BIRMINGHAM DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE (THE)
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Cash
£5.7m
-23.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£48m
-0.6% vs 2024
Employees
65
-12.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£290k
-113.3% vs 2024
Net assets
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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 | £11,496,000 | £15,210,000 | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | £2,176,000 | -£290,000 | -113.3% | |
| Profit before tax | — | £2,176,000 | -£290,000 | -113.3% | |
| Net profit | -£788,000 | £2,773,000 | -£290,000 | -110.5% | |
| Cash | £6,817,000 | £7,460,000 | £5,726,000 | -23.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £45,678,000 | £48,465,000 | £48,167,000 | -0.6% | |
| Net assets | £45,668,000 | £48,441,000 | £48,151,000 | -0.6% | |
| Equity | £45,668,000 | £48,441,000 | £48,151,000 | -0.6% | |
| Average employees | 66 | 74 | 65 | -12.2% | |
| Wages | £2,336,000 | £2,649,000 | £2,526,000 | -4.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £419,079 | £448,636 | +7.1% |
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 | — | 14.3% | — | |
| Net margin | -6.9% | 18.2% | — | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 4.5% | -0.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 2.7% | 5.4% | 7.5% | |
| Current ratio | 6.73x | 4.53x | 2.78x |
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
- HaysMac LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the above, the trustees are satisfied that the BDBF has adequate resources to continue to operate as a going concern for the foreseeable future and have prepared the financial statements on that basis.”
Significant events
- “The Church of England Birmingham was awarded Silver Eco-Diocese status by A Rocha UK in 2025.”
- “The Rt Revd Esther Prior was welcomed as the new Bishop of Aston in May 2025.”
- “The Bishops' Prayer Network was launched in 2025.”
- “Wayne Hamilton was welcomed as the new Chair of Birmingham Racial Justice Board in 2025.”
- “Director of Ministry Mark Pryce will be stepping down from full-time ministry in July 2026.”
- “Diocesan Secretary Jan Smart, Finance Director Karen Preece and Diocesan Director of Education Sarah Smith MBE are entering retirement in 2026.”
- “The National Church awarded a £19.8m grant over nine years in summer 2025.”
- “The General Synod agreed to benefit improvements for the pension scheme in principle in July 2025 (and confirmed in February 2026).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
26 active · 149 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WINMILL, Andrew Mark | Secretary | 2026-03-01 | — | — |
| BUTLER, Ian Russell | Director | 2025-01-01 | Feb 1956 | British |
| CLARK, Rebekah Amy, Revd | Director | 2025-01-01 | Aug 1991 | British |
| CROWE, Toby Nicholas, Rev | Director | 2022-11-12 | Dec 1970 | British |
| ELIAKIM-IKECHUKWU, Chisom, Dr | Director | 2025-01-01 | Jan 1970 | Nigerian |
| FORKNELL, Nicholas John | Director | 2025-01-01 | Nov 1950 | British |
