Registered charity · Alresford
Winchester Diocesan Board of Finance
Winchester Diocesan Board of Finance is a registered charity (number 249276) based in Alresford, governed by 15 trustees. Latest income £14m (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.
- 15 trustees
- Income £14m (2025)
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Who leads it
- Alastair BarronTrustee · since 2016
- David Robert Stanley CollierTrustee · since 2025
- Dr Richard Marcus RoopeTrustee · since 2025
- Elspeth Mackeggie GurneyTrustee · since 2022
- Gillian Margaret Gray KnightTrustee · since 2022
- Ian Robert DigheTrustee · since 2023
- Kelly Anne BetteridgeTrustee · since 2025
- Madeleine Julie HedleyTrustee · since 2023
- Rev Angela SmithTrustee · since 2025
- Rev Rhiannon Elizabeth KingTrustee · since 2024
- Rev Sarah Elizabeth YetmanTrustee · since 2025
- The Venerable Simon Richard ButlerTrustee · since 2026
- The Very Reverend Christopher John Ingamells PalmerTrustee · since 2026
- Venerable Dr Gemma Michelle Hope FosterTrustee · since 2026
Also 1 organisation acting as trustee: The Bishop of Winchester.
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Religious Activities
- Where
- Dorset, Hampshire, Southampton City, Burundi and more
- Website
- www.winchesterdiocese.org (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- The Winchester Diocesan Board of Finance
- Registered
- 1966
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£14m£16m
- 2024£13m£15m
- 2023£13m£13m
Earlier years
- 2022£13m£13m
- 2021£15m£14m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2021: Government grants under 1%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO PROMOTE, AID AND FURTHER THE OBJECTS AND WORK OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND, PARTICULARLY IN THE DIOCESE OF WINCHESTER.
Grants received
9 grants · £129,867 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 National Lottery Heritage Fund · £57,700 (2 grants)
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £37,500 (3 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £30,000 (3 grants)
- National Churches Trust · £4,667
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
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.
14 trustees on the board
- Alastair Barron since 2016
- David Robert Stanley Collier since 2025
- Dr Richard Marcus Roope since 2025
- Elspeth Mackeggie Gurney since 2022
- Gillian Margaret Gray Knight since 2022
- Ian Robert Dighe since 2023
- Kelly Anne Betteridge since 2025
- Madeleine Julie Hedley since 2023
- Rev Angela Smith since 2025
- Rev Rhiannon Elizabeth King since 2024
- Rev Sarah Elizabeth Yetman since 2025
- The Bishop of Winchester since 2021
- The Venerable Simon Richard Butler since 2026
- The Very Reverend Christopher John Ingamells Palmer since 2026
- Venerable Dr Gemma Michelle Hope Foster since 2026
Trustees past 6 years
- Alastair Barron since 2016
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (9)
- Alastair Barron since 2016
- David Robert Stanley Collier since 2025
- Gillian Margaret Gray Knight since 2022
- Ian Robert Dighe since 2023
- Kelly Anne Betteridge since 2025
- Madeleine Julie Hedley since 2023
- Rev Rhiannon Elizabeth King since 2024
- The Venerable Simon Richard Butler since 2026
- Venerable Dr Gemma Michelle Hope Foster since 2026
Portfolio (5)
- Dr Richard Marcus Roope since 2025
- Elspeth Mackeggie Gurney since 2022
- Rev Angela Smith since 2025
- Rev Sarah Elizabeth Yetman since 2025
- The Very Reverend Christopher John Ingamells Palmer since 2026
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
29.2 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.7 months · was 31.5 in 2020
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 249276
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 08/12/1915AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 01/01/1950AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 01/01/1958AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 28/04/2001AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 14/05/2005AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 01/12/2012 as amended on 20 Jan 2025
- Companies House
- Company number 00142351 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01962737336 · enquiries@winchesterdiocese.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 18th 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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