The Church of England Pensions Board
Registered charity 236627 Registered since 1964
Operates: Throughout England And Wales
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How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
12 trustees on the board
- Harold Clive Mather Chair since 2019
- Anthony Neil King since 2020
- Hannah Gore-Randall since 2026
- Ian Wilson since 2020
- Michaela Southworth since 2018
- Nikesh Patel since 2018
- Rev Caroline Titley since 2018
- Rev Eleanor Robertshaw since 2021
- Rev Trudie Anne Wigley since 2025
- Sandra Shadrack since 2026
- Victoria Paramour since 2025
- Wendy Davis since 2026
4.2y median 5.5y
average tenure
8y
longest tenure
Trustees past 6 years
- Harold Clive Mather Chair since 2019
- Anthony Neil King since 2020
- Ian Wilson since 2020
- Michaela Southworth since 2018
- Nikesh Patel since 2018
- Rev Caroline Titley since 2018
8.6y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (9)
- Anthony Neil King since 2020
- Hannah Gore-Randall since 2026
- Michaela Southworth since 2018
- Nikesh Patel since 2018
- Rev Caroline Titley since 2018
- Rev Eleanor Robertshaw since 2021
- Sandra Shadrack since 2026
- Victoria Paramour since 2025
- Wendy Davis since 2026
Portfolio (3)
- Harold Clive Mather Chair since 2019
- Ian Wilson since 2020
- Rev Trudie Anne Wigley since 2025
4
company-linked trustees
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 12Accommodation/housing 11Religious Activities 2Economic/community Development/employment 1Education/training 1
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Business services 5Professional services 5Finance 3
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
incomespending£63.7m latest income · income exceeded spending in 2023 and 2024
ReservesiReserves12 x free reserves / annual expenditure, from the Part B annual return. The sector median is computed across all Part B filers in the same income band.
0.0 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.5 months
184 from 174 in 2020
EmployeesiEmployeesHeadcount as filed in Part B annual returns, per financial year. Shown exactly as filed; year-on-year figures may be filed on different bases, so a comparison is only shown when the filings are plausibly comparable.
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.
Connected through a shared trustee
- The Royal College of General Practitioners 1 shared trustee
- Church of England Central Services 1 shared trustee
- The Bristol Diocesan Board of Finance Limited 1 shared trustee
- The Matthew 25 35 Trust 1 shared trustee
- Dorcan Church Swindon 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- Care South Similar size; both Housing
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | www.cofepensionsboard.org |
| housingservices@churchofengland.org | |
| Phone | 02078981000 |
| Address | Church of England Pensions Board, PO Box 2026, Pershore, Worcestershire, WR10 9BW |
Finances
£41,967,000 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £29,066,000 | £30,244,000 |
| 2022 | £31,664,000 | £34,859,000 |
| 2023 | £43,606,000 | £38,467,000 |
| 2024 | £63,673,000 | £41,228,000 |
| 2025 | £41,967,000 | £43,291,000 |
What it does
What
The Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyAccommodation/housingWho
Elderly/old PeopleOther Defined GroupsHow
Makes Grants To IndividualsProvides Other FinanceProvides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides ServicesCharitable objects
THE ADMINISTRATION OF CLERGY PENSIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE CLERGY PENSIONS MEASURE 1961. SEE SCHEME FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
Governing document: THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND PENSIONS MEASURE 2018 AS AMENDED BY THE LEGISLATIVE REFORM (CHURCH OF ENGLAND PENSIONS) ORDER 2021
Trustees (12)
12trustees
61median age
1aged 70+
- Harold Clive Matherage band 75-79 Chair since 2019
- Anthony Neil Kingage band 65-69 since 2020
- Hannah Gore-Randall since 2026
- Ian Wilson since 2020
- Michaela Southworth since 2018
- Nikesh Patelage band 40-44 since 2018
- Rev Caroline Titley since 2018
- Rev Eleanor Robertshaw since 2021
- Rev Trudie Anne Wigleyage band 55-59 since 2025
- Sandra Shadrack since 2026
- Victoria Paramour since 2025
- Wendy Davis since 2026
Connected charities (5)
- The Bristol Diocesan Board of Finance Limited 1 shared trustee
- The Matthew 25 35 Trust 1 shared trustee
- Church of England Central Services 1 shared trustee
- Dorcan Church Swindon 1 shared trustee
- The Royal College of General Practitioners 1 shared trustee
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