DERBY DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE LIMITED(THE)
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Cash
£5.9m
+57.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£109m
-0.9% vs 2024
Employees
46
-4.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£972k
-133.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
DERBY DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE LIMITED(THE)·Consumer Discretionary median
DERBY DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE LIMITED(THE)·Consumer Discretionary median
DERBY DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE LIMITED(THE)·Consumer Discretionary median
DERBY DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE LIMITED(THE)·Consumer Discretionary median
DERBY DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE LIMITED(THE)·Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £9,911,625 | £10,224,498 | — | — | |
| Operating profit | -£98,628 | -£265,484 | -£93,308 | +64.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £48,739 | £2,871,791 | -£972,191 | -133.9% | |
| Net profit | £3,905,449 | £2,871,791 | -£972,191 | -133.9% | |
| Cash | £12,263,348 | £3,729,154 | £5,869,238 | +57.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £107,779,114 | £110,640,905 | £109,668,714 | -0.9% | |
| Net assets | £107,504,176 | £110,365,967 | £109,393,776 | -0.9% | |
| Equity | £107,504,176 | £110,365,967 | £109,393,776 | -0.9% | |
| Average employees | 46 | 48 | 46 | -4.2% | |
| Wages | £1,203,147 | £1,445,616 | £1,608,808 | +11.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £399,375 | £449,102 | £613,877 | +36.7% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -1.0% | -2.6% | — | |
| Net margin | 39.4% | 28.1% | — | |
| Return on capital employed | -0.1% | -0.2% | -0.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | |
| Current ratio | 21.72x | 9.90x | 11.32x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Sumer Auditco Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Board therefore continue to adopt the going concern basis of preparation for these financial statements.”
Significant events
- “Also during 2025 we disposed of our glebe quarry asset bringing in £1.5m to reinvest.”
- “In April 2025 we were discouraged from proceeding with our June submission and were advised to await a 2026-2028 Triennium funding update for DIP following General Synod in July 2025.”
- “In December 2025 we learned that we had been successful in a separate bid to the Racial Justice Unit of the National Church for circa £250k in funding from the Racial Justice Unit to build cultural capital and racial literacy among children in the least diverse parts of the diocese.”
- “2025 saw the continued restructure in the Safeguarding team, aligned to our certification in May for the purposes of Amending Canon No 42 (Safeguarding) and the confirmation of Lisa Marriott as Diocesan Safeguarding Officer.”
- “Our first DDBF staff survey was delivered in Q1 2025.”
- “A full governance review of DDBF commenced in Q4 2025 and will conclude in 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
23 active · 75 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAGGER, William Andrew | Secretary | 2023-05-09 | — | — |
| BRAILSFORD, Emily May | Director | 2024-11-01 | Apr 1981 | British |
| COOKE, Daniel Benedict, Reverend | Director | 2022-04-16 | Apr 1984 | British,American |
| COOPER, Jack | Director | 2013-04-15 | Feb 1952 | British |
| FENTON, Nicola Jane, Revd | Director | 2023-04-01 | Jun 1970 | British |
| GASCOYNE, Frederick John | Director | 2022-07-04 | Jun 1945 | British |
| HOLMES-ELENER, Christine Mary, Canon | Director | 2022-07-04 | Dec 1960 | British |
| HUGHES, James Thomas, The Revd Dr | Director | 2024-11-01 | Aug 1974 | British |
