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OXFORD DIOCESAN BOARD OF EDUCATION

Registered charity 1133586 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity is responsible for promoting and assisting education in the Diocese consistent with the faith and practice of the Church of England;religious education and worship in schools; and the open admissions policy of the Diocese of Oxford. It also exists to advise governors and promote co-operation between those concerned with education in the Diocese.

Causes: Education/training · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£7.2m
Latest spending
£5.7m
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £313k in unrestricted funds for the year ended 31 December 2024, following a significant transfer of funds from DT(O)L. Per the trustees' report, free reserves totalled £1,014k, which the charity considers to provide more than three months of reserves cover, meeting its stated policy target. The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £1.0m)
“At the end of 2024 the Charity’s unrestricted funds excluding fixed assets (or free reserves) totalled £1,014K (2023: £855K), providing more than 3 months reserves cover for current activities, meeting the Charity’s target of holding approximately 3 months’ expenditure in reserves.” — page 10
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: No remuneration was paid to any director during the year for acting as a director or trustee. Two directors were reimbursed for travel, subsistence and incidental costs amounting to £108. One director (Mrs H Crolla) was also employed as a consultant from November 2023 onwards for work relating to headteacher appraisals and received £16,899. This person resigned as a director on 31 August 2024.
“No remuneration has been paid to any director during the year for acting as a director or trustee (2023: none). Two directors were reimbursed for travel, subsistence and incidental costs amounting to £108 (2023: 5 directors were reimbursed £392). One director (Mrs H Crolla) was also employed as a consultant from November 2023 onwards for work relating to headteacher appraisals and received £16,899 (2023: £3,000). This person resigned as a director on 31 August 2024.” — page 36
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: ODBF supplied an annual grant to ODBE of £341K in 2024.
“ODBF is a related charity, which provided an annual grant to ODBE of £341K in 2024 (2023: £325K).” — page 48
“Service charges from ODBE to ODST for project management, buildings consultancy, schools advisory, officer and premises support during 2024 totalled £259K (2023: £269K).”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: ODST paid service charges to ODBE totaling £259K in 2024 for project management, buildings consultancy, schools advisory, officer and premises support.
“ODBF is a related charity, which provided an annual grant to ODBE of £341K in 2024 (2023: £325K).” — page 48
“Service charges from ODBE to ODST for project management, buildings consultancy, schools advisory, officer and premises support during 2024 totalled £259K (2023: £269K).”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: ODBE received grants totaling £21K from Bayne Benefaction in 2024.
“ODBF is a related charity, which provided an annual grant to ODBE of £341K in 2024 (2023: £325K).” — page 48
“Service charges from ODBE to ODST for project management, buildings consultancy, schools advisory, officer and premises support during 2024 totalled £259K (2023: £269K).”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: ODST provided admin support services to ODBE totaling £1K in 2024.
“ODBF is a related charity, which provided an annual grant to ODBE of £341K in 2024 (2023: £325K).” — page 48
“Service charges from ODBE to ODST for project management, buildings consultancy, schools advisory, officer and premises support during 2024 totalled £259K (2023: £269K).”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

131 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (128 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£17.5m
Total spending
£5.7m
Reserves (reported)
£1.2m
Employees
18

Reported reserves equal ~2.5 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bracknell Forest · Buckinghamshire · Milton Keynes · Oxfordshire · Reading · Slough · West Berkshire · Windsor And Maidenhead · Wokingham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£7.2m£5.7m
31/12/2023£5.0m£6.3m
31/12/2022£6.0m£5.0m
31/12/2021£5.0m£5.1m
31/12/2020£5.4m£4.1m

Common questions

Is OXFORD DIOCESAN BOARD OF EDUCATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £313k in unrestricted funds for the year ended 31 December 2024, following a significant transfer of funds from DT(O)L. Per the trustees' report, free reserves totalled £1,014k, which the charity considers to provide more than three months of reserves cover, meeting its stated policy target. The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government01/04/2020£3.7mSchool Condition Allocation - Voluntary Aided Sector Recipients
UK government01/04/2020£490kDevolved Formula Capital - Local Authority & Voluntary Aided Sector Recipients
UK government01/04/2020£23kFull Fibre Broadband

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE DERBY DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE LIMITED1£1.3m
THE SOUTH LONDON CHURCH FUND AND SOUTHWARK DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE1£1.1m
THE SALISBURY DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE1£337k
THE COVENTRY DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE LTD1£328k
SARUM ST MICHAEL EDUCATIONAL CHARITY1£272k
THE CHRISTOPHER LAING FOUNDATION1£24k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with DERBY DIOCESAN BOARD OF EDUCATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
OXFORD DIOCESAN BOARD OF EDUCATION£7.2m——above—no doubt
DERBY DIOCESAN BOARD OF EDUCATION FY2024£445k——unclear—no doubt
THE OXFORD DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE FY2024£28.0m——unclear—no doubt
COVENTRY DIOCESAN BOARD OF EDUCATION FY2025£491k—0within—no doubt
THE SOUTHWARK DIOCESAN BOARD OF EDUCATION (INCORPORATED) FY2024£8.4m——below—no doubt
THE SALISBURY DIOCESAN BOARD OF EDUCATION FY2025£2.0m——above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.