The Chester Diocesan Board of Finance
Registered charity 248968 Registered since 1966
Operates: Throughout England
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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.
31 trustees on the board
- Canon David Anthony Hermitt since 2022
- DR Graham Campbell
- Dr Alan Dowen since 2013
- Dr Peter Jonathon Marshall since 2021
- Esme Angela Hammer since 2018
- Gillian White since 2024
- John Jeremy Collier Freeman
- John Stephen Haslam since 2021
- John Philip Mason since 2013
- Julie Withers since 2018
- Peter Ball-Foster since 2021
- Revd Michael IAN Antony Smith
- Rev Anna Louise Leyden since 2024
- Rev Christina Phoebe Upton since 2018
- Rev Daud Gill since 2024
- Rev David Andrew Vestergaard since 2021
- Rev Gabrielle Clair Jaquiss since 2024
- Rev George Crowder since 2021
- Rev Hana Jane Amner since 2024
- Rev Lesley Sarah Currie since 2022
- Rev Michael Laurence Ridley since 2014
- Rev Nigel Terence Atkinson since 2024
- Rev Ruth Elizabeth Mock since 2024
- Rev Samuel Jon Clint Corley since 2021
- Rev Stephen Dunton since 2024
- Rt Revd Julie Anne Conalty since 2021
- Samuel Harvey Wilson since 2024
- The RT Revd DR Mark Simon Austin Tanner since 2020
- The Ven Jane Proudfoot since 2024
- The Very Reverend Dr Timothy Richard Stratford since 2018
- VEN DR Michael Gilbertson
5.1y median 5y
average tenure
13y
longest tenure
Trustees past 6 years
- Dr Alan Dowen since 2013
- Esme Angela Hammer since 2018
- John Philip Mason since 2013
- Julie Withers since 2018
- Rev Christina Phoebe Upton since 2018
- Rev Michael Laurence Ridley since 2014
- The RT Revd DR Mark Simon Austin Tanner since 2020
- The Very Reverend Dr Timothy Richard Stratford since 2018
8.9y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (12)
- DR Graham Campbell
- Dr Alan Dowen since 2013
- Dr Peter Jonathon Marshall since 2021
- Gillian White since 2024
- Julie Withers since 2018
- Peter Ball-Foster since 2021
- Rev Gabrielle Clair Jaquiss since 2024
- Rev George Crowder since 2021
- Rev Hana Jane Amner since 2024
- Rev Lesley Sarah Currie since 2022
- Samuel Harvey Wilson since 2024
- The Ven Jane Proudfoot since 2024
Portfolio (19)
- Canon David Anthony Hermitt since 2022
- Esme Angela Hammer since 2018
- John Jeremy Collier Freeman
- John Stephen Haslam since 2021
- John Philip Mason since 2013
- Revd Michael IAN Antony Smith
- Rev Anna Louise Leyden since 2024
- Rev Christina Phoebe Upton since 2018
- Rev Daud Gill since 2024
- Rev David Andrew Vestergaard since 2021
- Rev Michael Laurence Ridley since 2014
- Rev Nigel Terence Atkinson since 2024
- Rev Ruth Elizabeth Mock since 2024
- Rev Samuel Jon Clint Corley since 2021
- Rev Stephen Dunton since 2024
- Rt Revd Julie Anne Conalty since 2021
- The RT Revd DR Mark Simon Austin Tanner since 2020
- The Very Reverend Dr Timothy Richard Stratford since 2018
- VEN DR Michael Gilbertson
26
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 31Education/training 9The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 7General Charitable Purposes 4Arts/culture/heritage/science 2
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 33Education 5Finance 1
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£15.0m 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.
2.2 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.7 months
46 from 48 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
- The Chester Clergy Family Charitable Trust 5 shared trustees
- The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of ST Alban, Broadheath 2 shared trustees
- University of Chester 2 shared trustees
Connected through a shared trustee
- The Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Diocese of Chester 1 shared trustee
- The Queen's Foundation for Ecumenical Theological Education 1 shared trustee
- Hartford Gospel Ministries Trust 1 shared trustee
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | www.chester.anglican.org |
| churchhouse@chester.anglican.org | |
| Phone | 01928718834 |
| Address | Chester Diocesan Board of Finance, 5500 Daresbury Park, Daresbury, Warrington, WA4 4GE |
Finances
£14,986,000 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | £14,481,000 | £15,446,000 |
| 2021 | £14,594,000 | £14,054,000 |
| 2022 | £14,568,000 | £14,901,000 |
| 2023 | £15,144,000 | £15,462,000 |
| 2024 | £14,986,000 | £16,413,000 |
What it does
What
Religious ActivitiesWho
The General Public/mankindHow
Makes Grants To IndividualsMakes Grants To OrganisationsProvides Other FinanceProvides Human ResourcesProvides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationActs As An Umbrella Or Resource BodyCharitable objects
TO MAINTAIN AND PROMOTE THE SPIRITUAL TEACHING OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND AND TO ACT AS THE DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE FOR THE DIOCESE OF CHESTER.
Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 18/05/1873AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 17/03/1950AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 26/06/1958AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 25/11/1965AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 22/07/1976AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 06/12/1995AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 15/11/2014
Trustees (31)
31trustees
61median age
4aged 70+
- Canon David Anthony Hermittage band 60-64 since 2022
- DR Graham Campbell
- Dr Alan Dowenage band 75-79 since 2013
- Dr Peter Jonathon Marshallage band 70-74 since 2021
- Esme Angela Hammerage band 80-84 since 2018
- Gillian Whiteage band 55-59 since 2024
- John Jeremy Collier Freemanage band 85-89
- John Stephen Haslamage band 65-69 since 2021
- John Philip Masonage band 65-69 since 2013
- Julie Withersage band 65-69 since 2018
- Peter Ball-Foster since 2021
- Revd Michael IAN Antony Smithage band 55-59
- Rev Anna Louise Leydenage band 35-39 since 2024
- Rev Christina Phoebe Uptonage band 65-69 since 2018
- Rev Daud Gillage band 60-64 since 2024
- Rev David Andrew Vestergaardage band 60-64 since 2021
- Rev Gabrielle Clair Jaquiss since 2024
- Rev George Crowderage band 50-54 since 2021
- Rev Hana Jane Amnerage band 35-39 since 2024
- Rev Lesley Sarah Currieage band 55-59 since 2022
- Rev Michael Laurence Ridleyage band 65-69 since 2014
- Rev Nigel Terence Atkinsonage band 65-69 since 2024
- Rev Ruth Elizabeth Mockage band 60-64 since 2024
- Rev Samuel Jon Clint Corleyage band 50-54 since 2021
- Rev Stephen Duntonage band 50-54 since 2024
- Rt Revd Julie Anne Conaltyage band 60-64 since 2021
- Samuel Harvey Wilsonage band 25-29 since 2024
- The RT Revd DR Mark Simon Austin Tannerage band 55-59 since 2020
- The Ven Jane Proudfoot since 2024
- The Very Reverend Dr Timothy Richard Stratfordage band 65-69 since 2018
- VEN DR Michael Gilbertson
Linked company (Companies House)
Chester Diocesan Board of Finance · 00007826 · Active
PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) · incorporated 18/11/1873
6 governing document(s) held from Companies House.
Connected charities (36)
- The Chester Clergy Family Charitable Trust 5 shared trustees
- University of Chester 2 shared trustees
- The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of ST Alban, Broadheath 2 shared trustees
- Weaverham Community Association 1 shared trustee
- Open Synod Group 1 shared trustee
- The Chester Cathedral Development Trust 1 shared trustee
- Bishop Jacobson Memorial Scholarship Fund 1 shared trustee
- The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of ST. John the Baptist Knutsford 1 shared trustee
- Mary Wrench Charity 1 shared trustee
- MID Cheshire Methodist Circuit 1 shared trustee
- The Ecumenical Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of ST. Mary, Weaverham 1 shared trustee
- The Historic Cheshire Churches Preservation Trust 1 shared trustee
- Weaverham and Acton Bridge Trust 1 shared trustee
- The Melanesian Mission 1 shared trustee
- The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Bunbury 1 shared trustee
- The John Mason Family Trust 1 shared trustee
- The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of ST Thomas' and ST Mary Magdalene Stockton Heath, Cheshire 1 shared trustee
- Hartford Gospel Ministries Trust 1 shared trustee
- The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of ST John the Baptist, Hartford, Chester Diocese 1 shared trustee
- Renew Conference 1 shared trustee
- The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Holy Trinity, (Without the Walls) , Blacon 1 shared trustee
- The Pantry for Blacon 1 shared trustee
- Jane Churton Bequest 1 shared trustee
- The Lower Bebington and Poulton Lancelyn Lands Foundation 1655/2018 1 shared trustee
- The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Bebington 1 shared trustee
- The Conroy Trust 1 shared trustee
- The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Holy Trinity & Christ Church, Stalybridge 1 shared trustee
- The Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Diocese of Chester 1 shared trustee
- The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of ST John's Sandiway 1 shared trustee
- Development of the Youth of Chester Charity 1 shared trustee
- The Archbishops' Council 1 shared trustee
- Chester Diocesan Moral AID Charity 1 shared trustee
- The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Chester, Christ Church 1 shared trustee
- Churches Together in Cheshire 1 shared trustee
- Timperley Educational Foundation 1 shared trustee
- The Queen's Foundation for Ecumenical Theological Education 1 shared trustee
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