THE SOUTHWARK DIOCESAN BOARD OF EDUCATION (INCORPORATED)
Registered charity 313001 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SDBE, SOUTHWARK DIOCESAN BOARD OF EDUCATION
Primary function is to develop Church of England Education. Services are provided in the form of 1: Advice and Guidance to Teachers, Governors, Trustees and Chaplains. 2: Training and Development for School Staff and Governors 3: Project Manangement and support for the development of School Buildings and Facilities and 4: Support for the provision and development of Education Chaplaincy.
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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that total income for the year was £8,393,499, with operational income exceeding operational expenditure by a surplus of £257,913. However, the charity reported a net decrease in total funds of £2,120,456, driven largely by a decrease in restricted funds and a significant unrealised loss on investment properties. The trustees note that the current level of free reserves is below the stated policy target, though they remain confident in the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: VASCA and other income (63% of income)
“VASCA and other income: £5,299,666 — 63%” — page 21
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £3.1m; policy: £4.1m (including £2m in cash))
“The current level of reserves is below the target figure” — page 21
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Southwark Diocesan Education Services Limited
“The charity owns the whole of the issued share capital of Southwark Diocesan Education Services Limited.” — page 36
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
SOUTHWARK DIOCESAN EDUCATION SERVICES LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
- Turnover: £582k
- Profit before tax: £335k
- Donated/gift-aided to the charity: £335k
“During the year to 31 December 2025 the amount payable under the Gift Aid scheme was £334,947 (2024 — £427,853).”
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Roz Cordner — Diocesan Director of Education (source)
- Pia Longman — Assistant Director of Education (source)
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.
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- GNANADOSS, Vasantha — director, appointed 09/01/2026on trustee list
- ADELOYE, Anthony, Dr — director, appointed 01/01/2025on trustee list
- BACZYK-BELL, Charles John Mackinnon, The Rev Dr — director, appointed 01/01/2025not on trustee list
- VERTANNES, Benjamin Stephen, The Rev Dr — director, appointed 01/01/2025on trustee list
- CHAPMAN, Ruth Elizabeth, Rev — director, appointed 01/01/2025on trustee list
- ESHUN, Daniel Justice, The Rev Dr — director, appointed 01/01/2025on trustee list
- SOSSICK, Matthew — director, appointed 01/01/2025on trustee list
- HARTLEY, Michael Robert — director, appointed 01/01/2025on trustee list
- HARRINGTON, Melanie Louise, The Rev Dr — director, appointed 01/01/2025not on trustee list
- POYTON, Helen Mary — director, appointed 06/07/2023on trustee list
- PAYNE, Cheryl Mary — director, appointed 06/07/2023on trustee list
- GATES, Simon Philip, The Venerable — director, appointed 14/12/2022on trustee list
- WOLSTENHOLME, Irene Joy — director, appointed 01/01/2022not on trustee list
- WINTER, Miles Alexander — director, appointed 01/01/2022on trustee list
- MALLETT, Marlene Rosemary, The Rt Reverend Dr — director, appointed 21/05/2021not on trustee list
- VAN DEN HOF, Ariadne Rolanda, The Revd — director, appointed 15/04/2019not on trustee list
- STIBE HICKSON, Katharina Magdalene Helen, Dr — director, appointed 01/01/2014not on trustee list
- BRECKNELL, Martin — director, appointed 01/01/2001on trustee list
- CORDNER, Rosalind Margaret — secretary, appointed 01/05/2021
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
146 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (142 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)
Cost of raising funds
£426k
Reported reserves equal ~3.8 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (66% 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: 5.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout London
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE SOUTHWARK DIOCESAN BOARD OF EDUCATION (INCORPORATED) financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total income for the year was £8,393,499, with operational income exceeding operational expenditure by a surplus of £257,913. However, the charity reported a net decrease in total funds of £2,120,456, driven largely by a decrease in restricted funds and a significant unrealised loss on investment properties. The trustees note that the current level of free reserves is below the stated policy target, though they remain confident in the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP.
Who funds THE SOUTHWARK DIOCESAN BOARD OF EDUCATION (INCORPORATED)?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE SOUTHWARK DIOCESAN BOARD OF EDUCATION (INCORPORATED) as a grant recipient include THE SOUTH LONDON CHURCH FUND AND SOUTHWARK DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE.
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