| KELSEY, Peter Anthony | Director | 2021-10-13 | Aug 1950 | British |
| LANE, Elizabeth Jane Holden, The Right Reverend | Director | 2019-02-11 | Dec 1966 | British |
| LEGH, David Piers Carlis, The Honourable | Director | 2021-11-01 | Nov 1951 | British |
| LEIGH, Ivor Patrick Anthony | Director | 2024-11-01 | Aug 1954 | British |
| MCMULLEN, Christine Elizabeth | Director | 2013-11-09 | Mar 1943 | British |
| MCNALLY, Nicola Mary, The Revd Dr | Director | 2024-11-01 | May 1963 | British |
| PARKER, Brian Arthur | Director | 2015-11-18 | Mar 1951 | British |
| ROBINSON, Peter John Alan, Dr | Director | 2020-07-19 | Dec 1961 | British |
| TAYLOR, Bryony Ruthellen, The Reverend | Director | 2024-11-01 | Nov 1977 | British |
| THOMAS-GODDARD, Madelaine | Director | 2013-11-09 | Mar 1944 | British |
| TITTERTON, Mark John | Director | 2013-04-15 | Nov 1965 | British |
| TRICK, Matthew, Venerable | Director | 2022-06-13 | Apr 1981 | British |
| WARD, Jason David, The Revd Dr | Director | 2024-11-01 | Sep 1971 | British |
| WASS GRIFFITHS, Louisa Jane | Director | 2025-06-14 | Mar 1967 | British |
| WATSON, Sarah Louise, Reverend | Director | 2026-03-14 | Jan 1973 | British |
Show 75 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAREY, Robert John | Secretary | — | 2013-01-25 |
| COLE, Maureen Alison | Secretary | 2013-08-28 | 2017-01-13 |
| CUNLIFFE, Christopher John, The Ven Dr | Secretary | 2017-02-21 | 2017-10-02 |
| GODFREY, Kathryn Anna | Secretary | 2021-12-01 | 2022-08-02 |
| MARPLES, Martyn | Secretary | 2022-05-24 | 2023-05-08 |
| MARPLES, Martyn | Secretary | 2020-10-01 | 2021-11-30 |
| MORRIS, Rachel | Secretary | 2017-10-02 | 2021-02-28 |
| ALLEN, Harry | Director | — | 1994-10-13 |
| BAILEY, Jonathan Sansbury, The Right Reverend | Director | 1995-12-09 | 2005-10-31 |
| BALL, Kevin Harry, Revd | Director | 2013-11-09 | 2015-11-18 |
| BALLARD, Duncan Charles John | Director | 2018-11-28 | 2021-10-12 |
| BROOMHEAD, Mark Roger, Reverend | Director | 2015-11-18 | 2018-11-27 |
| BUTT, William Arthur, The Revd | Director | 1992-04-09 | 2003-04-09 |
| COLLARD, Peter William Gerald | Director | 2013-11-09 | 2018-11-27 |
| COLLIE, Andrew John | Director | 2018-12-18 | 2021-10-12 |
| COOKE, Daniel Benedict, The Reverend | Director | 2013-04-15 | 2013-11-09 |
| CORRIE, Paul Allen, Reverend | Director | 1994-04-21 | 1995-04-27 |
| COSLETT, Carol Ann, Archdeacon | Director | 2018-03-12 | 2023-03-31 |
| CUNLIFFE, Christopher John, The Venerable Dr | Director | 2006-04-29 | 2020-12-31 |
| DAVEY, Peter James, The Reverend | Director | 2013-11-09 | 2019-10-13 |
| DAVIES, John Harverd, Very Reverand Doctor | Director | 2013-11-09 | 2016-11-02 |
| DAWES, Peter Spencer, The Right Reverend | Director | — | 1995-07-31 |
| DELL, Robert Sydney, The Venerable | Director | — | 1992-11-30 |
| DOLLAMORE, Brian Stanley | Director | 2008-04-03 | 2013-02-03 |
| DRING, Alicia Christina Margaret, Rev | Director | 2013-11-09 | 2015-11-18 |
| GARNETT, David Christopher, The Venerable | Director | 1996-09-07 | 2009-09-30 |
| GASCOYNE, Frederick John | Director | 2015-11-18 | 2021-10-12 |
| GATFORD, Ian, The Venerable | Director | 1993-02-04 | 2005-10-09 |
| GOODING, Ian Eric, Canon | Director | 1995-07-13 | 2012-01-23 |
| GRIVELL, Hannah Rebecca | Director | 2015-11-18 | 2018-11-27 |
| HAMBLIN, Karen Elizabeth, Venerable | Director | 2021-11-04 | 2025-09-30 |
| HANCE, Stephen John, The Very Revd Dr | Director | 2017-09-30 | 2019-09-29 |
| HARRISON, Peter Leslie, Dr | Director | 2003-04-09 | 2005-04-07 |
| HAWKINS, Hannah Elise | Director | 2018-11-28 | 2021-10-12 |
| HOLLYWELL, Julian Francis, Reverend | Director | 2019-10-14 | 2025-07-21 |
| HOLMES-ELENER, Christine Mary, Canon | Director | 2015-11-18 | 2021-10-12 |
