LEEDS DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE
Registered charity 1155876 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Promote the work and purposes of the Church of England in the Diocese of Leeds. The Diocese of Leeds covers the area of West Yorkshire and the Dales and Barnsley in South Yorkshire.
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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that the charity recorded a net deficit on unrestricted funds of £907,000 in 2024, an improvement from the prior year, largely driven by the recognition of a usable pension surplus. The Trustees report that operating deficits are expected to continue but are confident they can be absorbed through managing expenditure, utilizing reserves, and selling surplus property.
Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: £4.1m to £5.5m (held: £5.7m)
“The Reserves Policy sets a target free reserves range of £4.1m to £5.5m. The lower bound is based on an analysis of income sources and their potential vulnerability against budgeted performance — the largest portion of this relating to Parish Share (£2.5m). The upper bound remains based on 3 months budgeted unrestricted expenditure for the following financial year.” — page 10
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grants from Church Commissioners
“The Church Commissioners from which the LDBF receives grants and which acts on behalf of clergy with HM Revenue and Customs. The LDBF pays for clergy stipends through the Church Commissioners.” — page 17
“The Church of England Pensions Board, to which the LDBF pays retirement benefit contributions for stipendiary clergy and employees.” — page 17
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Pension contributions to Church of England Pensions Board
“The Church Commissioners from which the LDBF receives grants and which acts on behalf of clergy with HM Revenue and Customs. The LDBF pays for clergy stipends through the Church Commissioners.” — page 17
“The Church of England Pensions Board, to which the LDBF pays retirement benefit contributions for stipendiary clergy and employees.” — page 17
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Saffery LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Bishop Malcolm Chamberlain — Bishop of Wakefield (source)
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.
Property (HM Land Registry)
703 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (680 freehold); recorded price paid £17.5m. 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)
Cost of raising funds
£197k
Reported reserves equal ~2.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (77% 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: 0.8% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (02/09/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (17/12/2015) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (26/11/2015) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (28/09/2015) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (09/09/2015) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (09/09/2015) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Bradford City · City Of Wakefield · Lancashire · Leeds City · North Yorkshire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is LEEDS DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a net deficit on unrestricted funds of £907,000 in 2024, an improvement from the prior year, largely driven by the recognition of a usable pension surplus. The Trustees report that operating deficits are expected to continue but are confident they can be absorbed through managing expenditure, utilizing reserves, and selling surplus property. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Saffery LLP.
Who funds LEEDS DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name LEEDS DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE as a grant recipient include THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH SOUTH OSSETT.
Known funders
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