ST.ALBANS DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE(THE)
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Cash
£919k
-17.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£215m
+1.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
71
+12.7% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£2.9m
-51.3% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £2,109,000 | £393,000 | £13,467,000 | +3,326.7% | |
| Operating profit | — | £1,190,000 | £3,610,000 | +203.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,742,000 | £5,970,000 | £2,905,000 | -51.3% | |
| Net profit | £2,860,000 | £6,109,000 | £2,927,000 | -52.1% | |
| Cash | £3,434,000 | £1,112,000 | £919,000 | -17.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £207,078,000 | £212,284,000 | £215,160,000 | +1.4% | |
| Net assets | £205,899,000 | £212,008,000 | £214,935,000 | +1.4% | |
| Equity | £205,899,000 | £212,008,000 | £214,935,000 | +1.4% | |
| Average employees | 46 | 63 | 71 | +12.7% | |
| Wages | £1,890,000 | £2,198,000 | £2,441,000 | +11.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £877,000 | £274,000 | £333,000 | +21.5% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £40,000 | £46,000 | £50,000 | +8.7% |
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 | — | — | 26.8% | |
| Net margin | 135.6% | — | 21.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 0.6% | 1.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 1.2% | 1.6% | 2.1% | |
| Current ratio | 20.61x | 8.33x | 6.95x | |
| Interest cover | — | 5.86x | — |
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. Margin ratios are hidden where reported turnover is too small relative to profit to yield a meaningful figure — typical of holding companies whose income is mostly subsidiary dividends rather than trading revenue. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Saffery LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The members of the Board have concluded that accounting for the challenges faced, there are no material uncertainties related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the ability of the charity to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- ST.ALBANS DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE(THE) · parent
- St Albans Diocesan Property Company Limited 100%
- St Albans Diocesan Property Company (Chesham) Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Since the end of 2025, there has been an exchange of two parcels of land, which will result in £3.3 million of receipts to during 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
21 active · 150 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHITE, David | Secretary | 2021-10-01 | — | — |
| BROWN, Andrew Charles | Director | 2020-03-11 | Oct 1957 | British |
| BUTCHER, Mary Eryl | Director | 2019-01-01 | Mar 1954 | British |
| CHALLIS, Nigel Kenneth | Director | 2019-01-01 | Jun 1946 | British |
| COULSON, Timothy John, Dr | Director | 2023-11-01 | May 1959 | British |
| DALLINGER, David William, Dr | Director | 2008-11-03 | Jan 1953 | British |
| DAVID, Kaushal, Reverend | Director | 2022-01-01 | Feb 1965 | British |
| FORREST, Sarah Louise, The Reverend Dr | Director | 2026-01-20 | Oct 1972 | British |
| GEORGE, Tolulope Ademuyiwa, The Reverend | Director | 2025-01-01 | Apr 1984 | British |
| HOOKWAY, John Leonard Walter, Rev | Director | 2023-10-20 | Dec 1973 | British |
| HUDSON, Charles Edward Cameron, Reverend Canon | Director | 2022-01-01 | Aug 1973 | British |
| KILGOUR, Christopher Richard Hargrave, The Reverend | Director | 2025-01-01 | Sep 1974 | British |
| LINDLEY, Philip Richard | Director | 2016-01-01 | Jun 1966 | British |
| MACKENZIE, Janet, Venerable | Director | 2016-09-06 | Dec 1962 | British |
| MIDDLEBROOK, David John, Archdeacon | Director | 2019-03-30 | Dec 1961 | British |
| ROBERTS, Edward David | Director | 2022-01-01 | Mar 1949 | British |
