GLOUCESTER DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE
Operating as a registered charity, the entity acts as the financial custodian for the Church of England's Diocese of Gloucester, funding clergy costs, managing synod funds, and providing administrative services to local parishes and schools.
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Cash
£23m
+46.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£111m
-4.1% vs 2024
Employees
96
+12.9% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£4.7m
-147.4% vs 2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £899,000 | £24,833,000 | £12,166,000 | -51% | |
| Operating profit | — | £9,313,000 | -£3,638,000 | -139.1% | |
| Profit before tax | — | £9,906,000 | -£4,698,000 | -147.4% | |
| Net profit | -£2,704,000 | £9,906,000 | -£4,698,000 | -147.4% | |
| Cash | £3,772,000 | £15,921,000 | £23,284,000 | +46.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £106,425,000 | £116,206,000 | £111,508,000 | -4% | |
| Net assets | £105,951,000 | £115,857,000 | £111,159,000 | -4.1% | |
| Equity | £105,951,000 | £115,857,000 | £111,159,000 | -4.1% | |
| Average employees | 80 | 85 | 96 | +12.9% | |
| Wages | £2,443,000 | £2,854,000 | £3,202,000 | +12.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 | — | 37.5% | -29.9% | |
| Net margin | — | 39.9% | -38.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 8.0% | -3.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 1.1% | 1.2% | 0.9% | |
| Current ratio | 8.08x | 30.09x | 35.50x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- GLOUCESTER DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE 1986-06-19 → present
- GLOUCESTER DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE LIMITED 1919-12-30 → 1986-06-19
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- HaysMac LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Therefore, the trustees are content that the charity continues to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual accounts.”
Group structure
- GLOUCESTER DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE · parent
- Church Development Agency Limited (CDA) 100%
- Jumping Fish Limited (JF) 100%
- Sportily Limited 100%
- The Charity of Anne Edwards (AEC) 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
20 active · 105 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PREECE SMITH, Benjamin Tudur Llywelyn | Secretary | 2013-04-01 | — | — |
| BRYANT-PEARSON, Robert Ian Allen | Director | 2025-02-09 | Apr 1951 | British |
| COLLINS, George Sidney | Director | 2021-11-06 | Jun 1958 | British |
| COOMBS, Richard Murray, Reverend | Director | 2024-10-05 | Aug 1963 | British |
| HILL, Christopher John | Director | 2019-02-02 | May 1946 | British |
| JAGO, Rachel Hannah | Director | 2024-10-05 | Apr 1996 | British |
| MCNEILL-WILSON, Robert Michael | Director | 2021-11-01 | Jan 1956 | British |
| O'DONNELL, Carole Ann | Director | 2021-11-01 | Mar 1959 | British |
| PESTELL, Josephine Frances, Reverend | Director | 2021-11-06 | May 1972 | British |
| ROBERTS, David Wyn | Director | 2024-10-05 | Apr 1953 | British |
| SAUVEN, Edward Paul, The Reverend | Director | 2021-11-01 | May 1982 | British |
| SCOTT, Katrina Ruth, The Venerable | Director | 2025-03-30 | Jun 1976 | British |
| SHEATHER, Margaret Eleanor, Canon | Director | 2025-02-09 | Oct 1952 | British |
| SPRINGETT, Robert Wilfred, The Right Reverend | Director | 2010-04-30 | Sep 1962 | British |
| STACEY, Graham John | Director | 2024-10-05 | Jun 1968 | British |
| TAYLOR, Alastair James Mugisha | Director | 2021-11-01 | Jan 1998 | British |
| TAYLOR, Kevan | Director | 2019-04-11 | Aug 1956 | English |
| TREWEEK, Rachel, The Right Reverend | Director | 2015-11-01 | Feb 1963 | British |
| WHITTAKER, John, The Venerable | Director | 2026-09-06 | Oct 1969 | British |
| ZIHNI, Andrew Stephen, Very Reverend | Director | 2024-10-05 | Feb 1977 | British |
Show 105 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANDERTON, Raymond | Secretary | — | 1993-10-31 |