| GOLL, Jonathan Henry Landick | Director | 2019-01-01 | Jul 1953 | British |
| HAYES, Sarah Caroline, Rev | Director | 2022-01-01 | May 1961 | British |
| HORDERN, William Guy Shubra | Director | 2022-01-01 | Jun 1939 | British |
| HOWL, Julia Caroline | Director | 2025-01-01 | Apr 1958 | British |
| LANHAM, Geoffrey Peter, Rev | Director | 2022-01-01 | Jun 1962 | British |
| MARTIN, Paul Leonard | Director | 2025-01-01 | Oct 1943 | British |
| MOLL, Deirdre Rowena, Dr | Director | 2012-10-31 | Mar 1951 | British |
| MUYAMBI, Anesu | Director | 2022-01-01 | Jun 1966 | Zimbabwean |
| O'HARE, Phelim Sean, The Venerable | Director | 2024-07-14 | May 1971 | Irish |
| PRICE, Christine Margaret | Director | 2022-01-01 | Oct 1958 | British |
| PRIOR, Esther Tamisa, Rt Revd | Director | 2025-02-27 | Sep 1973 | British |
| SHAW, Jane Louise Claridge, Rev | Director | 2022-01-01 | Mar 1966 | British |
| SKAKEL, Steven Murray | Director | 2012-11-28 | Jun 1960 | British |
| SOTONWA, Bamidele Thomas, Rev | Director | 2019-01-01 | May 1978 | British |
| STOCK, Katherine, Revd | Director | 2025-01-01 | Jan 1990 | British,New Zealander |
| THOMPSON, Matthew, The Very Reverend | Director | 2017-09-30 | Sep 1968 | British |
| THORLEY, Ian James | Director | 2025-01-01 | Jul 1965 | British |
| TOMLINSON, Jennifer Clare, The Venerable | Director | 2019-05-12 | Aug 1961 | British |
| VAUGHAN, Matthew James | Director | 2025-01-01 | Jan 1983 | British |
| VOLLAND, Michael John, Rt Revd | Director | 2024-03-02 | May 1974 | British |
Show 149 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BELL, William, Colonel | Secretary | 1995-12-12 | 1996-02-29 |
| CROOKS, Melanie Jane Truby | Secretary | 2020-01-01 | 2020-03-31 |
| DRENNAN, James David | Secretary | 1996-03-01 | 2010-12-31 |
| HALSTEAD, Andrew William | Secretary | 2011-01-17 | 2019-12-31 |
| PENDORF, James Gordon, Revd Canon | Secretary | 1994-10-07 | 1995-12-03 |
| SMART, Janet Andrea, Dr | Secretary | 2020-04-01 | 2026-02-28 |
| ADAMS, Terence Ronald | Director | 2005-07-12 | 2012-12-14 |
| ADAMS, Terence Ronald | Director | 1994-11-18 | 2003-12-15 |
| ALLCOCK, Jeremy Robert, Rev | Director | 2022-01-01 | 2024-12-31 |
| AUSTIN, John Michael, Rt Revd | Director | 1993-09-03 | 2005-07-01 |
| BARTON, Charles John Greenwood, The Venerable | Director | 1994-10-07 | 2003-12-15 |
| BENSON, Peter | Director | — | 1994-11-19 |
| BERRY, Peter Austin, The Very Reverend | Director | 1994-10-07 | 2000-11-26 |
| BIRKETT, Joyce, Reverend | Director | 2000-11-27 | 2001-08-31 |
| BODEN, Arthur John | Director | — | 1997-12-03 |
| BOLLARD, Richard George, The Reverand Canon | Director | — | 1994-11-19 |
| BRADFORD, John, Reverend | Director | 1995-01-06 | 1999-03-31 |
| BRIGGS, David Forbes | Director | 2000-07-13 | 2008-07-31 |
| BUICK, Raymond George, Dr | Director | 2012-10-31 | 2015-12-31 |
| CARRIVICK, Derek Roy, Rev | Director | 1998-03-14 | 1999-11-01 |
| CARTY, Heather | Director | 2007-07-11 | 2009-12-01 |
| CHANDRA, Kevin Douglas Naresh, Revd | Director | 1998-03-14 | 2003-12-15 |
| CLARINGBULL, Denis Leslie, Canon | Director | 1994-10-07 | 1997-10-02 |