| SIVYER, Emma Claire | Director | 2025-01-01 | Feb 1978 | British |
| SNELL, Thomas John | Director | 2025-01-01 | Sep 1987 | British |
| SPRING, Louis Cyril, Dr | Director | 2025-01-01 | Apr 1966 | British |
| STEWART, James Watson | Director | 2025-01-01 | Mar 1960 | British |
| THOMAS, Andrew John, Reverend | Director | 2022-01-01 | Jul 1962 | British |
Show 150 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| NICHOLLS, Lawrence Michael | Secretary | — | 2001-09-12 |
| POPE, Susan Elizabeth | Secretary | 2001-09-12 | 2021-09-30 |
| ABEL SMITH, Ralph Mansel | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2006-06-30 |
| ACKROYD, Peter Michael, The Revd Canon | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2021-12-31 |
| ADKINS, Nicola Jan | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2006-06-30 |
| ALLEN, Richar Malvern | Director | 1998-01-01 | 1999-03-31 |
| BAYNES, Simon Henry Crews | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2018-12-31 |
| BEALE, Trevor | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2006-06-30 |
| BELL, Clive | Director | 2022-03-13 | 2024-12-31 |
| BIGGS, Laurence John, Reverend | Director | 2013-01-01 | 2014-10-31 |
| BIRD, Colin Graham | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2024-12-31 |
| BLOMFIELD, Anna Vowe | Director | 2007-01-01 | 2009-12-31 |
| BOURKE, Michael Gay, Archdeacon Of Bedford | Director | — | 1993-09-28 |
| BRIDGES, Edward Alexander | Director | 1994-05-18 | 1996-11-01 |
| BRITTAIN, Rodney George James | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2015-12-31 |
| BROWN, Philip Charles | Director | 2007-01-01 | 2017-07-12 |
| BUNCE, Christopher Edward, Reverend | Director | 2022-01-01 | 2024-12-25 |
| BUTLER, John Wesley | Director | 2013-01-01 | 2024-12-31 |
| CAMP, Paul Douglas | Director | 2007-01-01 | 2015-12-31 |
| CAMPBELL, Rosemary Jane Elizabeth | Director | 2013-11-01 | 2015-12-31 |
| CANSDALE, David Martin | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2009-12-31 |
| CAPPLEMAN, Graham Robert, The Revd Dr | Director | 2017-02-20 | 2024-12-31 |
| CASH, Nigel David | Director | 1993-06-08 | 1994-01-12 |
| CHEETHAM, Richard Ian, Venerable | Director | 1999-03-01 | 2002-10-16 |
| CLARK, David Checkley | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2024-12-31 |
| CLOUGH, Richard Arthur Butler | Director | — | 1994-12-31 |
| CLOUT, David | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2018-12-31 |
| COLLIER, Michael Sean | Director | — | 1993-03-18 |
| CONWAY, Alan Charles | Director | 2007-01-01 | 2015-12-31 |
| COOPER, Ian Clive | Director | — | 2004-09-07 |
| COPE, John R | Director | — | 1998-01-01 |
| CORLETT, Angela Mary | Director | 1997-02-18 | 1999-07-01 |
| CRAWFORD, Bruce Adam Augar | Director | 2019-06-07 | 2024-12-31 |
| CROCKER, Jeremy Robert, Reverend | Director | 2013-01-01 | 2015-05-23 |
| CUNLIFFE, Helen Margaret, The Venerable | Director | 2003-01-11 | 2007-12-31 |
| DAVIES, Philip Bertram, The Venerable (Archdeacon) | Director | — | 1998-11-30 |
| DAVIS, Anthony Lee | Director | 2025-01-01 | 2026-01-19 |
| DEW, Lindsay Charles, The Reverend Canon | Director | 2016-03-14 | 2018-02-28 |
| DIGNUM, Geoffrey James | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2003-12-31 |
| DILLEY, John Edward | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2003-12-31 |
| DIMMOCK, Trevor Thomas | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2012-12-31 |
| DOLEY, Ian Malcolm | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2003-12-31 |
| DOUGLAS, Ian | Director | — | 2012-12-31 |
| EASTERBROOK, Patricia Elizabeth | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2024-12-31 |
| EATON, Mark William, Dr | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2024-12-31 |
| EBBAGE, Kenneth Alan | Director | 2019-03-13 | 2024-12-31 |
| EDMUNDSON, David John | Director | 2010-11-11 | 2018-12-31 |
