Worcester Diocesan Board of Finance Limited
Registered charity 247778 Registered since 1966
Operates: Dudley, Sandwell, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire
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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.
18 trustees on the board
- Canon Hugh Alan Richards since 2018
- David Michael Wightman since 2022
- Eric Allen Wiles since 2017
- Michael Douglas Hunter since 2023
- Professor Judith Lynn Nichol since 2025
- Robin Christopher Lunn since 2025
- Rev Mark Badger since 2024
- Rev Timothy John Williams since 2022
- Sarah Jayne Hewitt since 2025
- Sarah Louise Roberts-Malpass since 2025
- The VEN Nicola Jane Groarke since 2014
- Tafadzwa Harriet Terera since 2023
- The Revd Canon Diane Marie Cooksey since 2024
- The Revd Dr Richard Johnson since 2022
- The Rt Revd Hugh Edmund Nelson since 2026
- The Rt Revd Martin Charles William Gorick since 2020
- The Very Revd Dr Stephen Michael Edwards since 2023
- Wadham St John Downing since 2023
3.7y median 3y
average tenure
12y
longest tenure
Trustees past 6 years
- Canon Hugh Alan Richards since 2018
- Eric Allen Wiles since 2017
- The VEN Nicola Jane Groarke since 2014
- The Rt Revd Martin Charles William Gorick since 2020
10.8y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Professor Judith Lynn Nichol since 2025
- Robin Christopher Lunn since 2025
- Sarah Louise Roberts-Malpass since 2025
- The Revd Canon Diane Marie Cooksey since 2024
- The Revd Dr Richard Johnson since 2022
- Wadham St John Downing since 2023
Portfolio (12)
- Canon Hugh Alan Richards since 2018
- David Michael Wightman since 2022
- Eric Allen Wiles since 2017
- Michael Douglas Hunter since 2023
- Rev Mark Badger since 2024
- Rev Timothy John Williams since 2022
- Sarah Jayne Hewitt since 2025
- The VEN Nicola Jane Groarke since 2014
- Tafadzwa Harriet Terera since 2023
- The Rt Revd Hugh Edmund Nelson since 2026
- The Rt Revd Martin Charles William Gorick since 2020
- The Very Revd Dr Stephen Michael Edwards since 2023
17
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 18Education/training 9Environment/conservation/heritage 3The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 3Arts/culture/heritage/science 2General Charitable Purposes 2Other Charitable Purposes 2Disability 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 24Finance 15Education 8
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£10.6m 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.
6.0 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.7 months · was 6.6 in 2020
48 from 52 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.
Related organisations
- Worcester Diocesan Sites and Buildings Fund 4 shared trustees
- The Worcester Diocesan Social Responsibility Fund 3 shared trustees
- Worcester Diocesan Academies Trust 2 shared trustees
Connected through a shared trustee
- The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of ST Mary and ALL Saints, Hampton Lovett, in the Diocese of Worcester. 1 shared trustee
- The Worcestershire and Dudley Historic Churches Trust 1 shared trustee
- The Inkberrow School Trust 1 shared trustee
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | www.cofe-worcester.org.uk |
| jnex@cofe-worcester.org.uk | |
| Phone | 01905732802 |
| Address | The Diocesan Office, 16 Lowesmoor Wharf, WORCESTER, WR1 2RS |
Finances
£10,631,000 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | £8,887,000 | £8,411,000 |
| 2021 | £8,162,000 | £8,812,000 |
| 2022 | £9,184,000 | £8,824,000 |
| 2023 | £10,080,000 | £9,960,000 |
| 2024 | £10,631,000 | £9,285,000 |
What it does
What
Religious ActivitiesWho
The General Public/mankindHow
Provides Human ResourcesProvides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceCharitable objects
TO PROMOTE, AID AND FURTHER THE OBJECTS, WORK AND BUSINESS OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND IN THE DIOCESE OF WORCESTER. (FOR FURTHER INFORMATION SEE MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION).
Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 31 DECEMBER 1932, AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 2 NOVEMBER 2009 AND SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 20 APRIL 2010
Trustees (18)
18trustees
60median age
1aged 70+
- Canon Hugh Alan Richardsage band 65-69 since 2018
- David Michael Wightmanage band 60-64 since 2022
- Eric Allen Wilesage band 65-69 since 2017
- Michael Douglas Hunterage band 70-74 since 2023
- Professor Judith Lynn Nicholage band 60-64 since 2025
- Robin Christopher Lunnage band 55-59 since 2025
- Rev Mark Badgerage band 60-64 since 2024
- Rev Timothy John Williamsage band 60-64 since 2022
- Sarah Jayne Hewittage band 60-64 since 2025
- Sarah Louise Roberts-Malpassage band 45-49 since 2025
- The VEN Nicola Jane Groarke since 2014
- Tafadzwa Harriet Tereraage band 45-49 since 2023
- The Revd Canon Diane Marie Cookseyage band 50-54 since 2024
- The Revd Dr Richard Johnsonage band 45-49 since 2022
- The Rt Revd Hugh Edmund Nelsonage band 50-54 since 2026
- The Rt Revd Martin Charles William Gorickage band 60-64 since 2020
- The Very Revd Dr Stephen Michael Edwardsage band 50-54 since 2023
- Wadham St John Downingage band 55-59 since 2023
Linked company (Companies House)
Worcester Diocesan Board of Finance Limited(the) · 00271752 · Active
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) · incorporated 31/12/1932
4 governing document(s) held from Companies House.
Connected charities (21)
- Worcester Diocesan Sites and Buildings Fund 5 shared trustees
- The Worcester Diocesan Social Responsibility Fund 4 shared trustees
- Clergy Holidays Fund 2 shared trustees
- Worcester Diocesan Academies Trust 2 shared trustees
- The Winslow Educational Foundation 1 shared trustee
- Friends of Worcester Cathedral 1 shared trustee
- The Worcestershire and Dudley Historic Churches Trust 1 shared trustee
- Motov8 1 shared trustee
- Innervation Trust Limited 1 shared trustee
- Church Lands 1 shared trustee
- Young Solutions Worcestershire 1 shared trustee
- Diocese of Worcester Church Buildings Management Partnership Trust 1 shared trustee
- Upton Snodsbury Village Hall 1 shared trustee
- Friends of ST Kenelm's Church Upton Snodsbury 1 shared trustee
- The Worcestershire Regiments Museum Trust 1 shared trustee
- The Inkberrow School Trust 1 shared trustee
- Maureen Terera Foundation 1 shared trustee
- The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of ST Mary and ALL Saints, Hampton Lovett, in the Diocese of Worcester. 1 shared trustee
- The Charity for the Poor Known AS the Almshouses 1 shared trustee
- The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of ST Nicholas & ALL Saint's Worcester 1 shared trustee
- Tardebigge Relief in Need Charity 1 shared trustee
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