| CLARK, Jennifer Enid | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2023-03-02 |
| CLARKE, Stephen Alan John | Director | 1992-07-01 | 1994-11-19 |
| COLE, Samuel | Director | 1992-02-24 | 1994-11-19 |
| CONNOLLY, Daniel, Revd | Director | 1997-10-15 | 1998-11-30 |
| CONWAY, David Martin | Director | 1994-12-13 | 1997-07-23 |
| COOMBES, Edward David, The Reverend | Director | — | 1994-11-19 |
| COOPER, John Leslie, The Venerable | Director | — | 1993-11-30 |
| CORBETT, Stephen Paul, The Reverend | Director | 2000-11-27 | 2009-12-01 |
| COSS, Oliver James, Rev'D | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2016-06-02 |
| COUSE, Philip Edward | Director | 1994-10-07 | 2000-07-12 |
| COZENS, Alison Jane, The Revd | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2021-12-31 |
| DEAKIN, Arthur Edward | Director | — | 1994-11-19 |
| DUNCAN, John Finch, The Venerable | Director | — | 2001-01-31 |
| EDWARDS, Roy George James | Director | — | 1994-11-19 |
| ELLIOT, Neil Robert Minto, The Revd | Director | 2001-12-12 | 2003-12-15 |
| EMSDEN, Adrian John Clare | Director | 1994-12-13 | 2000-11-17 |
| EVANS, Freda Christine, The Revd | Director | 2010-01-18 | 2015-12-31 |
| FISHER, Rita Elizabeth | Director | 1994-10-07 | 2001-09-19 |
| FRANCIS, Julian Montgomery, The Venerable | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2019-11-08 |
| FRASER, Stephen | Director | 1994-11-18 | 2018-06-14 |
| GOULD, Gillian | Director | 2017-03-09 | 2021-12-31 |
| GRYLLS, Catherine Anne, The Revd | Director | 2017-03-09 | 2023-11-20 |
| HAMLEY, Valerie Mary | Director | 2000-11-18 | 2006-12-13 |
| HAND, Nigel Arthur, Revd | Director | 2005-05-11 | 2006-12-13 |
| HANDS, Eric Howard | Director | 1994-11-18 | 1997-12-03 |
| HANNY, Annette Elizabeth, The Revd | Director | 2007-10-01 | 2009-12-01 |
| HANNY, Annette Elizabeth, The Revd | Director | 2002-07-17 | 2005-04-16 |
| HARRIS, Adrian Geoffrey | Director | 2006-12-14 | 2009-12-01 |
| HARRIS, Adrian Geoffrey | Director | — | 1994-11-19 |
| HASTILOW, Michael Trevor | Director | 2010-01-18 | 2021-12-31 |
| HEATHFIELD, Simon David, The Venerable | Director | 2014-11-16 | 2022-09-30 |
| HEATON, Joe | Director | 1994-11-18 | 2003-12-15 |
| HERD, Ronald John | Director | — | 1994-11-19 |
| HIGGS, Kathleen Mary, Dr | Director | 1994-12-13 | 1997-10-02 |
| HINDLEY, Roger Dennis, The Revd | Director | 1998-11-30 | 2000-11-26 |
| HOBBS, Christopher Bedo, The Revd | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2021-12-31 |
| HOLGATE, Robert Geoffrey | Director | 1998-03-14 | 2010-12-31 |
| HOLLINGHURST, Anne Elizabeth, Right Reverend | Director | 2015-09-29 | 2024-09-15 |
| HOPKINS, Rowland Rhys | Director | — | 1994-11-19 |
| HORDERN, William Guy Shubra | Director | 2012-11-28 | 2015-12-31 |
| HORDERN, William Guy Shubra | Director | 1994-11-18 | 2000-11-17 |
| HOWELL JONES, Peter, The Revd Canon | Director | 2001-12-12 | 2011-06-30 |
| HUGHES, John Patrick, Canon | Director | 1997-10-15 | 2003-12-15 |
| HUNT, Richard William, The Reverend | Director | 1994-10-07 | 2001-07-21 |
| JEPSON, Rachel Margaret Elizabeth, Dr | Director | 2005-04-14 | 2015-12-31 |
