CHELMSFORD DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE(THE)
Get an alert when CHELMSFORD DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE(THE) files next
Leroy will email you the moment a new filing lands at Companies House — one short note per filing, nothing else.
Cash
£3.3m
-60.3% vs 2023
Net assets
£360m
-3.4% vs 2023
Employees
77
+6.9% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£4.7m
-391.5% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
-
Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-06-22.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £26,411,000 | £22,322,000 | -15.5% | |
| Operating profit | £576,000 | -£5,402,000 | -1,037.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,621,000 | -£4,725,000 | -391.5% | |
| Net profit | £1,621,000 | -£4,725,000 | -391.5% | |
| Cash | £8,282,000 | £3,291,000 | -60.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £380,872,000 | £362,608,000 | -4.8% | |
| Net assets | £372,556,000 | £359,900,000 | -3.4% | |
| Equity | £372,556,000 | £359,900,000 | -3.4% | |
| Average employees | 72 | 77 | +6.9% | |
| Wages | £2,338,000 | £2,761,000 | +18.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.2% | -24.2% | |
| Net margin | 6.1% | -21.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 0.2% | -1.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 2.8% | 1.4% | |
| Current ratio | 8.88x | 5.05x | |
| Interest cover | 1.02x | -13.68x |
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
- CHELMSFORD DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE(THE) 1980-12-31 → present
- CHELMSFORD DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE LIMITED 1914-07-16 → 1980-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- HaysMac LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Trustees review the financial position of the charity and receive an update on going concern status at every Finance Committee meeting. CDBF have general fund reserves covering 3 months of operating expenditure and reserves are sufficient to cover projected operational deficits in the short term. CDBF have a 5-year financial plan and having reviewed the funding fac”
Group structure
- CHELMSFORD DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE(THE) · parent
- MCO Investments Ltd 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
28 active · 72 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATKINSON, Adam Edward Garnier, The Right Reverend | Director | 2023-09-29 | Jul 1967 | British |
| BURKE, Christopher Mark, The Ven | Director | 2019-05-12 | Dec 1965 | British |
| CARNELLEY, Philip | Director | 2021-11-20 | Jun 1957 | British |
| CONATY, Florence | Director | 2024-11-16 | Oct 1946 | British |
| CROUCHER, Jonathan Edward, The Venerable | Director | 2023-11-04 | Nov 1968 | British |
| CULLENS, Lynne Susan, Rt Rev | Director | 2022-03-20 | May 1964 | British |
| DEER, Vevet Norine | Director | 2025-01-06 | Mar 1954 | British |
| DURLACHER, Mary Caroline | Director | 2021-11-20 | Oct 1951 | British |
| FRANCIS-DEHQANI, Gulnar Eleanor, Rt Rev Dr | Director | 2021-03-11 | Jun 1966 | British |
| GILDER, James Bernard, Revd | Director | 2026-03-01 | Jul 1985 | British |
| GOULBOURN, Wilhelmina Joan | Director | 2024-10-21 | Jun 1960 | British |
