The ELY Diocesan Board of Finance
Registered charity 245456 Registered since 1965
Operates: Cambridgeshire, Norfolk
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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.
23 trustees on the board
- Canon Dr Mary Felicity Cooke since 2022
- Canon Francis William Miles Burkitt since 2019
- Canon Simon John Kershaw
- Christopher Denis Anton Falvey since 2025
- Christopher Jeffrey Jonathan Smith since 2025
- Christopher John Townsend since 2022
- Dr Christopher Andrew Stanford-Beale since 2025
- Dr Jonathan Paul Chaplin since 2025
- Elain Margaret Levitt since 2019
- Felicity Ann Watson since 2025
- Janet Rosemary Perrett
- John Pigott since 2022
- Lindsay Jane Davies since 2022
- REV Daniel John Driver since 2025
- Rev Canon Robert Mackley since 2022
- Rev Daniel John Driver since 2025
- Rev Dr Elizabeth Ruth Cope since 2025
- Rev Neil James Blandford-Baker since 2022
- Rev Natalie Janis Andrews since 2025
- Rev Philip Michael Howson since 2025
- Rev Richard Harlow since 2022
- Rev Sarah Catherine Gower since 2022
- Sarah Margaret Robinson since 2019
3y median 4y
average tenure
7y
longest tenure
Trustees past 6 years
- Canon Francis William Miles Burkitt since 2019
- Elain Margaret Levitt since 2019
- Sarah Margaret Robinson since 2019
10.9y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (11)
- Christopher Denis Anton Falvey since 2025
- Dr Christopher Andrew Stanford-Beale since 2025
- Dr Jonathan Paul Chaplin since 2025
- Elain Margaret Levitt since 2019
- Felicity Ann Watson since 2025
- Janet Rosemary Perrett
- John Pigott since 2022
- Lindsay Jane Davies since 2022
- REV Daniel John Driver since 2025
- Rev Canon Robert Mackley since 2022
- Rev Natalie Janis Andrews since 2025
Portfolio (12)
- Canon Dr Mary Felicity Cooke since 2022
- Canon Francis William Miles Burkitt since 2019
- Canon Simon John Kershaw
- Christopher Jeffrey Jonathan Smith since 2025
- Christopher John Townsend since 2022
- Rev Daniel John Driver since 2025
- Rev Dr Elizabeth Ruth Cope since 2025
- Rev Neil James Blandford-Baker since 2022
- Rev Philip Michael Howson since 2025
- Rev Richard Harlow since 2022
- Rev Sarah Catherine Gower since 2022
- Sarah Margaret Robinson since 2019
21
company-linked trustees
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Religious Activities 23Education/training 7The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 2The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 2Disability 1Environment/conservation/heritage 1General Charitable Purposes 1Other Charitable Purposes 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.
Other services 22Education 7Finance 3
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£11.1m latest income · spending exceeded income 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.
4.9 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.7 months · was 7.1 in 2020
41 from 44 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 Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of ELY 1 shared trustee
- The Society of the Friends of Little Gidding 1 shared trustee
- The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of ST Andrew With ST Etheldreda, Histon 1 shared trustee
- The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Holy Sepulchre Cambridge 1 shared trustee
- The Peterborough Circuit of the Methodist Church 1 shared trustee
- Cambridge Papers Limited 1 shared trustee
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | www.elydiocese.org |
| Phone | 01353652700 |
| Address | Etheldreda House, 206 Wellington Road, Lancaster Way Business Park, Ely, CAMBS. |
Finances
£11,110,000 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | £10,292,000 | £10,750,000 |
| 2021 | £10,569,000 | £10,830,000 |
| 2022 | £12,418,000 | £11,096,000 |
| 2023 | £10,928,000 | £11,994,000 |
| 2024 | £11,110,000 | £11,818,000 |
What it does
What
Religious ActivitiesWho
The General Public/mankindHow
Makes Grants To OrganisationsProvides Human ResourcesProvides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceCharitable objects
TO PROMOTE AND ASSIST THE WORK AND PURPOSES OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND IN THE DIOCESE OF ELY, AND IN PARTICULAR TO ORGANISE AND PROVIDE FUNDS IN AID OF THE WORK OF THE CHURCH AND FOR THE ESSENTIAL DEPARTMENTS OF THE CHURCH'S WORK. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION).
Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 19/11/1915 as amended on 27 May 1994 as amended on 09 Jun 2007
Trustees (23)
23trustees
63median age
6aged 70+
- Canon Dr Mary Felicity Cookeage band 75-79 since 2022
- Canon Francis William Miles Burkittage band 60-64 since 2019
- Canon Simon John Kershawage band 65-69
- Christopher Denis Anton Falveyage band 60-64 since 2025
- Christopher Jeffrey Jonathan Smithage band 65-69 since 2025
- Christopher John Townsendage band 60-64 since 2022
- Dr Christopher Andrew Stanford-Beale since 2025
- Dr Jonathan Paul Chaplinage band 70-74 since 2025
- Elain Margaret Levitt since 2019
- Felicity Ann Watsonage band 65-69 since 2025
- Janet Rosemary Perrettage band 80-84
- John Pigottage band 70-74 since 2022
- Lindsay Jane Daviesage band 70-74 since 2022
- REV Daniel John Driverage band 30-34 since 2025
- Rev Canon Robert Mackleyage band 45-49 since 2022
- Rev Daniel John Driverage band 30-34 since 2025
- Rev Dr Elizabeth Ruth Copeage band 45-49 since 2025
- Rev Neil James Blandford-Baker since 2022
- Rev Natalie Janis Andrewsage band 45-49 since 2025
- Rev Philip Michael Howsonage band 55-59 since 2025
- Rev Richard Harlowage band 60-64 since 2022
- Rev Sarah Catherine Gowerage band 60-64 since 2022
- Sarah Margaret Robinsonage band 60-64 since 2019
Linked company (Companies House)
ELY Diocesan Board of Finance(the) · 00142183 · Active
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) · incorporated 19/11/1915
4 governing document(s) held from Companies House.
Connected charities (19)
- Eastern Region Ministry Course 2 shared trustees
- Grove Books Limited 1 shared trustee
- Orem's Denton Educational Foundation 1 shared trustee
- The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of ST Andrew With ST Etheldreda, Histon 1 shared trustee
- Histon and Impington Town Charity 1 shared trustee
- Histon and Impington Town Charity 1 shared trustee
- The Society of the Friends of Little Gidding 1 shared trustee
- The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Holy Sepulchre Cambridge 1 shared trustee
- The Peterborough Circuit of the Methodist Church 1 shared trustee
- Orton Waterville United Charities 1 shared trustee
- The Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of ELY 1 shared trustee
- The Kimbolton Trust 1986 1 shared trustee
- Catworth Relief in Need Charity 1 shared trustee
- The Friends of ST.Andrews Church Stapleford 1 shared trustee
- Cambridge Papers Limited 1 shared trustee
- Northstowe Church Network 1 shared trustee
- Northstowe Youth Hive 1 shared trustee
- Cambridge United Foundation Limited 1 shared trustee
- The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Holy Cross, Cambridge in the Diocese of ELY 1 shared trustee
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