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MANCHESTER DIOCESAN BOARD OF EDUCATION

Registered charity 530002 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MANCHESTER DIOCESAN COUNCIL FOR EDUCATION

The principal activity of the Board is to promote the quality of education generally throughout the Diocese of Manchester and in particular through its aided and controlled schools, or otherwise benefit those schools, and to provide as necessary for the maintenance, improvement and extension of aided school buildings.

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Latest income
£804k
Latest spending
£702k
Registered
1966
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £775,400, which the trustees consider appropriate as they equate to just under twelve months of expenditure against a policy target of three months. The filing confirms the charity is prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified by the auditors.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“There was 1 employee with total emoluments above £60,000 in 2024 (2023: 1 employee).” — page 44
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months’ revenue commitment (held: £775k)
“The MDBE has a policy to maintain at least three months’ revenue commitment as a working reserve.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: DBE Services Ltd
“During the year Manchester Diocesan Board of Education received donations totalling £25,233 (2023: £97,714). The Right Reverend Mark Davies served as a Director at DBE Services Limited during 2024.” — page 46
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by HaysMac LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

DBE SERVICES LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Turnover: £3.2m
  • Profit before tax: £345k
  • Donated/gift-aided to the charity: £301k
  • Amounts due from related party shareholders (Chester Diocesan Board of Education £5,243 and Manchester Diocesan Board of Education £3,086).
“Gift aid distribution made in the year from the profit was £301,252 (2024: £68,885) which was paid to the charities who own the share capital.”

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.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

213 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (196 freehold); recorded price paid £300k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£804k
Total spending
£702k
Reserves (reported)
£7.6m
Employees
10

Reported reserves equal ~129.2 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (40% 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

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

Operates in: Cheshire East · Cheshire West & Chester · Lancashire · Manchester City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£804k£702k
31/12/2023£785k£693k
31/12/2022£810k£823k
31/12/2021£1.1m£693k
31/12/2020£671k£703k

Common questions

Is MANCHESTER DIOCESAN BOARD OF EDUCATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £775,400, which the trustees consider appropriate as they equate to just under twelve months of expenditure against a policy target of three months. The filing confirms the charity is prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified by the auditors. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by HaysMac 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE DERBY DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE LIMITED1£1.3m
THE MANCHESTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS GENERAL CHARITABLE TRUST1£1.2m
THE SOUTH LONDON CHURCH FUND AND SOUTHWARK DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE1£1.1m
THE SALISBURY DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE1£337k
SARUM ST MICHAEL EDUCATIONAL CHARITY1£272k
THE JOHN SLATER FOUNDATION1£30k
THE PETER KERSHAW TRUST1£24k
BCH TRUST1£0

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MANCHESTER DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MANCHESTER DIOCESAN BOARD OF EDUCATION£804k—1above—no doubt
MANCHESTER DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE FY2024£14.5m——unclear—no doubt
DERBY DIOCESAN BOARD OF EDUCATION FY2024£445k——unclear—no doubt
MANCHESTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS FY2025£13.5m——unclear—no doubt
OXFORD DIOCESAN BOARD OF EDUCATION FY2024£7.2m——above—no doubt
MANCHESTER JUNIOR GIRLS SCHOOL FY2025£1.3m—0unclear—noted

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