PETERBOROUGH DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE(THE)
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Cash
£7.6m
+13.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£173m
+3.4% vs 2024
Employees
34
-5.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£3.3m
+311% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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 | — | £9,967,568 | £10,072,918 | +1.1% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | -£457,019 | -£1,556,805 | £3,285,274 | +311% | |
| Net profit | £1,702,576 | -£1,556,805 | £3,285,274 | +311% | |
| Cash | £8,785,900 | £6,675,474 | £7,576,119 | +13.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £176,983,549 | £167,540,207 | £173,166,141 | +3.4% | |
| Net assets | £176,905,549 | £167,465,207 | £173,091,141 | +3.4% | |
| Equity | £176,905,549 | £167,465,207 | £173,091,141 | +3.4% | |
| Average employees | 166 | 36 | 34 | -5.6% | |
| Wages | £1,240,610 | £1,287,886 | £1,320,601 | +2.5% | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | — | -15.6% | 32.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.4% | |
| Current ratio | 14.15x | 14.68x | 12.83x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Price Bailey LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“the trustees have prepared the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the PDBF will continue to carry out its charitable activities.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
16 active · 140 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEESE, Russ | Secretary | 2026-03-02 | — | — |
| BOOKER, Alison, Venerable | Director | 2022-02-06 | Mar 1974 | British |
| BURBIDGE, Isobel Jane | Director | 2015-02-12 | Sep 1950 | British |
| COOPER, Alice Susannah | Director | 2024-06-20 | Nov 1977 | British |
| CRAVEN, William George | Director | 2021-02-25 | May 1957 | British |
| DALLISTON, Christopher Charles, Very Revd | Director | 2018-01-20 | Apr 1956 | British |
| GREGORY-SMITH, Robert | Director | 2019-11-21 | Mar 1948 | British |
| HUTCHINS, Katrina, The Reverend | Director | 2016-01-01 | Jun 1962 | British |
| ORMSTON, Richard Jeremy, Venerable | Director | 2014-02-01 | Nov 1961 | British |
| PICKARD, Damian Robert | Director | 2023-11-22 | Feb 1962 | British |
| PLATTS, Nigel | Director | 2025-06-18 | Sep 1953 | British |
| PURSER, Robert | Director | 2014-01-01 | Jul 1950 | British |
| RIDLEY, Alan Charles | Director | 2024-11-14 | May 1962 | British |
| SCOTT, Julie, The Reverend | Director | 2025-02-20 | Dec 1968 | British |
| SELLIN, Debbie, The Right Reverend | Director | 2024-03-03 | Oct 1964 | British |
| TROTT, Stephen, The Reverend | Director | 2023-06-29 | May 1957 | British |
Show 140 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CATTLE, Richard John, The Revd Canon | Secretary | 1998-04-20 | 2000-12-31 |
| HAINES, Philip Miller | Secretary | 1992-01-01 | 1996-09-30 |
| HOPE-JONES, Kenneth Hawker | Secretary | 1996-10-01 | 1998-02-28 |
| PESTELL, Richard Leslie | Secretary | 2001-01-01 | 2011-09-05 |
| ROBERTS, Andrew | Secretary | 2011-09-05 | 2025-08-31 |
| ADAMS, Stephen Paul, The Reverend | Director | 1998-04-20 | 2006-01-28 |
| ALLISTER, Donald Spargo, The Right Reverend | Director | 2010-02-18 | 2023-01-08 |
| ALLSOPP, Christine, The Venerable | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2013-09-30 |
| ALSBURY, Colin, The Reverend | Director | 1998-04-20 | 2002-06-30 |
| AMOS, John | Director | 1999-09-23 | 2004-05-04 |
| ANDREW, Peter John | Director | 1993-07-19 | 2000-05-04 |
| BAKER, Robert Frederick | Director | 2012-06-20 | 2025-06-18 |
| BAMFORD, Eric Peter | Director | 1999-10-12 | 2001-12-19 |
| BARBER, Paul Everard | Director | — | 2001-11-30 |
| BARRINGTON, Dominic, Rev'D | Director | 2011-11-07 | 2015-07-31 |
| BATES, William | Director | — | 1993-01-14 |
| BAXTER, Jane Elizabeth, The Revd | Director | 2005-10-06 | 2024-12-31 |
| BECKETT, John Raymond | Director | — | 1993-02-09 |
| BOND, Douglas Gregory, The Reverend | Director | 1992-01-01 | 1994-12-31 |
| BRADLEY, Neil John | Director | 2017-11-21 | 2018-12-31 |
| BRANDON, Beatrice, Revd Dr | Director | 2022-01-17 | 2024-06-20 |