| HUDGHTON, John Francis, Rev | Director | 2013-11-09 | 2015-11-18 |
| HULBERT, Martin Francis Harrington, The Reverend Canon | Director | — | 1999-04-15 |
| HUNT, Wilfred Hope | Director | 2003-04-09 | 2005-08-31 |
| ILIFFE, David Bruce, Canon | Director | 2013-11-09 | 2016-03-18 |
| JEFFERY, Kim Reed | Director | 2013-11-09 | 2015-04-15 |
| KAUNHOVEN, Anthony Peter, Revd Canon | Director | 2016-09-20 | 2018-03-11 |
| KAY, Alasdair Stewart, Revd | Director | 2018-11-28 | 2019-06-09 |
| LATHAM, Edward William | Director | 2012-03-22 | 2013-11-09 |
| LEIGH, Martin Francis, The Reverend | Director | — | 1992-04-09 |
| MACNAUGHTON, William Malcolm, The Right Reverend | Director | 2021-04-18 | 2026-04-30 |
| MARTIN, Benjamin Timothy | Director | 2021-11-01 | 2024-01-02 |
| MCFARLANE, Janet Elizabeth, Right Revd | Director | 2016-09-07 | 2020-03-31 |
| NEWTON, Charles John Marrison | Director | 2005-04-07 | 2012-02-06 |
| PAGE, Jonathan Michael, Reverend | Director | 2021-11-22 | 2023-03-31 |
| PAGE, Jonathan Michael, Reverend | Director | 2015-11-18 | 2018-11-27 |
| PARKIN, John Harold | Director | 2002-05-02 | 2007-03-22 |
| PEARSON, Colin Graham, Revd | Director | 2015-11-18 | 2021-06-05 |
| PHIZACKERLEY, Gerald Robert, The Venerable | Director | — | 1996-03-31 |
| POWELL, Richard Henry | Director | — | 2013-04-15 |
| REDFERN, Alastair Llewellyn John, Rgt Rev Bishop Of Derby | Director | 2005-07-25 | 2018-08-31 |
| RICHARDSON, Daphne Eleanor | Director | — | 2002-05-02 |
| SAVILLE, Philip John | Director | 1995-07-13 | 2013-02-05 |
| SOUTHERN, Humphrey Ivo John, The Rt Revd | Director | 2013-11-09 | 2015-03-31 |
| STOBER, Brenda Jacqueline, Reverend | Director | 2019-09-10 | 2023-06-30 |
| SWALES, Peter, Reverend | Director | 1992-04-09 | 1993-10-18 |
| TAYLOR, Paul Michael, The Reverend | Director | 2012-03-22 | 2013-11-09 |
| THOMPSON, Anthony Dixon | Director | 2002-05-02 | 2003-04-09 |
| THOMSON, Elizabeth Jane, Reverend Canon Dr | Director | 2019-10-01 | 2020-07-19 |
| THROWER, Clive Alan, Rev | Director | 2003-04-09 | 2007-03-22 |
| TIPLADY, David Fenwick | Director | — | 1995-04-27 |
| TRUBY, David Charles, Reverend Canon | Director | 2007-03-22 | 2013-04-15 |
| VINCENT, Peter Francis | Director | 2013-11-09 | 2024-10-31 |
| WALKER, Janet Primrose | Director | 2005-09-15 | 2013-04-15 |
| WALLEY, Peter Francis, Reverend Canon | Director | 2021-01-01 | 2022-04-30 |
| WALLEY, Peter Francis, Reverend Canon | Director | 2017-10-09 | 2017-12-04 |
| WALTERS, Leslie Ernest Ward, The Reverend | Director | — | 1992-04-09 |
| WARD, Jason David | Director | 2015-11-18 | 2021-10-12 |
| WHITEN, William Edward Jonathan | Director | 2018-11-28 | 2024-10-31 |
| WILSON, Christine Louise | Director | 2010-03-06 | 2016-10-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Rt Revd Elizabeth Jane Holden Lane | Individual | Significant influence (as trust) | 2019-02-11 | Active |
| Right Revd Janet Elizabeth Mcfarlane | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-09-01 | Ceased 2019-05-24 |
| The Bishop Of Derby | Legal person | Significant influence | 2017-05-25 | Ceased 2018-08-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 287 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-07-03 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-07-03 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-03 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-07-03 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-06-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-06-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-05-06 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2026-05-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-03-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.