CLIFTON DIOCESE
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Cash
£17m
-8.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£54m
-1.1% vs 2024
Employees
141
-2.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-12-31
Net assets
3-year trend · vs 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £2,659,000 | £15,009,000 | £12,153,000 | -19% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£1,329,000 | £1,960,000 | -£613,000 | -131.3% | |
| Cash | £17,596,000 | £18,759,000 | £17,096,000 | -8.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £52,464,000 | £54,424,000 | £53,811,000 | -1.1% | |
| Net assets | £52,442,000 | £54,402,000 | £53,789,000 | -1.1% | |
| Equity | £52,442,000 | £54,402,000 | £53,789,000 | -1.1% | |
| Average employees | 149 | 144 | 141 | -2.1% | |
| Wages | £2,113,000 | £2,323,000 | £2,344,000 | +0.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £0 | £0 | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | -50.0% | 13.1% | -5.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 5.1% | 3.6% | 3.0% | |
| Current ratio | 6.85x | 9.97x | 11.12x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- HaysMac LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties regarding the Charity's ability to continue as a going concern for the next 12 months.”
Group structure
- CLIFTON DIOCESE · parent
- Clifton Catholic Diocesan Trustees Registered 100%
- Edith Mary Young Memorial Fund 100%
- Elizabeth Lady Herbert Foundation 100%
- Heaven's Roman Catholic Orphanage for Girls 100%
- Lady Arundell of Wardour Bequest for Training of Students for the Roman Catholic Priesthood 100%
- St Francis of Assisi Roman Catholic Church, Nailsea 100%
- Clifton Diocesan Common Investment Fund 100%
- The Diocese of Clifton Education Trust 100%
Significant events
- “Mourned the death of Pope Francis with gratitude for his years of faithful service, and welcomed the election of Pope Leo XIV as the Successor of St Peter.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASHBY, Richard Charles Stannard | Director | 2021-05-10 | Aug 1953 | British |
| BOUGHTON, Stephen John | Director | 2022-08-31 | Sep 1967 | British |
| CUNNINGHAM, John, Rev | Director | 2016-11-03 | Mar 1956 | British |
| DWYER, Richard, Rev | Director | 2016-11-03 | Apr 1953 | British |
| GRAVES, Patrick Michael | Director | 2022-08-31 | Nov 1960 | British |
| MACDONALD, John Bosco, Right Reverend | Director | 2024-05-08 | Jul 1963 | British |
| MCDONALD, Marie-Louise | Director | 2023-12-12 | Jun 1961 | British |
| MILLS, David Robert, Rev | Director | 2016-11-03 | Nov 1961 | British |
| MORRELL, Nicholas | Director | 2025-04-08 | May 1987 | British |
| SHIPSEY, John Francis | Director | 2024-02-02 | Aug 1964 | British,Irish |
| SLATTERY, William Gerard, Rev | Director | 2016-11-03 | Oct 1962 | Irish |
| WYKES, Ann-Marie | Director | 2023-12-12 | Jan 1967 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COYLE, Timothy, Dr | Director | 2016-11-03 | 2023-08-30 |
| FITZJOHN, Ruth Joyce | Director | 2016-11-03 | 2022-02-28 |
| HIPKISS, Catherine Patricia | Director | 2016-11-03 | 2022-02-28 |
| LANG, Declan Ronan, Rev | Director | 2016-11-03 | 2024-05-08 |
| MARSH, Sara Mary | Director | 2024-02-07 | 2025-10-06 |
| MASON, Colin Donald, Rev | Director | 2022-11-28 | 2025-05-07 |
| MASSEY, James Bernard, Rev | Director | 2016-11-03 | 2022-08-31 |
| MCNULTY, Stephen John | Director | 2016-11-03 | 2022-12-08 |
| MORDI, Jennifer | Director | 2022-08-31 | 2022-11-17 |
| MORGAN, Michelle Sarah | Director | 2017-05-17 | 2021-10-25 |
| SETTER, Michael Peter | Director | 2016-11-03 | 2022-07-18 |
| THOMPSON, Michael Harvey, Dr | Director | 2017-05-17 | 2024-09-24 |
| WHITE, Paul Joseph, Revd | Director | 2016-11-03 | 2022-07-18 |
| WOOD, Simon | Director | 2023-01-30 | 2023-08-15 |
| YOUNG, Margaret Patricia | Director | 2016-11-03 | 2022-07-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Right Reverend John Bosco Macdonald | Individual | Significant influence | 2024-05-08 | Active |
| Declan Ronan Lang | Individual | Appoints directors | 2016-11-03 | Ceased 2024-05-08 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 71 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-04 | RP04PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Second filing notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-16 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-13 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-10 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-02-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-02-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-02-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-02-22 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.