THE LEICESTER DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE — grant history
Latest income
£10.0m
Grants listed (FY2025)
14
Listed grants total
£1.3m
Accounts grants total
£1.2m
listed grants reconcile with the accounts totalextracted from its FY2025 accounts
Application guidance — from the funder’s own website
- How to apply: The Minor Repairs & Improvements Fund page states that 'all available funding within the Minor Repairs & Improvements Fund has now been fully allocated' and 'We do not expect any further panel meetings.'
What this funder supports
Causes funded
Where grantees operate
- Leicestershire
- Isle Of Man
- Leicester City
- Throughout England
- Throughout England And Wales
What changed: FY2024 → FY2025
| Change | Grantee | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| new | Parish improvement grants | — | £109k |
| new | Archdeacon and retired clergy fund grants | — | £52k |
| up | THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST MARTIN, LEICESTER | £40k | £150k |
| up | University Chaplaincies | £42k | £125k |
| up | ST PHILIP'S CENTRE | £7k | £100k |
| up | Resettlement and first appointment grants | £5k | £55k |
| down | Strategic Development Fund grants | £92k | £38k |
| down | Growth fund grants | £121k | £14k |
| down | Reader and Clergy training grants | £17k | £5k |
| down | International Links | £9k | £3k |
| not listed | Retired clergy fund grants | £238k | — |
| not listed | Parish church grants | £85k | — |
| not listed | Capital fund grants | £53k | — |
| not listed | Citizens UK grant | £22k | — |
| not listed | Maintenance grants to Ordinands | £11k | — |
| not listed | Other grants | £11k | — |
| not listed | St Peter’s Church grant for Premises Officer | £10k | — |
| not listed | Archdeacons’ fund grants | £10k | — |
Grants made, per its accounts filings
| Recipient | Year | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archbishops' Council | FY2025 | £438k | Contributions to Archbishops' Council / National Church Responsibilities |
| Leicester Diocesan Board of Education | FY2025 | £150k | Support for education / Staff costs |
| Leicester Cathedral | FY2025 | £150k | Leicester Cathedral grant / Revealed build project |
| University Chaplaincies | FY2025 | £125k | University Chaplaincies |
| Parish improvement grants | FY2025 | £109k | Parish improvement grants |
| St Philip’s Centre | FY2025 | £100k | St Philip’s Centre |
| Resettlement and first appointment grants | FY2025 | £55k | Resettlement and first appointment grants |
| Archdeacon and retired clergy fund grants | FY2025 | £52k | Archdeacon and retired clergy fund grants |
| Strategic Development Fund grants | FY2025 | £38k | Strategic Development Fund grants |
| Ordinand training grants | FY2025 | £24k | Ordinand training grants |
| Ecumenical support (Churches Together) | FY2025 | £18k | Ecumenical support (Churches Together) |
| Growth fund grants | FY2025 | £14k | Growth fund grants |
| Reader and Clergy training grants | FY2025 | £5k | Reader and Clergy training grants |
| International Links | FY2025 | £3k | International Links |
| Archbishops' Council | FY2024 | £446k | Contributions to Archbishops' Council (Training for Ministry, National Church Responsibilities, Retired clergy housing costs) |
| Retired clergy fund grants | FY2024 | £238k | Retired clergy fund grants |
| Growth fund grants | FY2024 | £121k | Growth fund grants |
| Leicester Diocesan Board of Education | FY2024 | £102k | Diocesan Board of Education support grants |
| Strategic Development Fund grants | FY2024 | £92k | Strategic Development Fund grants |
| Parish church grants | FY2024 | £85k | Parish church grants |
| Capital fund grants | FY2024 | £53k | Capital fund grants |
| University Chaplaincies | FY2024 | £42k | University Chaplaincies |