| JOLLEY, Andrew John, Revd Dr | Director | 2006-12-14 | 2015-12-31 |
| LALAND, Claire Anne, Canon | Director | 1997-12-01 | 2009-12-01 |
| LANGSTAFF, Bridget Jane | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2004-07-15 |
| LANGSTAFF, Bridget Jane | Director | 1994-10-07 | 1996-04-30 |
| LANGSTAFF, James Henry, Reverend | Director | 1994-10-07 | 1996-12-13 |
| LEWIS, Frances | Director | 1993-03-01 | 1994-11-19 |
| LEWIS, Trevor John Emmanuel | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2024-12-31 |
| LINSTEAD, Rachael Marian | Director | 1998-03-14 | 2003-12-15 |
| MACHIRIDZA, Douglas, The Revd | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2021-12-31 |
| MASDING, John William, The Rev | Director | — | 1994-11-19 |
| MATSVERU, Tariro Julian | Director | 2016-02-25 | 2018-12-13 |
| MIDDLETON, Valerie Mavis | Director | 1997-12-01 | 2000-05-22 |
| MILLS, Gordon John | Director | — | 1994-11-19 |
| MORRIS, Ernest Arthur | Director | — | 1994-11-19 |
| MORRIS, Robert John, Reverend Canon | Director | 2002-01-21 | 2009-12-01 |
| MORRIS, Robert John, Reverend Canon | Director | 1994-10-07 | 2000-11-26 |
| MURSELL, Alfred Gordon, Very Revd | Director | 2000-11-27 | 2005-07-23 |
| NEWSOME, David Ellis, The Reverend | Director | 1997-10-15 | 2000-05-15 |
| NUNNERLEY, Philip Haldane | Director | 2009-12-31 | 2019-07-12 |
| OAKLEY, Peter John, Councillor | Director | 2012-10-31 | 2015-12-31 |
| OGLE, Catherine, The Vary Revd | Director | 2010-09-02 | 2016-12-08 |
| OLDFIELD, Stanley Robert | Director | — | 1994-11-19 |
| OSBORNE, Hayward John, The Venerable | Director | 2001-05-15 | 2018-09-27 |
| OWEN, Jennifer Irene Barbara | Director | 1994-11-18 | 1997-10-02 |
| OWENS, Malcolm Legard | Director | 2000-11-18 | 2015-12-31 |
| PAILING, Crispin Alexander, The Revd Dr | Director | 2010-01-18 | 2014-06-21 |
| PALMER, Sharon Delaney | Director | 2000-12-06 | 2003-12-15 |
| PARKER, Michael John, Revd | Director | 2003-12-15 | 2012-12-14 |
| PARSONS, Marlene Beatrice, The Rev Canon M B Parsons | Director | 1995-01-06 | 2003-12-15 |
| PENDORF, James Gordon, Rev. Canon | Director | 2001-12-12 | 2003-12-15 |
| PERKINS, Polly | Director | 1994-12-13 | 1997-10-02 |
| PHILLIPS, Julian Michael Andrew | Director | 2010-01-18 | 2024-12-31 |
| PILKINGTON, Timothy William, The Revd Canon | Director | 2007-10-01 | 2013-09-25 |
| PLATTS, Timothy Caradoc, The Revd | Director | 2005-04-14 | 2006-12-13 |
| PRASADAM, Madhu Smitha, Rev | Director | 2016-09-29 | 2018-06-18 |
| RHODES, Matthew Ian, The Revd Canon Dr | Director | 2017-03-09 | 2018-06-14 |
| RICHARDS, Waveney | Director | 2011-06-01 | 2015-12-31 |
| RICHARDS, Waveney | Director | 2007-07-11 | 2009-12-01 |
| RITCHIE, David Robert | Director | 1994-12-13 | 2003-12-15 |
| ROUTH, William John, The Revd | Director | 2019-09-26 | 2022-12-31 |
| ROUTH, William John, The Revd | Director | 2010-01-18 | 2015-12-31 |
| RUSSELL, Brian Kenneth, Reverend | Director | 2007-09-04 | 2013-12-31 |
| RUSSELL, Donald Frederick | Director | — | 1994-11-19 |
| RUSSELL, Eric Watson, Reverend | Director | 2000-12-06 | 2003-12-15 |