| BRECKWOLDT, Peter Hans, The Reverend | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2011-09-05 |
| BUCKINGHAM, Paul Vinton, Dr | Director | 2015-09-16 | 2026-07-14 |
| BUNKER, Michael | Director | 1992-07-11 | 2006-03-31 |
| BURCHELL, Peter Anthony | Director | 2003-02-26 | 2018-11-21 |
| CAMP, John Edward, The Reverend | Director | — | 1998-06-12 |
| CATTLE, Richard John, The Revd Canon | Director | 1998-04-20 | 1999-06-11 |
| CHAPMAN, Michael Robin | Director | — | 2004-12-31 |
| CHAPMAN, Roger John, The Reverend | Director | — | 1994-12-31 |
| CHARLES-JONES, Wilmot Selwyn | Director | 1993-02-19 | 2007-06-27 |
| CHRISTIE, Thomas Richard | Director | 1995-11-04 | 2000-12-31 |
| CLARKE, Gerald Maurice | Director | — | 1999-03-31 |
| COOK, Ronald Thomas, The Revd | Director | 2001-01-01 | 2003-12-08 |
| COOPER, Richard John, Commander Rn Retired | Director | — | 1992-04-10 |
| CREEK, Hilary, Dr | Director | 2009-06-10 | 2025-11-06 |
| CRITCHLOW, Norman James | Director | 2014-11-05 | 2023-11-22 |
| CULLUP, Robin John | Director | — | 2002-09-09 |
| CUNDY, Ian Patrick Martyn | Director | 1996-09-25 | 2009-05-14 |
| CUTHBERT, Graham Charles | Director | — | 1994-10-26 |
| DANIELS, Hilary Jane | Director | 2013-11-07 | 2021-12-31 |
| DENHAM, Nicholas Philip, The Reverend | Director | 1995-04-07 | 1997-12-31 |
| DOW, Keir, Reverend | Director | 2025-06-18 | 2026-09-09 |
| DUERDEN, Michael | Director | 2003-05-07 | 2013-12-31 |
| DURWARD, Alan Scott | Director | 1992-12-07 | 2003-04-28 |
| DYER, David | Director | 2005-11-07 | 2014-06-25 |
| EGGLETON, Donald Lawrence | Director | 1995-06-28 | 1999-04-08 |
| EVANS, David Richard John, The Rt.Rev. | Director | — | 1991-12-31 |
| FERNYHOUGH, Bernard, The Venerable Archdeacon Of Oakham | Director | — | 1999-06-30 |
| FLEMING, Angus George | Director | 2005-08-05 | 2007-08-15 |
| FLETCHER, John Sidney | Director | 1998-10-08 | 2005-08-08 |
| FORD, Dennis Howard | Director | 1995-02-06 | 1999-10-08 |
| FORDYCE, Thomas Graham | Director | 1996-10-17 | 1999-05-31 |
| FORDYCE, Thomas Graham | Director | — | 1992-04-10 |
| FRASER-ALLEN, Michael | Director | 1996-05-08 | 2007-06-27 |
| GREEN, Maynard | Director | — | 1996-05-31 |
| GWYNNE, Robert Lawrence, Dr | Director | 2007-11-01 | 2009-03-11 |
| HALL, Christine | Director | 2015-12-02 | 2019-11-21 |
| HAMMETT, Marion Rose | Director | 2005-06-17 | 2009-06-09 |
| HARRAP, Godfrey John, Doctor | Director | — | 1993-06-21 |
| HAWKINS, Andrew Clive | Director | 2018-11-21 | 2025-02-26 |
| HAYNES, Christopher John | Director | 2011-09-05 | 2018-06-28 |
| HEALD, Andrew William | Director | 2013-02-18 | 2016-10-01 |
| HEATH, Paul Stewart | Director | 1996-06-01 | 2005-08-08 |
| HINDLE, John | Director | 2015-07-02 | 2026-06-09 |
| HOARE, Gerard John | Director | 2007-08-15 | 2020-12-31 |
| HOBART, Michael, Dr | Director | 2010-02-15 | 2015-07-02 |
| HOGG, Michael John | Director | 2008-06-25 | 2014-06-25 |
| HOGG, Michael John | Director | 2005-08-05 | 2008-02-04 |
| HOLBROOK, John, The Right Reverend | Director | 2011-12-01 | 2025-09-30 |
| HOLLINS, Beverley Jayne, Reverend Canon | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2021-12-31 |
| HOPE JONES, Kenneth Hawker | Director | 2009-10-13 | 2015-12-02 |
| HOPE-JONES, Kenneth Hawker | Director | 2000-05-04 | 2005-06-17 |
| HOPE-JONES, Kenneth Hawker | Director | 1996-10-01 | 1998-02-28 |
| HORTON, Robert Valentine | Director | 1996-10-16 | 1999-07-19 |
| HOWLETT, Brian | Director | 1993-06-07 | 1995-06-05 |
| HUNT, Ian Carter, The Reverend Canon | Director | — | 1994-12-31 |
| JACKSON, Raymond George | Director | — | 2002-10-22 |
| JOHNSON, David | Director | 1999-07-19 | 2008-06-25 |
| JONGMAN, Karen | Director | 2001-10-17 | 2007-03-13 |
| KNIGHT, Roger George, The Reverend | Director | — | 1991-12-31 |
| LANE, Peter | Director | 1993-10-19 | 1996-10-17 |
| LEE, David Charles, Mr. | Director | — | 1998-09-11 |
| LEWIS, Cyril Gordon | Director | — | 1993-04-23 |
| LUCAS, Mark Wesley, The Reverend | Director | 2011-11-07 | 2024-12-31 |
| LURKINGS, Edward Henry, The Reverend Dr | Director | — | 1991-12-31 |
| MACMAHON, Alistair John | Director | 2014-11-05 | 2015-02-12 |
