The Bristol Diocesan Board of Finance Limited
Registered charity 248502 Registered since 1966
Operates: Wiltshire, North Somerset, Bath And North East Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Bristol City, Swindon
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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.
14 trustees on the board
- Richard Francis Bacon Chair since 2022
- Alison Rowe since 2022
- Bishop Neil Warwick since 2019
- Bruce Anthony Finnamore since 2016
- Dr Clare Lorna Jefferis since 2022
- John Dominic Sunderland since 2019
- Julia Childerhouse since 2025
- Rev Adam John Beaumont since 2025
- Rev Katharine Emma Smith since 2022
- Rev Trudie Anne Wigley since 2019
- Sally Cordwell since 2025
- The Venerable Christopher Bryan since 2019
- The Venerable Rebecca Ann Waring since 2023
- The Very Reverend Amanda Kirstine Ford since 2020
4.7y median 4y
average tenure
10y
longest tenure
Trustees past 6 years
- Bishop Neil Warwick since 2019
- Bruce Anthony Finnamore since 2016
- John Dominic Sunderland since 2019
- Rev Trudie Anne Wigley since 2019
- The Venerable Christopher Bryan since 2019
11.6y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (2)
- Bruce Anthony Finnamore since 2016
- Rev Adam John Beaumont since 2025
Portfolio (12)
- Richard Francis Bacon Chair since 2022
- Alison Rowe since 2022
- Bishop Neil Warwick since 2019
- Dr Clare Lorna Jefferis since 2022
- John Dominic Sunderland since 2019
- Julia Childerhouse since 2025
- Rev Katharine Emma Smith since 2022
- Rev Trudie Anne Wigley since 2019
- Sally Cordwell since 2025
- The Venerable Christopher Bryan since 2019
- The Venerable Rebecca Ann Waring since 2023
- The Very Reverend Amanda Kirstine Ford since 2020
12
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 13Education/training 5General Charitable Purposes 3Arts/culture/heritage/science 2Environment/conservation/heritage 2The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 2Accommodation/housing 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 13Arts and leisure 5Professional services 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£9.5m 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.
15.1 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.7 months · was 23.5 in 2020
86 from 51 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
- Bristol Cathedral 1 shared trustee
- Bristol Ecclesiastical Charity 1 shared trustee
- The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of ST Mary's, Almondsbury 1 shared trustee
- Dorcan Church Swindon 1 shared trustee
- The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Malmesbury With Westport and Brokenborough 1 shared trustee
- Swindon Ccrc Trust 1 shared trustee
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | www.bristol.anglican.org |
| finance@bristoldiocese.org | |
| Phone | 01179060100 |
| Address | DIOCESE OF BRISTOL, FIRST FLOOR, HILLSIDE HOUSE, 1500 PARKWAY NORTH, NEWBRICK ROAD, STOKE GI |
Finances
£9,469,000 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | £13,971,000 | £9,564,000 |
| 2021 | £9,370,000 | £9,709,000 |
| 2022 | £9,584,000 | £10,151,000 |
| 2023 | £8,997,000 | £11,648,000 |
| 2024 | £9,469,000 | £13,525,000 |
What it does
What
Religious ActivitiesWho
The General Public/mankindHow
Provides Human ResourcesActs As An Umbrella Or Resource BodyCharitable objects
TO PROMOTE AND ASSIST THE WORK AND PURPOSES OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND IN THE DIOCESE OF BRISTOL
Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 20/06/1919AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 24/03/1971AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 22/06/1995AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 22/06/2004AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 22/11/2004AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 21/05/2011
Trustees (14)
14trustees
60median age
1aged 70+
- Richard Francis Baconage band 60-64 Chair since 2022
- Alison Roweage band 70-74 since 2022
- Bishop Neil Warwickage band 60-64 since 2019
- Bruce Anthony Finnamoreage band 65-69 since 2016
- Dr Clare Lorna Jefferisage band 55-59 since 2022
- John Dominic Sunderlandage band 65-69 since 2019
- Julia Childerhouseage band 50-54 since 2025
- Rev Adam John Beaumontage band 50-54 since 2025
- Rev Katharine Emma Smithage band 40-44 since 2022
- Rev Trudie Anne Wigleyage band 55-59 since 2019
- Sally Cordwellage band 45-49 since 2025
- The Venerable Christopher Bryan since 2019
- The Venerable Rebecca Ann Waring since 2023
- The Very Reverend Amanda Kirstine Fordage band 65-69 since 2020
Linked company (Companies House)
Bristol Diocesan Board of Finance Limited(the) · 00156243 · Active
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) · incorporated 20/06/1919
6 governing document(s) held from Companies House.
Connected charities (18)
- Friends of Malmesbury Abbey 1 shared trustee
- The Bristol Cathedral Choral Foundation 1 shared trustee
- The Foundation of Saint Matthias 1 shared trustee
- Redland Chapel Trust 1 shared trustee
- 3RD Chippenham Scout Group 1 shared trustee
- The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Malmesbury With Westport and Brokenborough 1 shared trustee
- Dorcan Church Swindon 1 shared trustee
- The Church of England Pensions Board 1 shared trustee
- Extension and Special Fund 1 shared trustee
- The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of ST Mary's, Almondsbury 1 shared trustee
- Wiltshire Historic Churches Trust 1 shared trustee
- Teach US TOO Charitable Trust 1 shared trustee
- Swindon Ccrc Trust 1 shared trustee
- Bristol Cathedral 1 shared trustee
- Bristol OLD VIC and Theatre Royal Trust Limited 1 shared trustee
- Bristol Aero Collection Trust 1 shared trustee
- Arnos Vale Cemetery Trust 1 shared trustee
- Bristol Ecclesiastical Charity 1 shared trustee
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