THE OVERSEAS BISHOPRICS' FUND

Registered charity 245334 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The object of the Fund shall be the advancement of the Christian religion by the provision of support for the establishment and maintenance of bishoprics within or closely associated with the Anglican Communion in any area of the world outside the United Kingdom.

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Latest income

£526k

Latest spending

£462k

Registered

1965

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total net assets decreased to £17,501,920 from £18,148,673 in the prior year, driven by investment revaluation losses. The charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £133,448, which the trustees confirm are above their stated policy target of £37,856. The trustees and auditors both confirm the charity is operating on a going concern basis with sufficient liquidity to meet commitments.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income

£526k

Total spending

£462k

Reserves (reported)

£133k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~3.5 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (100% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Bishop Anthony Poggo
Colin Graham BIRD · trustee of 8 other charities
Dr Liyanaarachchige Sanjeevani Ranjana Perera
Edward Graham Mellish Chaplin
Fiona Janice Proud
Rev Davidson Samuel Solanki
Rev Mark Oxbrow · trustee of 2 other charities
Rev Rana Khan · trustee of 6 other charities
Rt Revd Dr Gulnar Eleanor Francis-Dehqani · trustee of 2 other charities
STEPHEN SLACK CBE · trustee of 2 other charities
Sarah Louise Newnham

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£526k	£462k
31/12/2024	£514k	£377k
31/12/2023	£499k	£436k
31/12/2022	£473k	£447k
31/12/2021	£457k	£644k

Common questions

Is THE OVERSEAS BISHOPRICS' FUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total net assets decreased to £17,501,920 from £18,148,673 in the prior year, driven by investment revaluation losses. The charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £133,448, which the trustees confirm are above their stated policy target of £37,856. The trustees and auditors both confirm the charity is operating on a going concern basis with sufficient liquidity to meet commitments. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE ARMY ROMAN CATHOLIC TRUST	1	£217k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST THOMAS, OAKWOOD	1	£108k
CHRIST CHURCH CENTRAL LEEDS	1	£10k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF DAGENHAM	1	£4k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, CLARENDON PARK, LEICESTER	1	£3k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN, HENSINGHAM	1	£2k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF FULWOOD CHRIST CHURCH, SHEFFIELD	1	£2k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST CATHERINE'S, WAKEFIELD	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ANGLICAN MISSION IN ENGLAND.

ANGLICAN MISSION IN ENGLAND income £234k
THE BISHOP'S DEVELOPMENT FUND income £104k
ST AUGUSTINE'S FOUNDATION income £306k
THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY'S CHARITABLE FOUNDATION income £202k
THE OXFORD DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE income £28.0m
THE BISHOP RADFORD TRUST income £621k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE OVERSEAS BISHOPRICS' FUND	£526k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ANGLICAN MISSION IN ENGLAND FY2025	£234k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE BISHOP'S DEVELOPMENT FUND FY2025	£104k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ST AUGUSTINE'S FOUNDATION FY2025	£306k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY'S CHARITABLE FOUNDATION FY2024	£202k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE OXFORD DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE FY2024	£28.0m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.