| RUSSELL, Eric Watson, The Reverend | Director | — | 1994-11-19 |
| SANTER, Mark, The Right Reverend | Director | 1987-10-03 | 2002-05-31 |
| SENTAMU, John Tucker Mugabi, The Most Revd And Rt Hon Dr | Director | 2002-09-04 | 2005-10-16 |
| SHARP, Alan John | Director | 1997-12-01 | 2000-11-17 |
| SHARP, Alan John | Director | — | 1994-11-19 |
| SHAW, Ronald | Director | — | 1994-11-19 |
| SHUTTLEWORTH, Geoffrey Kenneth | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2021-12-31 |
| SHUTTLEWORTH, Geoffrey Kenneth | Director | 2003-12-15 | 2012-12-14 |
| SIMMONDS, Wayne Raymond | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2020-08-06 |
| SINCLAIR, Gordon Keith, Revd Canon | Director | 2000-11-27 | 2001-09-12 |
| SLATER, Terence Richard, Dr | Director | 1994-10-07 | 2012-12-14 |
| SMITH, Diana Joan | Director | 2003-12-15 | 2012-12-14 |
| SOPER, Robert Hugh | Director | 1994-11-19 | 2000-11-17 |
| STARKIE, Carol Margaret, Doctor | Director | 2012-11-28 | 2016-09-29 |
| STEPHENS, Rebecca Louise, The Revd | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2024-12-31 |
| STEPHENSON, Martin Woodard, Rev Canon | Director | 2011-08-01 | 2018-09-27 |
| TENNANT, Patricia | Director | — | 1994-11-19 |
| THOMSON, Peter Malcom, The Reverend | Director | — | 1994-11-19 |
| THORBURN, Simon Godfrey, Reverend | Director | 2001-12-12 | 2003-12-15 |
| THORBURN, Simon Godfrey, Reverend | Director | 1998-11-30 | 2000-11-26 |
| TRAYNOR, Nigel Martin Arthur, Reverend | Director | 2013-01-08 | 2018-06-18 |
| TURNER, Christopher James, The Revd | Director | 2007-10-01 | 2009-12-01 |
| TURNER, Claire Elizabeth, Rev | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2021-12-31 |
| TURNER, Graham Colin | Director | 2003-12-15 | 2005-04-14 |
| URQUHART, David Andrew, Right Reverend | Director | 2006-11-17 | 2022-10-18 |
| WALKER HILL, Richard John, The Revd | Director | 2017-03-09 | 2020-03-31 |
| WARBRICK, Quentin David, The Revd | Director | 2003-12-15 | 2009-12-01 |
| WATSON, Andrew John, The Right Reverend | Director | 2008-10-28 | 2014-12-17 |
| WATSON, Laurence Leslie, The Reverend | Director | — | 1994-11-19 |
| WATTS, Peter Alan Witney | Director | 1994-10-07 | 1998-07-30 |
| WEAVER, Angela Mary, Reverend | Director | 2003-12-15 | 2005-03-04 |
| WHINNEY, Michael Humphrey Dickens, The Right Reverend | Director | 1994-10-07 | 1995-12-31 |
| WHITE, Priscilla Audrey, The Revd | Director | 2010-01-18 | 2022-09-28 |
| WHITE, Roy Leonard | Director | — | 1994-11-19 |
| WILKES, Robert Anthony, Very Revd | Director | 2006-03-18 | 2009-12-01 |
| WILKIN, Michael Frederick Lance | Director | 2000-11-18 | 2003-12-15 |
| WILLIAMS, Patricia Jean | Director | 2022-01-01 | 2023-09-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
No persons with significant control on record.
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 462 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-05-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-04 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-03-04 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.