THE CHICHESTER DIOCESAN FUND AND BOARD OF FINANCE (INCORPORATED)

Registered charity 243134 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income
£22.1m
Latest spending
£21.1m
Registered
1965
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a deficit of £454k on its general funds before asset revaluations, though this was better than the budgeted deficit of £1.5m. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £5.0m are currently within the stated policy target range of £3.0m to £6.0m, but the charity is budgeting deficits for future years which may reduce reserves to the lower bound of the policy within the next two years.

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Mother Agnes Trust grant
During 2024 the Mother Agnes Trust made a grant of £270,000 to Chichester DBF towards theological education.
The CDBF pays for clergy stipends through the Church Commissioners
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Clergy stipends via Church Commissioners
During 2024 the Mother Agnes Trust made a grant of £270,000 to Chichester DBF towards theological education.
The CDBF pays for clergy stipends through the Church Commissioners
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Pension contributions to CEBPS
During 2024 the Mother Agnes Trust made a grant of £270,000 to Chichester DBF towards theological education.
The CDBF pays for clergy stipends through the Church Commissioners
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grants to Parochial Church Councils
During 2024 the Mother Agnes Trust made a grant of £270,000 to Chichester DBF towards theological education.
The CDBF pays for clergy stipends through the Church Commissioners
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grant to Chichester Diocesan Association for Family Support Work
During 2024 the Mother Agnes Trust made a grant of £270,000 to Chichester DBF towards theological education.
The CDBF pays for clergy stipends through the Church Commissioners
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by HaysMac LLP.

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 31/12/2024)

Total income
£22.1m
Total spending
£21.1m
Cost of raising funds
£149k
Reserves (reported)
£5.0m
Employees
63

Reported reserves equal ~2.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

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Trustees

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

Operates in: Brighton And Hove · East Sussex · West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£22.1m£21.1m
31/12/2023£21.3m£22.1m
31/12/2022£19.7m£19.1m
31/12/2021£17.9m£17.9m
31/12/2020£17.8m£17.7m

Common questions

Is THE CHICHESTER DIOCESAN FUND AND BOARD OF FINANCE (INCORPORATED) financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity recorded a deficit of £454k on its general funds before asset revaluations, though this was better than the budgeted deficit of £1.5m. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £5.0m are currently within the stated policy target range of £3.0m to £6.0m, but the charity is budgeting deficits for future years which may reduce reserves to the lower bound of the policy within the next two years. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by HaysMac LLP.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund22/10/2001£33k"Priest's House Denton - Repairs"

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