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THE SALISBURY DIOCESAN BOARD OF EDUCATION

Registered charity 1059195 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SALISBURY DIOCESAN BOARD OF EDUCATION

Latest income
£2.0m
Latest spending
£2.3m
Registered
1996
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an underlying operating surplus of £23k for the year ended 31 March 2025, following a deficit in the prior year, with a plan to achieve a recurrent underlying operating breakeven position by 2028. Per the trustees' report, total reserves decreased by £561k to £9,468k, primarily due to investment losses and SCA capital reserve movements, but unrestricted and restricted income funds remain sufficient to fund the identified financial gap.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months budgeted expenditure (held: £1.4m)
“the Board’s policy is to hold a balance of readily realisable assets in free income funds equivalent to 3 months budgeted expenditure for the year.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: SDBF charged SDBE for building services
“SDBE and its charity subsidiary were charged by SDBF £38,927 (2024: £157,721) in respect of building services provided.” — page 46
“SDBF has granted aid to SDBE for its educational work in the Diocese. During the year £310,995 (2024: £290,239) was paid to the SDBE in respect of grants.” — page 46
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: SDBF granted aid to SDBE
“SDBE and its charity subsidiary were charged by SDBF £38,927 (2024: £157,721) in respect of building services provided.” — page 46
“SDBF has granted aid to SDBE for its educational work in the Diocese. During the year £310,995 (2024: £290,239) was paid to the SDBE in respect of grants.” — page 46
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Mappowder Trust received from charity
“SDBE and its charity subsidiary were charged by SDBF £38,927 (2024: £157,721) in respect of building services provided.” — page 46
“SDBF has granted aid to SDBE for its educational work in the Diocese. During the year £310,995 (2024: £290,239) was paid to the SDBE in respect of grants.” — page 46
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: DSAT paid for office accommodation
“SDBE and its charity subsidiary were charged by SDBF £38,927 (2024: £157,721) in respect of building services provided.” — page 46
“SDBF has granted aid to SDBE for its educational work in the Diocese. During the year £310,995 (2024: £290,239) was paid to the SDBE in respect of grants.” — page 46
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Initio Learning Trust paid for training
“SDBE and its charity subsidiary were charged by SDBF £38,927 (2024: £157,721) in respect of building services provided.” — page 46
“SDBF has granted aid to SDBE for its educational work in the Diocese. During the year £310,995 (2024: £290,239) was paid to the SDBE in respect of grants.” — page 46
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: SALED Limited
“SALED Limited is the wholly owned trading subsidiary of the Salisbury Diocesan Board of Education” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Moore (South) LLP.

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£2.0m
Total spending
£2.3m
Cost of raising funds
£230k
Reserves (reported)
£1.3m
Employees
13

Reported reserves equal ~6.8 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Dorset · Hampshire · Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£2.0m£2.3m
31/03/2024£2.7m£2.1m
31/03/2023£2.8m£2.7m
31/03/2022£3.1m£3.4m
31/03/2021£3.5m£3.3m

Common questions

Is THE SALISBURY DIOCESAN BOARD OF EDUCATION financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported an underlying operating surplus of £23k for the year ended 31 March 2025, following a deficit in the prior year, with a plan to achieve a recurrent underlying operating breakeven position by 2028. Per the trustees' report, total reserves decreased by £561k to £9,468k, primarily due to investment losses and SCA capital reserve movements, but unrestricted and restricted income funds remain sufficient to fund the identified financial gap. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Moore (South) LLP.

Who funds THE SALISBURY DIOCESAN BOARD OF EDUCATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE SALISBURY DIOCESAN BOARD OF EDUCATION as a grant recipient include THE SALISBURY DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE, SARUM ST MICHAEL EDUCATIONAL CHARITY.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmount
THE SALISBURY DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCEFY2024£337k
SARUM ST MICHAEL EDUCATIONAL CHARITYFY2025£68k
SARUM ST MICHAEL EDUCATIONAL CHARITYFY2023£68k

Funders of similar charities

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THE DERBY DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE LIMITED1£796k
THE PALOMA FOUNDATION1£300k
THE LONDON DIOCESAN FUND1£171k
THE CROSS TRUST1£50k
THE WHITECHAPEL EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION1£250

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