| HAMMOND, Robert Ian | Director | 2005-05-01 | Sep 1966 | British |
| HOLT, Andrew Simon | Director | 2025-06-27 | Feb 1967 | British |
| JEBANESAN, Duraisamy Daniel | Director | 2025-01-06 | Jun 1967 | British |
| LUCAS, Susan Joyce, Revd Dr | Director | 2024-11-16 | May 1961 | British |
| MARTIN, Jessica Heloise, The Very Revd Dr | Director | 2025-01-05 | Apr 1963 | British |
| MORRIS, Roger Anthony Brett, Rt Revd | Director | 2014-07-25 | Jul 1968 | British |
| MUSHENS, Jeffrey Stephen Peter | Director | 2022-02-26 | Mar 1954 | British |
| OKEKE, Christian, Revd Dr | Director | 2024-11-16 | Apr 1971 | British |
| PATTEN, Ruth Janet, The Ven | Director | 2018-11-17 | Jan 1972 | British |
| PEACOCK, Kate, The Venerable | Director | 2023-11-04 | Sep 1978 | British |
| POWER, Michael Andrew, Archdeacon | Director | 2022-06-26 | Sep 1961 | British |
| ROWAN, Nicholas Edward, Revd Canon | Director | 2021-11-20 | Sep 1976 | British |
| SHAKESHAFT, John Charles | Director | 2026-02-23 | May 1954 | British |
| SMITH, Adrian | Director | 2025-04-28 | Sep 1950 | British |
| THOMAS, Hazel | Director | 2023-01-26 | Jan 1959 | British |
| THOMAS, Julia | Director | 2025-01-06 | Jul 1955 | British |
| TIPPING, John Goodwin Blackford | Director | 2021-11-20 | Jan 1952 | British |
Show 72 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ESSERY, Margaret Constance | Secretary | 2011-01-01 | 2022-03-31 |
| FERNANDO, Lalini Hiranthi | Secretary | 2004-07-01 | 2006-07-24 |
| PHILLIPS, David | Secretary | 1995-01-23 | 2004-06-30 |
| REDDINGTON, John Christopher | Secretary | — | 1994-05-31 |
| WEBB, Steven Graham | Secretary | 2006-07-24 | 2010-12-31 |
| ADCOCK, Isabel | Director | 2016-08-22 | 2024-11-16 |
| ANDREWS, Robert William | Director | 2000-11-30 | 2009-11-14 |
| ATKIN, Susan Anne Jennifer, Dr | Director | 2005-05-01 | 2015-07-31 |
| ATKINS, David John, Reverend Canon | Director | — | 2005-04-30 |
| BAILEY, Jonathan Sansbury, The Venerable | Director | — | 1992-10-31 |
| BARLOW, Lesley Grace | Director | 2005-05-01 | 2012-11-03 |
| BELBEN, Kenneth, Reverend | Director | — | 1994-11-29 |
| BENNETT, Lynne, Canon | Director | 2018-11-17 | 2021-11-20 |
| BERRY, Robert William | Director | 2002-11-09 | 2007-06-30 |
| BREWSTER, Susan Jacqueline, The Reverend | Director | 2003-11-08 | 2005-04-30 |
| BROWN, John Michael | Director | 2009-11-14 | 2018-02-20 |
| BROWN, John Michael | Director | — | 2005-04-30 |
| CANT, Anthony David, Revd | Director | 2005-05-01 | 2010-10-15 |
| CARDY, Donald Frederick | Director | 2004-02-24 | 2015-11-14 |
| CAREW, Bryan Andrew | Director | 1995-04-19 | 1997-11-19 |
| CHESNEY, David | Director | 2025-04-28 | 2025-09-18 |
| COCKETT, Elwin Wesley, The Venerable | Director | 2007-10-01 | 2024-09-30 |
| COLE, Mark Richard Morris | Director | 2005-05-01 | 2014-04-24 |
| COLEBROOKE, Andrew, Reverend | Director | 2009-11-14 | 2012-11-03 |
| COLLISCHON, Robert David | Director | 1991-11-09 | 1997-11-08 |
| COOPER, Annette Joy, The Venerable | Director | 2004-06-06 | 2019-04-05 |
| COSTELLOE, David Michael | Director | 2006-11-11 | 2010-09-30 |
| COTTRELL, Stephen Geoffrey, Rt Revd | Director | 2010-11-27 | 2020-07-11 |
