Registered charity · Lincoln
The Lincoln Diocesan Trust and Board of Finance LTD
The Lincoln Diocesan Trust and Board of Finance LTD is a registered charity (number 249355) based in Lincoln, governed by 20 trustees. Latest income £11m (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.
The charity’s object (‘Object’) is:the furthering primarily but not exclusively in the Diocese of the whole of the charitable works of the Church of England (hereinafter called ‘the Church’);
- 20 trustees
- Income £11m (2025)
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Who leads it
- Alison Mary WarrickTrustee · since 2025
- David CowellTrustee · since 2018
- David Thomas WrightTrustee · since 2016
- James Drinnan Thom TannockTrustee · since 2024
- Nigel BaconTrustee · since 2016
- Paul David BrewsterTrustee · since 2023
- Paul DavieTrustee · since 2021
- Philip David DayTrustee · since 2026
- Rev Julie DonnTrustee · since 2023
- Rev Pauline Dahlia CumminsTrustee · since 2025
- Rev Rachel HeskinsTrustee · since 2022
- Revd Canon Dr Martyn Andrew Nicholas TaylorTrustee · since 2023
- Rt Revd Jean Ann BurgessTrustee · since 2026
- Ruth BrewinTrustee · since 2021
- Simon Matthew JonesTrustee · since 2024
- Susan Barbara Elizabeth WattTrustee · since 2021
- The Revd Canon Sudharshan SarvananthanTrustee · since 2025
- The Rt Revd Dr Nicholas Alan ChamberlainTrustee · since 2018
- The Ven Gavin John KirkTrustee · since 2018
- The Venerable Eleanor Elizabeth Mary RobertshawTrustee · since 2026
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Religious Activities
- Where
- Lincolnshire, North Lincolnshire, North East Lincolnshire
- Website
- www.lincoln.anglican.org (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Lincoln Diocesan Trust and Board of Finance Limited
- Registered
- 1966
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£11m£11m
- 2024£11m£10m
- 2023£12m£9.6m
Earlier years
- 2022£11m£11m
- 2021£11m£11m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
The charity’s object (‘Object’) is:the furthering primarily but not exclusively in the Diocese of the whole of the charitable works of the Church of England (hereinafter called ‘the Church’);
Grants received
24 grants · £892,086 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 · £655,900 (11 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £96,803 (3 grants)
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £54,157 (2 grants)
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £30,000
- Lincolnshire Community Foundation · £28,897 (3 grants)
Most recent
- Department for Culture, Media & Sport
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
Schools in this trust (1)
- St Peter and St Paul CofE Primary SchooliInferred matchLinked by name from public records. No date of birth was available to confirm this link, so this record could belong to a namesake. Company status flags are never shown on inferred matches. North Lincolnshire
Compiled from DfE governance records - an inferred connection, not an official Charity Commission or Companies House link. The marked match is a name match only, not yet confirmed.
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.
20 trustees on the board
- Alison Mary Warrick since 2025
- David Cowell since 2018
- David Thomas Wright since 2016
- James Drinnan Thom Tannock since 2024
- Nigel Bacon since 2016
- Paul David Brewster since 2023
- Paul Davie since 2021
- Philip David Day since 2026
- Ruth Brewin since 2021
- Rev Julie Donn since 2023
- Rev Pauline Dahlia Cummins since 2025
- Rev Rachel Heskins since 2022
- Revd Canon Dr Martyn Andrew Nicholas Taylor since 2023
- Rt Revd Jean Ann Burgess since 2026
- Simon Matthew Jones since 2024
- Susan Barbara Elizabeth Watt since 2021
- The Revd Canon Sudharshan Sarvananthan since 2025
- The Rt Revd Dr Nicholas Alan Chamberlain since 2018
- The Ven Gavin John Kirk since 2018
- The Venerable Eleanor Elizabeth Mary Robertshaw since 2026
Trustees past 6 years
- David Cowell since 2018
- David Thomas Wright since 2016
- Nigel Bacon since 2016
- The Rt Revd Dr Nicholas Alan Chamberlain since 2018
- The Ven Gavin John Kirk since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- David Cowell since 2018
- David Thomas Wright since 2016
- Paul Davie since 2021
- Philip David Day since 2026
- Rev Julie Donn since 2023
- Rev Pauline Dahlia Cummins since 2025
- Rev Rachel Heskins since 2022
Portfolio (13)
- Alison Mary Warrick since 2025
- James Drinnan Thom Tannock since 2024
- Nigel Bacon since 2016
- Paul David Brewster since 2023
- Ruth Brewin since 2021
- Revd Canon Dr Martyn Andrew Nicholas Taylor since 2023
- Rt Revd Jean Ann Burgess since 2026
- Simon Matthew Jones since 2024
- Susan Barbara Elizabeth Watt since 2021
- The Revd Canon Sudharshan Sarvananthan since 2025
- The Rt Revd Dr Nicholas Alan Chamberlain since 2018
- The Ven Gavin John Kirk since 2018
- The Venerable Eleanor Elizabeth Mary Robertshaw 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
1.5 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.7 months · was 0.9 in 2020
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 249355
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 17/03/1908AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 25/10/1962AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 27/04/1971AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 31/07/2015 as amended on 11 Jul 2018 as amended on 13 Dec 2018
- Companies House
- Company number 00097256 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01522504050 · helen.doyle@lincoln.anglican.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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