COVENTRY DIOCESAN BOARD OF EDUCATION
Registered charity 1091145 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE COVENTRY DIOCESAN BOARD OF EDUCATION LIMITED
The Charitable Company operating under the Diocesan Board of Education measures provides services to Church of England Schools and Academies within the Diocese of Coventry.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £388,000 for the year ended 31 December 2025, a significant deterioration from the previous year's surplus. Despite this deficit, the trustees confirm that free reserves of £547,000 remain within the stated policy range of three to twelve months' expenditure, and the auditors found no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three and twelve months’ worth of the year’s total resources expended (held: £547k)
“The policy is therefore for General Fund reserves not held in fixed assets to be within a wide range of between three and twelve months’ worth of the year’s total resources expended.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Coventry Diocesan Board of Finance Ltd provided the DBE with grants of £177,000 (2024: £169,000) in the year towards the costs of the DBE’s statutory obligations and charitable activities.
“Coventry Diocesan Board of Finance Ltd provided the DBE with grants of £177,000 (2024: £169,000) in the year towards the costs of the DBE’s statutory obligations and charitable activities.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Pension scheme deficit: £4.8m
“For the Pension Builder Classic section, the valuation revealed a deficit of £4.8m on the ongoing assumptions used.” — page 36
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Property (HM Land Registry)
42 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (42 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2023)
Cost of raising funds
£38k
Reported reserves equal ~11.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (50% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 6.1% of total income — above the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Coventry City · Solihull · Warwickshire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is COVENTRY DIOCESAN BOARD OF EDUCATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £388,000 for the year ended 31 December 2025, a significant deterioration from the previous year's surplus. Despite this deficit, the trustees confirm that free reserves of £547,000 remain within the stated policy range of three to twelve months' expenditure, and the auditors found no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.
Who funds COVENTRY DIOCESAN BOARD OF EDUCATION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name COVENTRY DIOCESAN BOARD OF EDUCATION as a grant recipient include THE COVENTRY DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE LTD.
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