| Leicester Cathedral | FY2024 | £40k | Leicester Cathedral (from restricted/endowment) |
| Citizens UK grant | FY2024 | £22k | Citizens UK grant |
| Ordinand training grants | FY2024 | £21k | Ordinand training grants |
| Leicester Cathedral | FY2024 | £21k | Leicester Cathedral grants |
| Ecumenical support (Churches Together) | FY2024 | £17k | Ecumenical support (Churches Together) |
| Reader and Clergy training grants | FY2024 | £17k | Reader and Clergy training grants |
| Maintenance grants to Ordinands | FY2024 | £11k | Maintenance grants to Ordinands |
| Other grants | FY2024 | £11k | Other grants |
| St Peter’s Church grant for Premises Officer | FY2024 | £10k | St Peter’s Church grant for Premises Officer |
| Archdeacons’ fund grants | FY2024 | £10k | Archdeacons’ fund grants |
| International Links | FY2024 | £9k | International Links |
| St Philip’s Centre | FY2024 | £7k | St Philip’s Centre |
| JD Player interest | FY2024 | £6k | JD Player interest |
| Resettlement and first appointment grants | FY2024 | £5k | Resettlement and first appointment grants |
| Strategic Development Fund grants | FY2023 | £500k | Strategic Development Fund grants |
| Archbishops’ Council | FY2023 | £448k | Contributions to Archbishops’ Council |
| Leicester Diocesan Board of Education | FY2023 | £134k | Diocesan Board of Education support grants |
| University Chaplaincies | FY2023 | £117k | University Chaplaincies |
| Leicester Cathedral | FY2023 | £111k | Leicester Cathedral (from restricted/endowment) |
| Maintenance grants to Ordinands | FY2023 | £88k | Maintenance grants to Ordinands |
| Resettlement and first appointment grants | FY2023 | £58k | Resettlement and first appointment grants |
| Growth fund grants | FY2023 | £55k | Growth fund grants |
| St Philip’s Centre | FY2023 | £51k | St Philip’s Centre |
| Ordinand training grants | FY2023 | £37k | Ordinand training grants |
| Leicester Cathedral | FY2023 | £25k | Leicester Cathedral |
| St Peter’s Church grant for Premises Officer | FY2023 | £13k | St Peter’s Church grant for Premises Officer |
| Community Link grants | FY2023 | £11k | Community Link grants |
| Retired clergy fund grants | FY2023 | £10k | Retired clergy fund grants |
| Ecumenical support (Churches Together) | FY2023 | £9k | Ecumenical support (Churches Together) |
| Reader and Clergy training grants | FY2023 | £7k | Reader and Clergy training grants |
| JD Player interest | FY2023 | £6k | JD Player interest |
| Capital fund grants | FY2023 | £6k | Capital fund grants |
| Archdeacons’ fund grants | FY2023 | £5k | Archdeacons’ fund grants |
| International Links | FY2023 | £1k | International Links |
| Archbishops’ Council | FY2022 | £364k | Contributions to Archbishops’ Council |
| Ordinands | FY2022 | £151k | Ordinand training grants |
| Leicester Diocesan Board of Education | FY2022 | £140k | Diocesan Board of Education support grants |
| University Chaplaincies | FY2022 | £109k | University Chaplaincies |
| Ordinands | FY2022 | £107k | Maintenance grants to Ordinands |
| St Philip’s Centre | FY2022 | £88k | St Philip’s Centre |
| Growth Fund | FY2022 | £65k | Growth fund grants |
| International Links | FY2022 | £51k | International Links |
| Leicester Cathedral | FY2022 | £27k | Leicester Cathedral |
| Capital Fund | FY2022 | £25k | Capital fund grants |
| Churches Together | FY2022 | £25k | Ecumenical support (Churches Together) |
| St Peter’s Church | FY2022 | £19k | St Peter’s Church grant for Premises Officer |
| Community Link grants | FY2022 | £12k | Community Link grants |
| Reader and Clergy training grants | FY2022 | £10k | Reader and Clergy training grants |
| Other grants | FY2022 | £5k | Other grants |
| JD Player interest | FY2022 | £4k | JD Player interest |
| Leicester Cathedral Ministry | FY2022 | £1k | Leicester Cathedral Ministry |