| BROWN, Kevin, Dr | Secretary | 2006-03-03 | 2013-04-01 |
| WILLIAMS, Michael | Secretary | 1993-11-01 | 2006-03-03 |
| ADLARD, Mary | Director | 2012-09-12 | 2015-10-31 |
| ALLEN, Patricia May | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2006-09-09 |
| ANDREW, Phil John, The Venerable | Director | 2017-03-11 | 2024-12-31 |
| ARTHY, Nicola Mary, The Reverend | Director | 2006-09-09 | 2010-10-01 |
| ASCOUGH, Richard Charles Nicholson | Director | 2004-01-07 | 2006-09-09 |
| ASCOUGH, Richard Charles Nicholson | Director | 2001-09-11 | 2003-12-31 |
| BACH, Richard Mark | Director | 2006-09-09 | 2012-08-30 |
| BALCHIN, Anne Catharine | Director | — | 2003-12-31 |
| BALL, Peter John, Right Reverend | Director | — | 1993-03-08 |
| BENNETT, Louise Angela | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2006-09-09 |
| BENTLEY, David Edward, Right Reverend | Director | 1993-12-11 | 2003-12-31 |
| BISHOP, Stephen Craig, Reverend | Director | 2012-08-01 | 2021-11-06 |
| BLYTH, Andrew, Reverend | Director | 2021-11-06 | 2025-07-20 |
| BROADFOOT, Patricia Mary, Professor | Director | 2015-11-01 | 2024-10-05 |
| BROMFIELD, Nicholas Robert, Reverend | Director | 2012-09-12 | 2018-10-11 |
| BROWN, Robert Alexander | Director | — | 1993-12-02 |
| BURY, Nicholas Ayles Stillingfleet, The Very Reverend | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2010-09-30 |
| BUSH, Cherry Thelma | Director | 1994-02-24 | 1999-11-30 |
| CHETWOOD, Nigel John, Canon | Director | 2012-09-12 | 2015-10-31 |
| CHETWOOD, Nigel John, Canon | Director | 2006-09-09 | 2010-11-21 |
| CHICKEN, Peter, Revd Canon | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2006-09-09 |
| CRONK, Peter, Dr | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2006-09-09 |
| CRONK, Peter, Dr | Director | 1997-12-03 | 2000-12-05 |
| CURRAN, Henry, Reverend | Director | 2021-11-06 | 2024-10-05 |
| CZAPIEWSKI, Karen, Canon | Director | 2015-11-01 | 2024-10-05 |
| DAVIS, John | Director | 2000-12-05 | 2003-12-31 |
| DAWSON, Hilary Joan, The Venerable | Director | 2019-01-27 | 2025-12-19 |
| DYER, Alan Watson | Director | 1993-12-02 | 1998-10-23 |
| FARAGHER, James Philip, The Reverend | Director | 2022-02-01 | 2024-10-05 |
| FINLAY, Christopher, Reverend | Director | 2006-09-09 | 2009-10-24 |
| FORMAN, Deborah Jayne, Reverand | Director | 2012-09-12 | 2015-10-31 |
| GOULD, John Jeremy | Director | 1994-12-08 | 2000-12-05 |
| GREEN, Brian Robert, Rev | Director | 1994-12-08 | 1997-05-31 |
| GREEN, Charles Frederick | Director | — | 2000-12-05 |
| GRIFFITHS, Anna | Director | 2012-09-29 | 2014-11-09 |
| GRINDOD, Stephen John, Dr | Director | 2006-09-09 | 2009-10-24 |
| GRINDROD, Stephen John | Director | 2019-02-02 | 2021-11-06 |
| GRINDROD, Stephen John, Dr | Director | 2012-09-12 | 2015-10-31 |
| HADEN, Sarah Jane Futcher, Reverend Dr | Director | 2024-10-05 | 2025-05-27 |
| HALE, Adrian John | Director | 2000-12-05 | 2003-01-11 |
| HART, Harold Fraser | Director | — | 1994-12-08 |
| HEAVISIDES, Neil Cameron, Rev Canon | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2012-08-30 |
| KINGSTON, William Martin | Director | 2017-02-21 | 2024-10-05 |
| LAKE, Stephen David, The Very Reverend | Director | 2012-09-12 | 2022-05-01 |
| LEWIS, John Arthur, The Venerable | Director | — | 1998-03-03 |
| LODGE, Michael John, Revd | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2005-06-01 |
| MADDAMS, Hugh Keith | Director | — | 1993-12-02 |
| MARSH, Ann Caroline | Director | 1999-12-04 | 2001-09-11 |
| MARSH, Ian Westwood, Canon | Director | 2012-08-30 | 2013-06-26 |
| MARSH, Ian Westwood, Canon | Director | 2009-10-24 | 2015-10-31 |
| MASON, Thomas Edward, Revd | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2004-10-03 |
| MCFARLANE, Anthony Robert | Director | 2009-11-11 | 2018-10-11 |
| MITCHELL, Richard John Anthony, Revd Canon | Director | 2011-03-01 | 2017-02-04 |
| NEALE, Richard | Director | 2019-02-02 | 2021-11-06 |
| O'BRIEN, Gerald Michael | Director | 2025-02-09 | 2026-06-17 |
| OSBORNE, Graham, Revd | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2009-10-24 |
