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PLYMOUTH DIOCESAN TRUST

Registered charity 213227 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PLYMOUTH DIOCESE, PLYMOUTH ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESAN TRUSTEES REGISTERED, PRCDTR

Latest income
£7.6m
Latest spending
£11.1m
Registered
1964
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Diocese operated at a net deficit of £3,683,000 for the year ended 31 March 2025, compared to a deficit of £2,751,000 in the previous year. Despite this deficit, the Trustees concluded that there are no material uncertainties regarding the Charity's ability to continue as a going concern, citing sufficient resources to meet liabilities as they fall due. The total net assets stood at £84,125,000, with free reserves calculated at £30,500,000.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 12 months total expenditure (held: £30.5m)
“The Trust’s aim is that this level should be sufficient to cover at least 12 months total expenditure” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by PKF Francis Clark, Torquay.

Leadership, per the charity’s website

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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£7.6m
Total spending
£11.1m
Cost of raising funds
£800k
Reserves (reported)
£30.5m
Employees
128

Reported reserves equal ~33.1 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees

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

Operates in: Bournemouth · Cornwall · Devon · Dorset · Plymouth City · Poole · Torbay

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£7.6m£11.1m
31/03/2024£6.3m£10.1m
31/03/2023£7.0m£16.9m
31/03/2022£7.7m£8.4m
31/03/2021£5.8m£7.1m

Common questions

Is PLYMOUTH DIOCESAN TRUST financially healthy?

The accounts state that the Diocese operated at a net deficit of £3,683,000 for the year ended 31 March 2025, compared to a deficit of £2,751,000 in the previous year. Despite this deficit, the Trustees concluded that there are no material uncertainties regarding the Charity's ability to continue as a going concern, citing sufficient resources to meet liabilities as they fall due. The total net assets stood at £84,125,000, with free reserves calculated at £30,500,000. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by PKF Francis Clark, Torquay.

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CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTON1£25k
THE UNION OF THE SISTERS OF MERCY OF GREAT BRITAIN1£24k
THE PILGRIM TRUST1£20k

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