| MADDOCKS, Keith Edward | Director | 2009-02-16 | 2011-12-31 |
| MADDOCKS, Keith Edward | Director | 2003-12-08 | 2007-06-27 |
| MARCH, Alan Mervyn | Director | 2004-09-08 | 2015-12-31 |
| MARCH, Alan Mervyn | Director | — | 1993-05-31 |
| MAYHEW, Charles, The Reverend Canon | Director | — | 1994-04-08 |
| MCKAY, Peter Holtby | Director | 2017-11-23 | 2023-02-26 |
| MCKAY, Peter Holtby | Director | — | 2002-04-09 |
| MITCHELL, Stuart, The Revd | Director | 2007-08-15 | 2011-11-07 |
| MUTLOW, Brian Arthur | Director | — | 1993-11-17 |
| NELSON, John | Director | 1996-08-21 | 1999-01-15 |
| NIXON, Phillip, Rev | Director | 2004-05-05 | 2007-03-13 |
| ORME, Jeremy | Director | 2015-02-06 | 2023-03-15 |
| OWST, Andrew Kenneth | Director | 2016-02-16 | 2021-03-06 |
| PAINTER, David Scott, The Venerable | Director | 2000-01-23 | 2011-10-31 |
| PALMER, Margaret Ann | Director | 2008-06-25 | 2009-09-04 |
| PEARSON, Raymond Leslie | Director | 1992-01-01 | 2009-09-28 |
| PEARSON, Raymond Leslie | Director | — | 1991-12-31 |
| PEGG, Richard | Director | — | 1993-03-16 |
| PORTLOCK, John | Director | 1999-11-29 | 2007-03-13 |
| PRATT, Richard David, The Reverend | Director | 1995-01-01 | 1997-09-05 |
| PRESLAND, Andrew Roy, Canon | Director | 2001-11-02 | 2008-06-25 |
| PRITCHARD, Adrian Clayton | Director | 2007-06-27 | 2010-06-23 |
| RANDELL, David Peter, The Revd | Director | 2007-03-13 | 2017-10-29 |
| ROBERTS, James Arthur, The Reverend | Director | — | 1994-12-31 |
| ROBERTSON, Neil Andrew Elsom | Director | 2010-07-05 | 2021-08-31 |
| ROGERS, George Huchinson, Reverend | Director | 2011-11-07 | 2021-01-31 |
| RYALL, Michael Richard | Director | 1999-11-29 | 2000-12-31 |
| SAGE, Paul Christopher | Director | 2008-03-11 | 2010-10-06 |
| SAUNDERS, John | Director | 2005-08-05 | 2006-11-09 |
| SMART, Haydon Christopher, Reverend Canon | Director | — | 1997-12-31 |
| SMITH, Garry John | Director | 1999-06-16 | 2001-11-02 |
| SNAPE, John Frederick | Director | 1993-12-06 | 1996-10-16 |
| STAPLES, David | Director | — | 2000-11-29 |
| STAVELEY, David Alan | Director | 2005-08-11 | 2010-06-23 |
| STEELE, Gordon John, The Venerable | Director | 2012-02-25 | 2021-11-30 |
| STEVENS, Brian Henry | Director | 1999-11-29 | 2000-12-31 |
| STOTHARD, Paul | Director | 2010-02-15 | 2012-01-01 |
| STRANGE, John Francis | Director | 1992-04-10 | 1997-11-18 |
| STRUDWICKE, Brian | Director | 2002-10-01 | 2010-01-29 |
| TALBOT, Derek Michael, Reverend | Director | 1995-01-01 | 1997-12-31 |
| TANNER, Martin Philip | Director | 1995-01-01 | 2003-12-08 |
| TAYLOR, Charles William, Reverend | Director | 2007-03-24 | 2016-10-01 |
| TOMS, Anne Christine Bloomer | Director | 1999-06-08 | 2015-12-31 |
| TOWERS, George Norton | Director | — | 1996-05-08 |
| TROTT, Stephen John, Reverend | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2015-12-31 |
| TRUMAN, Michael John | Director | 1999-07-19 | 2018-12-31 |
| WAKEFIELD, Brian | Director | 2003-04-28 | 2007-06-27 |
| WALSH, David, Reverend | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2023-06-29 |
| WARD, John Philip | Director | — | 1996-05-31 |
| WARDLE, John Alexander | Director | — | 1994-12-31 |
| WESTWOOD, William John, The Right Reverend Lord Bishop Of Peterborough | Director | — | 1995-12-28 |
| WHITE, Frank | Director | 2002-03-18 | 2010-10-01 |
| WILLMOTT, Trevor, Canon | Director | 1995-04-07 | 1997-08-31 |
| WISE, Randolph George, Very Reverend | Director | — | 1992-02-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Right Reverend Donald Allister | Legal person | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-01-08 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 376 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-10-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-10-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-06-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-09 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-12-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-02 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-10-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 4
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.