Registered charity · Co Durham
The Durham Diocesan Board of Finance
The Durham Diocesan Board of Finance is a registered charity (number 248287) based in Co Durham, governed by 19 trustees. Latest income £12m (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 11th October 2026.
- 19 trustees
- Income £12m (2025)
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Who leads it
- Alison BlackburnTrustee · since 2021
- Barnaby Thomas HuishTrustee · since 2024
- Canon Dr James Herbert HarrisonTrustee · since 2015
- Dr Philip James John Plyming Very RevdTrustee · since 2023
- Frances Ruth StenlakeTrustee · since 2021
- Frank Andrew RogersTrustee · since 2015
- James HallTrustee · since 2021
- Katherine Janet BagnallTrustee · since 2024
- Lilian Mary JordonTrustee · since 2025
- Margaret Louise VaughanTrustee · since 2015
- Matthew James LevinsohnTrustee · since 2024
- Nigel Ralph Wyrley-BirchTrustee · since 2024
- Paul William HobbsTrustee · since 2021
- Rev Paul Andrew ArnoldTrustee · since 2021
- Reverend Canon Daine Maria LindleyTrustee · since 2025
- Stephen Lyndon PickeringTrustee · since 2024
- The Right Reverend Richard Lee Simpson BishopTrustee · since 2018
- Ursula Ruth HicksTrustee · since 2024
- Ven Elizabeth Mary WilkinsonTrustee · since 2020
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Religious Activities
- Where
- Gateshead, South Tyneside, Sunderland, Durham and more
- Website
- durhamdiocese.org (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Durham Diocesan Board of Finance
- Registered
- 1966
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£12m£13m
- 2024£13m£13m
- 2023£12m£13m
Earlier years
- 2022£13m£13m
- 2021£13m£12m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
TO PROMOTE AND ASSIST THE WORK AND PURPOSES OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND IN THE DIOCESE OF DURHAM. (FOR FULLER DETAILS SEE MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION)
Grants received
10 grants · £196,430 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington · £92,400
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £37,600 (2 grants)
- Mercers' Charitable Foundation · £30,000
- Northern Rock Foundation · £21,000
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £10,000
Most recent
Board analysis
Board DNA
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.
19 trustees on the board
- Alison Blackburn since 2021
- Barnaby Thomas Huish since 2024
- Canon Dr James Herbert Harrison since 2015
- Dr Philip James John Plyming Very Revd since 2023
- Frank Andrew Rogers since 2015
- Frances Ruth Stenlake since 2021
- James Hall since 2021
- Katherine Janet Bagnall since 2024
- Lilian Mary Jordon since 2025
- Margaret Louise Vaughan since 2015
- Matthew James Levinsohn since 2024
- Nigel Ralph Wyrley-Birch since 2024
- Paul William Hobbs since 2021
- Rev Paul Andrew Arnold since 2021
- Reverend Canon Daine Maria Lindley since 2025
- Stephen Lyndon Pickering since 2024
- The Right Reverend Richard Lee Simpson Bishop since 2018
- Ursula Ruth Hicks since 2024
- Ven Elizabeth Mary Wilkinson since 2020
Trustees past 6 years
- Canon Dr James Herbert Harrison since 2015
- Frank Andrew Rogers since 2015
- Margaret Louise Vaughan since 2015
- The Right Reverend Richard Lee Simpson Bishop since 2018
- Ven Elizabeth Mary Wilkinson since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (15)
- Alison Blackburn since 2021
- Barnaby Thomas Huish since 2024
- Dr Philip James John Plyming Very Revd since 2023
- Frances Ruth Stenlake since 2021
- James Hall since 2021
- Katherine Janet Bagnall since 2024
- Lilian Mary Jordon since 2025
- Matthew James Levinsohn since 2024
- Nigel Ralph Wyrley-Birch since 2024
- Paul William Hobbs since 2021
- Rev Paul Andrew Arnold since 2021
- Reverend Canon Daine Maria Lindley since 2025
- Stephen Lyndon Pickering since 2024
- The Right Reverend Richard Lee Simpson Bishop since 2018
- Ursula Ruth Hicks since 2024
Portfolio (4)
- Canon Dr James Herbert Harrison since 2015
- Frank Andrew Rogers since 2015
- Margaret Louise Vaughan since 2015
- Ven Elizabeth Mary Wilkinson since 2020
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
5.2 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.7 months · was 5.9 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 248287
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 21/08/1923 AS ADOPTED 09/ 10/1965
- Companies House
- Company number 00192018 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01388604515 · diocesan.secretary@durham.anglican.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 11th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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