The Blackburn Diocesan Board of Finance Limited
Registered charity 247647 Registered since 1966
Operates: Wigan, Lancashire
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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.
26 trustees on the board
- Rev Paul David Howard Chair since 2026
- David John Wilkinson since 2025
- Damian Porter Rev'd since 2023
- David Paul Gascoigne since 2025
- Hannah Lockwood since 2025
- Jacqueline Mary Stamper since 2013
- John Cowell since 2025
- Melvyn Gardner since 2019
- Paul Ronson since 2022
- Robert John Collins since 2013
- Rana Shihadah-Davidson since 2025
- Rev David Alex Craven since 2025
- Rev Fleur Estelle Green since 2025
- Rev Joanne Sarah Smith since 2025
- Rev Munawar Din since 2025
- Rev Peter Andrew Lillicrap since 2016
- Rev Peter Howell-Jones since 2017
- Rt Rev Jillian Louise Calland Duff since 2018
- Ruth Kathleen Haldane since 2025
- Simon Acomb since 2025
- The Revd Canon Andrew Stuart Horsfall since 2022
- The Rt Revd Dr Joseph Kennedy since 2024
- The Rt Revd Philip John North since 2015
- The Ven David Anthony Picken since 2020
- The Ven Jane Louise Atkinson since 2025
- Wendy Ann Walker since 2025
4y median 1y
average tenure
13y
longest tenure
Trustees past 6 years
- Jacqueline Mary Stamper since 2013
- Melvyn Gardner since 2019
- Robert John Collins since 2013
- Rev Peter Andrew Lillicrap since 2016
- Rev Peter Howell-Jones since 2017
- Rt Rev Jillian Louise Calland Duff since 2018
- The Rt Revd Philip John North since 2015
- The Ven David Anthony Picken since 2020
10.8y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (15)
- Rev Paul David Howard Chair since 2026
- David Paul Gascoigne since 2025
- Hannah Lockwood since 2025
- Melvyn Gardner since 2019
- Robert John Collins since 2013
- Rana Shihadah-Davidson since 2025
- Rev Peter Andrew Lillicrap since 2016
- Rt Rev Jillian Louise Calland Duff since 2018
- Ruth Kathleen Haldane since 2025
- The Revd Canon Andrew Stuart Horsfall since 2022
- The Rt Revd Dr Joseph Kennedy since 2024
- The Rt Revd Philip John North since 2015
- The Ven David Anthony Picken since 2020
- The Ven Jane Louise Atkinson since 2025
- Wendy Ann Walker since 2025
Portfolio (11)
- David John Wilkinson since 2025
- Damian Porter Rev'd since 2023
- Jacqueline Mary Stamper since 2013
- John Cowell since 2025
- Paul Ronson since 2022
- Rev David Alex Craven since 2025
- Rev Fleur Estelle Green since 2025
- Rev Joanne Sarah Smith since 2025
- Rev Munawar Din since 2025
- Rev Peter Howell-Jones since 2017
- Simon Acomb since 2025
23
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 26Education/training 6Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity 2Amateur Sport 1Arts/culture/heritage/science 1The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 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 26Education 4Arts and leisure 2
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£15.9m 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.
6.6 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.7 months
71 from 42 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
- Emmanuel Theological College 1 shared trustee
- The Association of English Cathedrals 1 shared trustee
- The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Euxton 1 shared trustee
- The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of ST John Baptist Broughton 1 shared trustee
- The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of ST Cuthbert, Burnley 1 shared trustee
- Jesus Shaped People 1 shared trustee
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | www.blackburn.anglican.org |
| diocese@blackburn.anglican.org | |
| Phone | 01254503070 |
| Address | Diocesan Offices, Clayton House, Walker Industrial Estate, Walker Road OFFICE PARK, Guide, BLACKBUR |
Finances
£15,906,000 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | £12,852,000 | £11,618,000 |
| 2021 | £13,468,000 | £12,867,000 |
| 2022 | £16,992,000 | £15,056,000 |
| 2023 | £16,279,000 | £14,761,000 |
| 2024 | £15,906,000 | £14,705,000 |
What it does
What
Religious ActivitiesWho
Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesThe General Public/mankindHow
Makes Grants To IndividualsMakes Grants To OrganisationsProvides Other FinanceProvides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationActs As An Umbrella Or Resource BodyCharitable objects
TO PROMOTE, AID AND FURTHER, PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THE SPIRITUAL TEACHING OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND AND MAINTAIN THE SPIRIT OF THE DOCTRINES AND OBSERVANCES ON WHICH IT RESTS AND IN WHICH IT FINDS EXPRESSION.
Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 29/10/1927 AS AMENDED 1/01/1971 as amended on 14 Jul 2018
Trustees (26)
26trustees
59median age
4aged 70+
- Rev Paul David Howard Chair since 2026
- David John Wilkinsonage band 75-79 since 2025
- Damian Porter Rev'dage band 55-59 since 2023
- David Paul Gascoigneage band 60-64 since 2025
- Hannah Lockwoodage band 30-34 since 2025
- Jacqueline Mary Stamperage band 75-79 since 2013
- John Cowellage band 50-54 since 2025
- Melvyn Gardnerage band 80-84 since 2019
- Paul Ronsonage band 60-64 since 2022
- Robert John Collinsage band 75-79 since 2013
- Rana Shihadah-Davidsonage band 50-54 since 2025
- Rev David Alex Cravenage band 45-49 since 2025
- Rev Fleur Estelle Greenage band 50-54 since 2025
- Rev Joanne Sarah Smithage band 45-49 since 2025
- Rev Munawar Dinage band 55-59 since 2025
- Rev Peter Andrew Lillicrapage band 60-64 since 2016
- Rev Peter Howell-Jonesage band 60-64 since 2017
- Rt Rev Jillian Louise Calland Duffage band 50-54 since 2018
- Ruth Kathleen Haldaneage band 65-69 since 2025
- Simon Acombage band 55-59 since 2025
- The Revd Canon Andrew Stuart Horsfallage band 60-64 since 2022
- The Rt Revd Dr Joseph Kennedyage band 55-59 since 2024
- The Rt Revd Philip John Northage band 55-59 since 2015
- The Ven David Anthony Picken since 2020
- The Ven Jane Louise Atkinson since 2025
- Wendy Ann Walkerage band 65-69 since 2025
Linked company (Companies House)
Blackburn Diocesan Board of Finance Limited · 00225457 · Active
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) · incorporated 29/10/1927
5 governing document(s) held from Companies House.
Connected charities (24)
- Gregson Institute 1 shared trustee
- The Peel Foundation Scholarship Fund 1 shared trustee
- Livesey's Exhibition Endowment 1 shared trustee
- 16TH Morecambe and Heysham Scout Group 1 shared trustee
- Broughton-in-Preston Grammar School Foundation 1 shared trustee
- ST Helen's School Charity Trust 1 shared trustee
- Jesus Shaped People 1 shared trustee
- The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Christ Church, Lancaster 1 shared trustee
- Blackburn Cathedral Trust 1 shared trustee
- Cathedral Church of ST Mary the Virgin Blackburn 1 shared trustee
- The Pilling Trust Fund 1 shared trustee
- The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Torrisholme 1 shared trustee
- The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Euxton 1 shared trustee
- Musalaha UK 1 shared trustee
- The June Preston Charity 1 shared trustee
- Church of the Saviour, Blackburn 1 shared trustee
- Emmanuel Theological College 1 shared trustee
- Daniel's and Houghton's Charity 1 shared trustee
- The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of ST John Baptist Broughton 1 shared trustee
- Damaris Dixon 1 shared trustee
- The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of ST Cuthbert, Burnley 1 shared trustee
- 1131372 1 shared trustee
- Together for the Church of England 1 shared trustee
- 1218694 1 shared trustee
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