| CRAWFORD, Ivy Elizabeth, Revd Canon | Director | 2007-02-05 | 2008-07-01 |
| CROWLEY, Gerald | Director | — | 1997-11-10 |
| DE BOURCIER, Katherine Elizabeth, Revd | Director | 2021-11-20 | 2024-06-18 |
| DEER, Vevet Norine | Director | 2012-11-03 | 2021-11-20 |
| DINES, Roger Alan | Director | 1991-11-09 | 2001-02-27 |
| DURLACHER, Mary Caroline | Director | 2012-11-03 | 2018-11-17 |
| EASTER, Ann Rosemarie, Rev'D Canon | Director | 2012-11-03 | 2015-11-14 |
| ENNALS, Roger James, Canon | Director | 2016-03-02 | 2024-11-16 |
| EVANS, Alan David Carter, Reverend | Director | 1995-07-19 | 1997-11-19 |
| FOSTER, Kenneth Charles Frank | Director | — | 1991-11-09 |
| FOX, Michael John, The Venerable | Director | 1993-11-01 | 2007-08-31 |
| FREEMAN, Richard Ford | Director | 2015-12-18 | 2021-11-20 |
| FRY, John Edward, The Revd | Director | 2018-11-17 | 2024-04-15 |
| GARNHAM, Laura Felicity | Director | 2005-05-01 | 2006-11-11 |
| GILLESPIE, Dean, Canon | Director | 2017-08-15 | 2021-11-20 |
| GLADWIN, John Warren, Rt Revd | Director | 2003-11-24 | 2009-10-01 |
| GOLDSMITH, Christopher David, Reverend Dr | Director | 2009-11-14 | 2013-05-14 |
| GREEN, Duncan Jamie, Revd Canon | Director | 1998-03-10 | 2009-11-14 |
| GREEN, Laurence Alexander, The Right Reverend | Director | 2005-05-01 | 2011-02-28 |
| HANDSCOMBE, Richard John, Canon | Director | — | 1993-09-29 |
| HAWKES, Philip Edward | Director | 1997-11-08 | 2002-11-09 |
| HAWKINS, David John Leader, The Right Revd | Director | 2005-05-01 | 2014-03-30 |
| HAWKINS, Frank | Director | 2015-11-14 | 2023-02-20 |
| HAYES, John Charles | Director | 1997-11-19 | 2005-04-30 |
| HENSHALL, Nicholas James, The Very Revd | Director | 2014-02-02 | 2023-02-24 |
| HERRICK, Vanessa Anne, The Ven | Director | 2017-09-24 | 2023-03-31 |
| HILL, Peter, Rt Revd | Director | 2014-06-25 | 2021-11-20 |
| HILTON, Ian Anthony, Revd | Director | 2012-11-03 | 2015-11-14 |
| HORTON, Christine Gladys | Director | 2013-05-01 | 2021-11-20 |
| JENNINGS, David Willfred Michael, The Venerable | Director | 1992-12-03 | 2001-02-26 |
| JOSLIN, Marion Emma | Director | 2005-05-01 | 2012-11-03 |
| JUDD, Lesley Victoria | Director | 2021-11-20 | 2024-11-16 |
| JUDD, Peter Somerset Margesson, Very Reverend | Director | 2005-05-01 | 2013-10-06 |
| KENNINGTON, Paul, Very Revd | Director | 2023-02-24 | 2025-01-06 |
| KING, Robin Lucas Colin, The Venerable | Director | 2013-09-15 | 2014-05-24 |
| LAW, Simon | Director | — | 1992-06-10 |
| LEONARD, Jillian Sarah, Canon | Director | 2016-01-15 | 2021-11-20 |
| LODGE, Michael John, The Ven | Director | 2017-03-19 | 2021-11-29 |
| LOMAX, Percy William Cecil | Director | 2013-11-09 | 2021-11-20 |
| LOWMAN, David Walter, The Venerable | Director | 2001-02-27 | 2016-01-31 |
| MARSH, Henry Arthur, Canon | Director | 2018-11-17 | 2021-11-20 |
| MARSH, Henry Arthur, Canon | Director | — | 2015-11-14 |
| MASHEDER, Peter Timothy Charles, The Reverend | Director | 2005-05-01 | 2006-11-11 |
| MCCAFFERTY, Esther Elaine, The Reverend | Director | 2005-05-01 | 2006-11-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 475 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-01-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-12-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.