| OSUNSANMI, Sunkanmi Ebun, Dr | Director | 2020-08-24 | 2023-03-06 |
| PARSONS, Jennifer Anne, Revd Dr | Director | 2004-09-01 | 2011-03-20 |
| PARSONS, Michael William Semper, Reverend Canon Dr | Director | 2012-09-12 | 2015-10-31 |
| PARSONS, Michael William Semper, Reverend Canon Dr | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2006-09-09 |
| PARSONS, Mike, Reverend | Director | 2019-02-02 | 2021-11-06 |
| PERHAM, Michael Francis, Rt Revd | Director | 2004-05-29 | 2014-11-21 |
| PRICE, Margaret Joy | Director | 2006-09-09 | 2009-10-24 |
| PRIMROSE, David Edward Snodgrass, Revd | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2010-10-31 |
| RANK, Colin Rowland Hopwood | Director | 2015-11-01 | 2020-06-01 |
| REILLY, Lesley | Director | 2018-10-11 | 2021-11-06 |
| RICHARDS, Roger Alan Upton | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2006-09-09 |
| RINGROSE, Hedley Sidney, Venerable | Director | 1998-05-13 | 2009-12-01 |
| RODWELL, Jacqueline Margaret, Rev | Director | 2009-10-24 | 2014-06-21 |
| ROYLE, Timothy Lancelot Fanshawe | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2006-09-09 |
| RUCKER, Thomas Breece | Director | 2006-09-09 | 2013-11-10 |
| RUSSELL, Henry James Griffin | Director | 2012-09-12 | 2018-10-11 |
| SAMMON, Helen Mary Kirkman, Reverend Canon | Director | 2015-11-01 | 2021-01-31 |
| SAMMON, Helen, The Reverend | Director | 2006-09-09 | 2012-03-20 |
| SARGISON, Ralph William | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2006-09-09 |
| SCOTT, Katrina Ruth, The Venerable | Director | 2015-11-01 | 2024-10-05 |
| SEARLE, Jacqueline Ann, Venerable | Director | 2012-09-12 | 2018-07-24 |
| SHAW, Nigel Colin | Director | 1994-12-08 | 1997-12-03 |
| SIDAWAY, Geoffrey Harold | Director | 2000-12-16 | 2012-06-30 |
| SMITH, David, The Revd | Director | 2009-10-24 | 2015-10-31 |
| SMITH, Graham William | Director | 1997-12-03 | 2018-10-11 |
| SNOW, Martyn James, Rev | Director | 2013-10-10 | 2016-03-12 |
| ST JOHN-CHANNELL, Michael Alister Morrell, Rev | Director | 2004-09-11 | 2006-09-09 |
| STOREY, Michael Charles | Director | 2012-10-13 | 2021-11-06 |
| STRONG, John David, Reverend Canon | Director | — | 2000-12-05 |
| SWANTON, John, Reverend | Director | 2021-11-06 | 2024-10-05 |
| TANN, Jennifer, Professor | Director | 2006-09-09 | 2018-10-11 |
| TAYLOR, Emma Louise Cowling | Director | 2021-11-01 | 2023-03-29 |
| THOMSON, Celia, The Revd Canon | Director | 2010-10-12 | 2012-08-30 |
| TUFNELL, Mark Henry | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2006-09-09 |
| VENABLES, Anna | Director | 2015-11-01 | 2018-03-13 |
| WAGSTAFF, Christopher John Harold, The Venerable | Director | — | 2000-09-30 |
| WALSH, Geoffrey David Jeremy | Director | 1993-03-04 | 1995-09-30 |
| WATON, Anthony | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2006-09-09 |
| WEBB, Arthur Ernest | Director | 2000-12-05 | 2003-12-31 |
| WENT, John Stewart, Rt Revd | Director | 1996-03-19 | 2013-03-11 |
| WILLIAMS, David Gordon, The Rev Canon | Director | — | 2003-06-28 |
| WILLS, Henry | Director | 2000-12-05 | 2006-09-09 |
| WILSON, Andy | Director | 2021-11-06 | 2024-10-05 |
| WRIGHT, Anthony John, The Revd | Director | 2009-10-24 | 2013-01-30 |
| YOUNG, John Douglas | Director | 1998-10-23 | 2003-12-31 |
| YOUNG, John Douglas | Director | — | 1997-12-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
No persons with significant control on record.
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 313 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-09-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-06-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-06-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-04 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-11-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-11 | RP04AP01 | officers | Second filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-06-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- 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.