| FAIRBANK, Brian Douglas Seeley | Director | 2007-01-01 | 2012-09-16 |
| FARMBROUGH, David John, The Right Reverend (Bishop) | Director | — | 1994-02-23 |
| FIELDING, Stephen Lister, The Revd | Director | 2008-04-25 | 2012-12-31 |
| FISHER, Dennis Thackray | Director | — | 1993-10-28 |
| FLEMING, Timothy Russell | Director | 2013-01-01 | 2024-12-31 |
| FLOOD, Frederick Cyril | Director | 2007-03-02 | 2014-02-09 |
| FLOOD, Frederick Cyril | Director | 2005-08-12 | 2006-12-31 |
| GAGE, Colin Bernard | Director | 2013-01-01 | 2024-12-31 |
| GALLOWAY, John Woodhead, Professor | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2012-12-31 |
| GARDNER, Hilary Margaret | Director | 1992-10-01 | 1994-12-31 |
| GATES, Martyn John | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2024-12-31 |
| GODFREY, Caroline Mary | Director | 1995-01-01 | 1996-11-01 |
| GOGARTY, Elizabeth Jane | Director | 2017-07-13 | 2019-03-08 |
| GRASHAM, Sidney Colin | Director | 1995-01-01 | 2001-01-01 |
| GRIFFITHS, Peter Neil | Director | 2005-08-12 | 2008-04-09 |
| GROWNS, John Huntley | Director | — | 1993-07-31 |
| HALE, Jayne Elizabeth | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2018-12-31 |
| HALL, John Bernard, Sir | Director | — | 2001-01-01 |
| HALSEY, Philip Hugh | Director | 1995-01-01 | 2009-12-31 |
| HART, Peter William, Reverend | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2003-12-31 |
| HAYDEN, Duncan Stanley | Director | — | 1994-12-31 |
| HEATH, Peter John | Director | — | 1994-12-31 |
| HERBERT, Christopher William, The Rt Revd | Director | 1996-01-20 | 2009-01-08 |
| HILLIER, Brian | Director | 2007-01-01 | 2010-05-17 |
| HUGHES, Paul Vernon, Archdeacon Of Bedford | Director | 2003-10-10 | 2018-12-31 |
| HULATT, Basil Lawrence Sidney | Director | 2007-01-01 | 2008-07-23 |
| JACKSON, Shirley Angela | Director | — | 2012-12-31 |
| JOHNSON, Richard Frederick | Director | 1997-02-18 | 1999-05-19 |
| JONES, Trevor Pryce, The Venerable | Director | 1997-09-01 | 2016-08-31 |
| KEMPTON, John Wyndham | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2000-03-01 |
| KIRKBY, John Victor Michael, Reverend | Director | 1995-01-01 | 2003-12-31 |
| LE MESURIER, Elisabeth Ann Wynter | Director | 2007-01-08 | 2009-12-31 |
| LESITER, Malcolm, The Venerable | Director | 1993-12-01 | 2003-07-21 |
| LESLIE, Richard Charles Alan, Revd | Director | 1999-03-06 | 2015-06-30 |
| LOVEGROVE, Philip Albert | Director | — | 2004-06-21 |
| LYNE, Richard John | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2018-12-31 |
| MAINES, Trevor, Rev. | Director | 1999-03-06 | 2005-02-20 |
| MAINWARING, Jane Frances, Venerable | Director | 2020-03-14 | 2023-02-02 |
| MARSON, Charles Alban Robin | Director | — | 2009-01-31 |
| MCMURTRIE, Anthony William Stratton | Director | — | 1998-01-01 |
| MEADOWS, Robin Humphrey | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2003-12-31 |
| MORRELL, Nigel Paul, Revd Canon | Director | — | 1994-12-31 |
| MOYS, John Ernest | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2009-12-31 |
| MUSKETT, Brian David | Director | 1999-07-20 | 2012-12-31 |
| NEWSTEAD, Dominic Gerald, The Revd | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2020-07-01 |
| NICHOLSON, Geoffrey William | Director | 2013-01-01 | 2018-12-31 |
| NYE, David William | Director | — | 2018-12-31 |
| OSBORN, Mary Winifred | Director | 1995-01-01 | 1998-01-01 |
| OTLEY, Thomas Richard | Director | 2025-01-01 | 2026-07-13 |
| OVERFIELD, Elizabeth Joan | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2015-12-31 |
| PADLEY, Kenneth Peter Joseph, The Revd | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2018-12-31 |
| PARSONS, John Robert George | Director | 2013-01-01 | 2017-08-20 |
| PHILLIPS, David Keith, Rev | Director | 2007-01-01 | 2011-07-22 |
| PHILLIPS, Rachel Susan, The Revd | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2017-01-13 |
