CANTERBURY DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received Late
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 2 November 1966
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 00145650
Financial period: 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
Latest income: £12,537,000
Latest expenditure: £11,888,000
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Diocesan Hosue, Lady Woottons Green, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 1NQ

Website recorded by the regulator: https://www.canterburydiocese.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The Board of Finance is the registered company of the Diocese of Canterbury to manage its financial affairs and hold its assets.The Diocese of Canterbury consists of the parishes of East Kent whose object is the promotion of the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to the doctrines and practices of the Church of England.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 9 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 9 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £12,537,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £11,888,000

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 17 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 17 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £11,218,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £11,836,000

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 14 August 2023
Date Accounts Received: 21 August 2023
Total Gross Income: £13,182,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £11,594,000

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 24 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 24 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £11,751,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £11,503,000

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2021
Date Annual Return Received: 26 October 2021
Date Accounts Received: 26 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £12,517,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £11,274,000

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 9 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £12,537,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £11,888,000
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 2
Count Volunteers: 50

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 17 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £11,218,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £11,836,000
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 3
Count Volunteers: 50

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 14 August 2023
Total Gross Income: £13,182,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £11,594,000
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 50

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 24 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £11,751,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £11,503,000
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 2
Count Volunteers: 50

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Received Date: 26 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £12,517,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £11,274,000
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £175,833
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 2
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Volunteers: 50

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 9 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 8988000
Income Other Trading Activities: 240000
Income Charitable Activities: 1881000
Income Investments: 436000
Income Other: 992000
Income Total Income And Endowments: 12537000
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £143,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £11,745,000
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 11888000
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 199000
Expenditure Support Costs: 2584000
Expenditure Depreciation: 29000
Gain Loss Investment: 133000
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 2046000
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £3,400,000
Assets Total Fixed: 96620000
Assets Own Use: 85864000
Assets Long Term Investment: 10756000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £9,857,000
Assets Total Liabilities: £3,329,000
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £103,148,000
Creditors One Year Total Current: 2551000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 778000
Assets Cash: £8,870,000
Funds Endowment: 65762000
Funds Unrestricted: 34310000
Funds Restricted: 3076000
Funds Total: 103148000
Count Employees: 53
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 17 October 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 8850000
Income Other Trading Activities: 92000
Income Charitable Activities: 1772000
Income Investments: 419000
Income Other: 85000
Income Total Income And Endowments: 11218000
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £205,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £11,631,000
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 11836000
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 835000
Expenditure Governance: 2112000
Expenditure Support Costs: 2112000
Expenditure Depreciation: 22000
Gain Loss Investment: 2934000
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: -4016000
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £2,590,000
Assets Total Fixed: 95711000
Assets Own Use: 85087000
Assets Long Term Investment: 10624000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £8,306,000
Assets Total Liabilities: £3,697,000
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £100,320,000
Creditors One Year Total Current: 2919000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 778000
Assets Cash: £7,019,000
Funds Endowment: 63425000
Funds Unrestricted: 34676000
Funds Restricted: 2219000
Funds Total: 100320000
Count Employees: 170
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 14 August 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 9562000
Income Other Trading Activities: 805000
Income Charitable Activities: 1033000
Income Investments: 252000
Income Other: 1530000
Income Total Income And Endowments: 13182000
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £213,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £11,381,000
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 11594000
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 1978000
Expenditure Governance: 131000
Expenditure Support Costs: 2088000
Expenditure Depreciation: 33000
Gain Loss Investment: -1001000
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 136000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 1820000
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £2,998,000
Assets Total Fixed: 96113000
Assets Own Use: 88094000
Assets Long Term Investment: 8019000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £9,441,000
Assets Total Liabilities: £3,534,000
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £102,020,000
Creditors One Year Total Current: 2756000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 778000
Assets Cash: £7,870,000
Funds Endowment: 78149000
Funds Unrestricted: 21553000
Funds Restricted: 2318000
Funds Total: 102020000
Count Employees: 187
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 24 October 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 9809000
Income Other Trading Activities: 609000
Income Charitable Activities: 1006000
Income Investments: 239000
Income Other: 88000
Income Total Income And Endowments: 11751000
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £321,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £11,182,000
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 11503000
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 1346000
Expenditure Governance: 139000
Expenditure Support Costs: 2188000
Expenditure Depreciation: 33000
Gain Loss Investment: 9010
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 352000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 5986000
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £3,316,000
Assets Total Fixed: 98750000
Assets Own Use: 89730000
Assets Long Term Investment: 9020000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: -339000
Assets Other Assets: £5,960,000
Assets Total Liabilities: £4,894,000
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £99,477,000
Creditors One Year Total Current: 2353000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 2541000
Assets Cash: £4,750,000
Funds Endowment: 76936000
Funds Unrestricted: 20245000
Funds Restricted: 2296000
Funds Total: 99477000
Count Employees: 193
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Received Date: 26 October 2021
Income Donations And Legacies: 10107000
Income Other Trading Activities: 770000
Income Charitable Activities: 964000
Income Investments: 223000
Income Other: 453000
Income Total Income And Endowments: 12517000
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £330,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £10,944,000
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 11274000
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 1030000
Expenditure Governance: 121000
Expenditure Support Costs: 2110000
Expenditure Depreciation: 31000
Gain Loss Investment: 423000
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 3076000
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £15,371,000
Assets Total Fixed: 91619000
Assets Own Use: 83469000
Assets Long Term Investment: 8150000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: -988000
Assets Other Assets: £6,066,000
Assets Total Liabilities: £4,707,000
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £91,990,000
Creditors One Year Total Current: 4360000
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 347000
Assets Cash: £4,508,000
Funds Endowment: 74863000
Funds Unrestricted: 15371000
Funds Restricted: 1756000
Funds Total: 91990000
Count Employees: 202
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Kent
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

Classification Code: 108
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Religious Activities

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: CANTERBURY DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE
Charity Event Order: 5
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2023-03-29T00:00:00
Reason: Transfer of funds
Assoc Organisation Number: 297512
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 297512
Assoc Charity Name: THE ST JOHN TRUST FOR THE PROMOTION OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Charity Name: CANTERBURY DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2014-02-05T00:00:00
Assoc Organisation Number: 307885
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 307885
Assoc Charity Name: CANTERBURY DIOCESAN BOARD OF EDUCATION

Charity Name: CANTERBURY DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE
Charity Event Order: 3
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2018-10-15T00:00:00
Reason: Ceased to exist
Assoc Organisation Number: 4030003
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1118394
Assoc Charity Name: THE ASSOCIATION OF THE FRIENDS OF ALL SAINTS WOODCHURCH

Charity Name: CANTERBURY DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1966-11-02T00:00:00

Charity Name: CANTERBURY DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE
Charity Event Order: 4
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2021-01-07T00:00:00
Reason: Ceased to exist
Assoc Organisation Number: 5026060
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1148017
Assoc Charity Name: APOLLOS TRUST

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: INCORPORATED ON 29TH DECEMBER 1916
Charitable Objects: TO PROMOTE AND ASSIST THE WORK OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN THE DIOCESE OF CANTERBURY.
Area Of Benefit: DIOCESE OF CANTERBURY

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management