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THE LONDON DIOCESAN BOARD FOR SCHOOLS

Registered charity 313000 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income
£7.4m
Latest spending
£6.4m
Registered
1967
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that net assets decreased to £37.9m (2024: £44.1m) following a £7.5m reduction in the property investment portfolio valuation. However, cash balances increased to £12.7m, and unrestricted reserves stood at £1.1m, which is above the stated policy target of £685,000. The trustees and auditors confirm the charity is a going concern with adequate resources to continue operations.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £100,001 and above — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £76k)
“£100,001 and above 1 2”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months’ salary and consultant costs (held: £1.1m)
“For 2024-25 the agreed minimum reserve for LDBS, based on three months’ salary and consultant costs, was £685,000.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Services provided to LDBS LAT 1
“In 2024-2025 LDBS provided services to the LDBS LAT 1 of £169,941” — page 21
“In 2024-2025 LDBS provided services to the LDBS LAT 2 of £25,578” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Services provided to LDBS LAT 2
“In 2024-2025 LDBS provided services to the LDBS LAT 1 of £169,941” — page 21
“In 2024-2025 LDBS provided services to the LDBS LAT 2 of £25,578” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Services provided to Twyford Church of England Academies Trust
“In 2024-2025 LDBS provided services to the LDBS LAT 1 of £169,941” — page 21
“In 2024-2025 LDBS provided services to the LDBS LAT 2 of £25,578” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Services provided to Wren Academies Trust
“In 2024-2025 LDBS provided services to the LDBS LAT 1 of £169,941” — page 21
“In 2024-2025 LDBS provided services to the LDBS LAT 2 of £25,578” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Support from London Diocesan Fund
“In 2024-2025 LDBS provided services to the LDBS LAT 1 of £169,941” — page 21
“In 2024-2025 LDBS provided services to the LDBS LAT 2 of £25,578” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Grow Education Partners Limited
“The Charitable Company owns the entire issued ordinary share capital of £100 of Grow Education Partners Limited, a company registered in England & Wales (Company No:2874636).” — page 42
Per its FY2025 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 31/03/2025)

Total income
£7.4m
Total spending
£6.4m
Cost of raising funds
£1.0m
Reserves (reported)
£1.1m
Employees
28

Reported reserves equal ~2.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Surrey · Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£7.4m£6.4m
31/03/2024£6.4m£6.6m
31/03/2023£19.6m£15.0m
31/03/2022£13.2m£13.3m
31/03/2021£21.0m£21.4m

Common questions

Is THE LONDON DIOCESAN BOARD FOR SCHOOLS financially healthy?

The accounts state that net assets decreased to £37.9m (2024: £44.1m) following a £7.5m reduction in the property investment portfolio valuation. However, cash balances increased to £12.7m, and unrestricted reserves stood at £1.1m, which is above the stated policy target of £685,000. The trustees and auditors confirm the charity is a going concern with adequate resources to continue operations. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by HaysMac LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE LONDON DIOCESAN BOARD FOR SCHOOLS earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £100,001 and above band.

Who funds THE LONDON DIOCESAN BOARD FOR SCHOOLS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE LONDON DIOCESAN BOARD FOR SCHOOLS as a grant recipient include THE LONDON DIOCESAN FUND, THE WHITECHAPEL EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmount
THE LONDON DIOCESAN FUNDFY2025£171k
THE WHITECHAPEL EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONFY2025£250

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