THE ARCHBISHOPS' COUNCIL
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total incoming resources were £232.6m with charitable expenditure of £232.2m, resulting in a net income of £3.9m. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £3.6m, which the trustees consider adequate despite being below the stated policy target of one to three months' expenditure.
What the accounts disclose
“£210,001 to £220,000 1 - - -” — page 76
“During 2025 the Council made 12 Report of a Serious Incident (RSI) reports to the Charity Commission and filed 10 updates on such reports, a figure which includes responses to questions raised by the Commission on a previously submitted RSI.”
Year-over-year changes
- Top pay band moved from £200,001 - £210,000 (FY2024) to £210,001 - £220,000 (FY2025).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- William Nye — Secretary-General
- Simon Gallagher — Administrative Secretary / Director: Central Secretariat
- Debbie Clinton — Director: Vision & Strategy
- Emily Gee — Director: Cathedral & Church Buildings
- Alexander Kubeyinje — Director: National Safeguarding Team
- Helen Fraser — Director: Living in Love and Faith
- Guy Hewitt — Director: Racial Justice Unit
- Alexander McGregor — Director: Legal Office
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)
Trustees
- Alan Nigel Smith
- CHRISTOPHER GILL
- Canon Alison Coulter
- Canon Dr JAMES HERBERT HARRISON
- Canon MARK SHEARD
- Carl David Hughes
- Dr Rachel Margaret Elizabeth Jepson
- Joseph Diwakar
- Julie Marie Jones
- Most Revd and Rt Hon Stephen Geoffrey Cottrell
- PETER LAWRENCE DOYLE
- Rev William Francis Harwood
- Revd Canon Kate Wharton
- THE RT REVD DR MARK SIMON AUSTIN TANNER
- The Most Revd Dame Sarah Elisabeth Mullally
- The Rt Revd Deborah Mary Sellin
- The Venerable Dr Miranda Threlfall-Holmes
- The Venerable Luke Jonathan Miller
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £234.9m | £232.2m |
| 31/12/2024 | £235.6m | £229.4m |
| 31/12/2023 | £186.0m | £182.4m |
| 31/12/2022 | £153.2m | £152.5m |
| 31/12/2021 | £128.1m | £128.7m |
Common questions
Is THE ARCHBISHOPS' COUNCIL financially healthy?
The accounts state that total incoming resources were £232.6m with charitable expenditure of £232.2m, resulting in a net income of £3.9m. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £3.6m, which the trustees consider adequate despite being below the stated policy target of one to three months' expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.
What does the highest-paid employee of THE ARCHBISHOPS' COUNCIL earn?
Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £210,001 - £220,000 band.
Who funds THE ARCHBISHOPS' COUNCIL?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE ARCHBISHOPS' COUNCIL as a grant recipient include THE SOUTH LONDON CHURCH FUND AND SOUTHWARK DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE, THE CHELMSFORD DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE, THE SALISBURY DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE, THE BLACKBURN DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE LIMITED, THE ELY DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE.
Shared trustees with funders
- The Most Revd Dame Sarah Elisabeth Mullally — trustee here and at CANTERBURY DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| THE SOUTH LONDON CHURCH FUND AND SOUTHWARK DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE | FY2024 | £1.8m |
| THE SOUTH LONDON CHURCH FUND AND SOUTHWARK DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE | FY2021 | £1.7m |
| THE CHELMSFORD DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE | FY2025 | £1.4m |
| THE SALISBURY DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE | FY2024 | £1.0m |
| THE BLACKBURN DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE LIMITED | FY2023 | £664k |
| THE ELY DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE | FY2021 | £609k |
| CANTERBURY DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE | FY2024 | £519k |
| THE PILGRIM TRUST | FY2022 | £455k |
| SOUTHWELL AND NOTTINGHAM DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE | FY2023 | £449k |
| SOUTHWELL AND NOTTINGHAM DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE | FY2024 | £447k |
| THE LEICESTER DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE | FY2024 | £446k |
| THE LEICESTER DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE | FY2025 | £438k |
| THE NEWCASTLE DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE | FY2023 | £419k |
| THE BIRMINGHAM DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE | FY2023 | £365k |
| THE LEICESTER DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE | FY2022 | £364k |
| THE BLACKBURN DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE LIMITED | FY2021 | £302k |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 04/07/2024 | £4.7m | "#PW ChurchCare Conservation Grants Programme" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 04/11/2015 | £10k | "Church Heritage Record - The Canon Clarke Collection" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 14/07/2006 | £50k | "Making Our Mark: Redemption, Restoration and Resurrection in 2007" |
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