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CLIFTON DIOCESE

Registered charity 1170168 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF CLIFTON · listed website unreachable when last crawled

Latest income
£15.0m
Latest spending
£13.7m
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that free reserves increased to £26,049,000, representing 27 months of recurring unrestricted expenditure, which exceeds the Trustees' policy target of at least 24 months. The charity reported an overall surplus for the year and the auditors confirmed no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £90,001 - £100,000 — below the median for charities its size (£125k)
“One employee had emoluments, excluding pension contributions, within the band £90,000 - £100,000” — page 42
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: 24 months' recurring unrestricted expenditure (held: £26.0m)
“the Trustees consider that the Charitable Company should maintain free reserves of at least 24 months’ recurring unrestricted expenditure.” — page 25
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by HaysMac LLP.

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

Total income
£15.0m
Total spending
£13.7m
Reserves (reported)
£26.0m
Employees
144

Reported reserves equal ~22.8 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Bath And North East Somerset · Bristol City · Gloucestershire · North Somerset · Somerset · South Gloucestershire · Swindon · Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£15.0m£13.7m
31/12/2023£11.3m£13.4m
31/12/2022£12.0m£10.5m
31/12/2021£14.4m£9.7m
31/12/2020£7.6m£8.8m

Common questions

Is CLIFTON DIOCESE financially healthy?

The accounts state that free reserves increased to £26,049,000, representing 27 months of recurring unrestricted expenditure, which exceeds the Trustees' policy target of at least 24 months. The charity reported an overall surplus for the year and the auditors confirmed no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by HaysMac LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of CLIFTON DIOCESE earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £90,001 - £100,000 band.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund13/06/2018£36k"St Gregory the Great, Internal Renovation Project: Completing the Good Work"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund22/03/2007£49k"John Compton Pipe Organ Restoration"

Funders of similar charities

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FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
SISTERS OF MERCY SUNDERLAND1£55k
CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTON1£25k
THE PILGRIM TRUST1£20k
CATHOLIC TRUST FOR ENGLAND AND WALES1£5k

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