BISHOP PHILPOTTS' AND DEAN BOYD'S CHURCH ENDOWMENT FUNDS

Registered charity 203480 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BISHOP PHILPOTT'S AND DEAN BOYD'S CHURCH ENDOWMENT FUNDS, DEAN BOYD'S CHARITY

Relief of clergy and their dependants in particular need.

Objects

IN AUGMENTATION OF ANY BENEFICE UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF THE DEAN AND CHAPTER OF THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF TRURO AND SUBJECT THERETO IN AUGMENTATION OF ANY BENEFICE IN THE DIOCESE OF EXETER

Area of benefit: DIOCESE OF EXETER AND TRURO

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income
£25k
Latest spending
£33k
Registered
1962
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of £7,297 for the year ended 5 April 2025, with total expenditure exceeding income. However, the charity held £46,465 in free reserves at year end, which the trustees note equates to 22 months of reserves, well above their stated policy target of 6-12 months.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Dividends (98% of income)
“The Charity received £25,415 income in the financial period, principally as dividend income from invested shares.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: between 6-12 months of annual income (held: £46k)
“The Trustees believe it appropriate to hold between 6-12 months of annual income as reserves.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cornwall · Devon

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£25k£33k
05/04/2024£25k£30k
05/04/2023£25k£30k
05/04/2022£24k£8k
05/04/2021£23k£4k

Common questions

Is BISHOP PHILPOTTS' AND DEAN BOYD'S CHURCH ENDOWMENT FUNDS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of £7,297 for the year ended 5 April 2025, with total expenditure exceeding income. However, the charity held £46,465 in free reserves at year end, which the trustees note equates to 22 months of reserves, well above their stated policy target of 6-12 months. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.