| PICKERING, John Smith | Director | — | 1992-09-24 |
| PLEYDELL-BOUVERIE, Richard Oakley, The Honourable | Director | 2013-01-01 | 2013-01-01 |
| PLEYDELL-BOUVERIE, Richard Oakley, The Honourable | Director | 2012-09-24 | 2019-12-31 |
| POLLINGTON, Ann Elizabeth Jane, Reverend | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2012-12-31 |
| POTTER, Hannah | Director | — | 2018-12-31 |
| PRICE, Ericka | Director | 2007-01-01 | 2015-12-31 |
| PURCHAS, Thomas | Director | — | 1998-01-01 |
| RANSON, Terence William James, Reverend | Director | 1993-10-02 | 2001-01-01 |
| READMAN, Michael | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2021-12-31 |
| RICHARDSON, Clive | Director | — | 2006-12-31 |
| RICHARDSON, John Henry, The Right Rev | Director | 1994-02-23 | 1998-01-01 |
| RICHARDSON, Michael Paul | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2006-12-31 |
| ROBINSON, John Henry | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2021-06-01 |
| ROBINSON, Monica Dorothy | Director | — | 2011-12-31 |
| ROMBOUT, Job | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2012-12-31 |
| SAWYER, Derek John | Director | — | 1998-01-01 |
| SCOTT, David James | Director | — | 2009-12-31 |
| SEABROOK, Derrick Percival | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2005-05-31 |
| SIBSON, Robert Francis, The Revd Canon | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2009-12-31 |
| SLATER, Mark Andrew | Director | 1995-01-01 | 1998-01-01 |
| SLEE, Colin Bruce | Director | — | 1994-06-30 |
| SMITH, Alan Gregory Clayton, Rt Revd Dr | Director | 2009-09-19 | 2025-05-18 |
| SMITH, Jonathan Peter, The Venerable | Director | 2008-07-14 | 2020-03-14 |
| SMITH, Kerry | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2024-12-31 |
| SOANES, John Harry | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2003-12-31 |
| SOUTHERN, Richard, Dr | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2024-12-31 |
| SPINK, Norman Arthur | Director | 2007-01-01 | 2009-12-31 |
| SPRINGBETT, Christine Fox | Director | 1992-11-05 | 1998-01-01 |
| STEELE, Barbara | Director | 1995-01-01 | 1999-07-27 |
| STOKES, Roger Sidney, Reverend | Director | 2007-01-01 | 2014-10-31 |
| SYLVESTER, Nigel William Herbert | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2009-05-11 |
| TAGGART, John Keith | Director | — | 1994-12-31 |
| TAUNTON, Julian, Councillor | Director | 2007-02-13 | 2012-12-31 |
| TAYLOR, Gillian | Director | — | 1994-12-31 |
| TAYLOR, John Bernard, The Right Reverend (Bishop) | Director | — | 1994-12-31 |
| TAYLOR, Michael Patrick | Director | 2022-01-01 | 2024-12-31 |
| TERRY, Christopher Laurence | Director | 1998-01-01 | 1998-12-31 |
| TITCOMB, Lesley Jane | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2017-01-13 |
| TWIVY, Samuel Barstow, Dr | Director | 2001-03-01 | 2004-05-20 |
| VINE, Christopher Mesban | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2001-01-01 |
| WALLIS, David | Director | 2000-05-01 | 2003-12-31 |
| WALTERS, David Lancelot | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2009-12-31 |
| WILCOX, Hugh Edwin, Canon | Director | — | 1997-02-18 |
| WILLIAMS, Ian Fraser | Director | 1995-01-01 | 2006-06-30 |
| WOOD, Cyril Christopher | Director | — | 1994-02-28 |
| WOOD, Edmund Michael | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2018-12-31 |
| WOOD, Edmund Michael | Director | 1995-01-01 | 1996-11-24 |
| WOODFIELD, Alan Anthony | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2005-05-31 |
| YAROSON, Musa David | Director | 2009-02-01 | 2012-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
No persons with significant control on record.
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 402 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-02-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-01-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.