |
| PRICHARD, Jonathan Martin Robin | Secretary | — | 2009-04-09 |
| SIBSON, Angela | Secretary | 2011-01-19 | 2014-08-14 |
| ANDREW, Edward Ronald | Director | 2011-03-28 | 2012-12-31 |
| BAKER, David Noel | Director | 2003-04-28 | 2010-07-31 |
| BALL, Anthony James, The Revd Canon | Director | 2014-11-28 | 2015-12-31 |
| BARNETT, Lisa Helen, Revd Canon | Director | 2022-01-01 | 2024-12-31 |
| BARNETT, Lisa Helen, Revd | Director | 2016-11-21 | 2018-12-31 |
| BENN, Wallace Parke, The Right Reverend | Director | 1997-05-01 | 2012-10-31 |
| BOOTH, John David Sebastian | Director | 2018-11-10 | 2024-11-16 |
| BOOTH, John David Sebastian | Director | 2013-05-11 | 2018-05-12 |
| BOOTH, John David Sebastian | Director | 1999-07-07 | 2011-06-06 |
| BOWDEN, Philip Gray | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2020-05-30 |
| BRENTNALL, Stephen Roger | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2003-12-31 |
| BROTHERTON, Daphne Margaret Yvonne | Director | 1995-01-01 | 2002-08-31 |
| BROTHERTON, John Michael, The Venerable | Director | — | 2002-10-01 |
| BROWN, John Roger, The Reverend Canon | Director | — | 1994-12-31 |
| BRYANT, Edward Francis Paterson, The Revd Canon Dr | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2003-12-31 |
| BURGESS, Valerie Lynda | Director | 2005-09-30 | 2024-12-31 |
| BUXTON, William Arnold George, The Reverend | Director | — | 1996-01-01 |
| CHANDLER, Ian Nigel, The Reverend | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2006-12-31 |
| COMBES, Roger Matthew, The Venerable | Director | 2003-03-01 | 2014-06-30 |
| CORNELL, Nicholas Simon, Revd | Director | 2017-01-23 | 2018-09-05 |
| CRUTTENDEN, Martin Anthony | Director | 2010-11-29 | 2021-12-31 |
| CUNDY, Ian Patrick Martyn | Director | 1992-07-03 | 1996-11-08 |
| DARBY, Barbara | Director | 2014-11-28 | 2015-12-31 |
| DILLOWAY, Clive James | Director | 1993-06-04 | 2011-06-30 |
| EDMONDSON, John James William, The Very Revd Canon Dr | Director | 2013-01-01 | 2015-01-23 |
| EDMONDSON, John James William, The Very Revd Canon Dr | Director | 2013-01-01 | 2015-01-01 |
| EDWARDS, Kenneth | Director | 2013-01-01 | 2013-03-28 |
| ELDRIDGE, John, The Reverend | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2018-12-31 |
| ELLISON, Edward Wilfrid | Director | — | 1997-10-08 |
| FILBY, William Charles Leonard, The Venerable The Archdeacon | Director | — | 2002-09-01 |
| GLAISYER, Hugh, The Venerable | Director | — | 1997-07-01 |
| GORDON, Alan Fleetwood, Brigadier (Retired) | Director | 2007-06-02 | 2009-12-31 |
| GUTSELL, David, Revd Canon | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2000-08-01 |
| HANSON, Brian John Taylor | Director | 2002-11-01 | 2009-12-31 |
| HAWKER, Alan Fort, The Ven | Director | — | 1998-04-03 |
| HEAD, John Arthur | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2018-12-31 |
| HEALD, Francis | Director | — | 1994-12-31 |
| HERBECQ, John Edward, Sir | Director | — | 1997-06-23 |
| HEWAT, Angus Davidson | Director | 1995-01-01 | 2002-06-30 |
| HIND, John William, The Right Reverend | Director | 2001-04-17 | 2012-04-30 |
| HIND, John William, Rt Rev | Director | — | 1993-11-29 |
| HOBBS, Janine Michelle Patricia | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2019-11-17 |
| HOLBIRD, Thomas James, Revd | Director | 2022-01-01 | 2024-12-31 |
| HOLLINGSWORTH, James William, Rev. | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2021-12-31 |
| HOLLIS, Douglas John, The Reverend | Director | — | 1994-12-31 |
| HOPKINSON, David Hugh Laing | Director | — | 2001-12-03 |
| HUNT, Richard William, The Reverend | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2006-12-31 |
| IRVINE, Duncan Alexander | Director | 2022-01-01 | 2023-12-19 |
| IRVINE-CAPEL, Luke Thomas, The Venerable | Director | 2019-05-09 | 2025-02-26 |
| IRVINE-CAPEL, Luke Thomas, The Reverend | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2018-12-31 |
| JACKSON, Richard Charles, The Rt Revd | Director | 2014-05-14 | 2020-01-07 |
| JONES, Philip Hugh, The Ven | Director | 2005-02-05 | 2016-01-31 |
| KAYE, Jeremy Robin | Director | — | 2013-05-11 |
| KEMP, Eric Waldram, The Right Reverend | Director | — | 2001-01-31 |
| KERSLEY, Stuart Casburn, The Reverend | Director | — | 1994-12-31 |
| KING, Martin Peter James, Reverend | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2021-12-31 |
| LEONARD, Guy Andrew | Director | 2022-01-01 | 2022-04-02 |
| LEONARD, Guy Andrew | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2018-12-31 |
| LILES, Malcolm David, The Reverend | Director | 2007-01-01 | 2014-08-31 |
| LYNN, Lesley Jane | Director | 2017-07-14 | 2024-12-31 |
| MANSON-BRAILSFORD, Andrew Henry, Reverend Dr | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2018-07-31 |
| MARCHANT, Alison Ruth | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2024-12-31 |
| MCCABE, Alan, The Reverend | Director | — | 1997-12-31 |
| MCKITTRICK, Douglas Henry, The Venerable | Director | 2002-10-01 | 2018-06-30 |
| MENDEL, Thomas Oliver, The Revd Canon | Director | 2009-10-12 | 2011-12-31 |
| MIDMER, Francis Neil | Director | 2002-06-24 | 2012-12-31 |
| MORIARTY, Michael John | Director | 1996-04-29 | 1999-03-29 |
| NAGEL, Mary Philippa | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2018-12-31 |
| NEWSAM, Peter, The Reverend | Director | 1995-01-01 | 1996-09-30 |
| ONIONS, Martin Giles, The Reverend | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2009-10-31 |
| PARR, Graham Duncan, Dr | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2018-07-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Rt Revd Dr Martin Clive Warner | Legal person | Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 365 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-03-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-28 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 1
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.