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The Lichfield Diocesan Board of Education

The Lichfield Diocesan Board of Education is a registered charity (number 528561) based in Staffs, governed by 5 trustees and chaired by The Revd Preb Michael Ralph Metcalf. Latest income £0 (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.

  • 5 trustees
  • Income £0 (2025)

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Who leads it

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
Sandwell, Walsall, Wolverhampton, Shropshire and more
Website
www.lichfield.anglican.org (opens in a new tab)
Linked company
The Lichfield Diocesan Board of Education
Registered
1961

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£0£0
  • 2024£0£0
  • 2023£0£0
Earlier years
  • 2022£567k£475k
  • 2021£599k£673k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2022: Government grants 7%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

I) TO PROMOTE OR ASSIST IN THE PROMOTION OF EDUCATION IN THE DIOCESE (HEREINAFTER CALLED "THE DIOCESE") OF LICHFIELD BEING EDUCATION WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH THE FAITH AND PRACTICE OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND; (II) TO PROMOTE OR ASSIST IN THE PROMOTION OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION AND RELIGIOUS WORSHIP IN SCHOOLS IN THE DIOCESE; (III) TO PROMOTE OR ASSIST IN THE PROMOTION OF CHURCH SCHOOLS IN THE DIOCESE AND TO ADVISE THE GOVERNORS OF SUCH SCHOOLS AND TRUSTEES OF CHURCH EDUCATIONAL ENDOWMENTS AND ANY OTHER BODY OR PERSON CONCERNED ON ANY MATTER AFFECTING SUCH SCHOOLS IN THE DIOCESE; (IV) TO PROMOTE CO-OPERATION BETWEEN THE BOARD AND BODIES OR PERSONS CONCERNED IN ANY RESPECT WITH EDUCATION IN THE DIOCESE; TO CARRY OUT SUCH FUNCTIONS AS ARE ASSIGNED TO THE BOARD BY THE DIOCESAN BOARDS OF EDUCATION MEASURE 1991; AND (V) SUCH OTHER FUNCTIONS NOT CONTRARY TO THE SAID MEASURE AS ARE ASSIGNED TO THE BOARD BY THE DIOCESAN SYNOD OTHER THAN FUNCTIONS RELATING TO CHURCH SCHOOLS OR CHURCH EDUCATIONAL ENDOWMENTS.

Grants received

3 grants · £1,346,234 total

360Giving 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

  • Department for Education · £1,346,234 (3 grants)

Most recent

  • Department for Education £27,0842020-04-01
  • Department for Education £1,163,3302020-04-01
  • Department for Education £155,8202020-04-01
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.

4.7y median 5y
average tenure
7y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

11.4y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (2)

Portfolio (3)

4
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Education/training 5Religious Activities 5General Charitable Purposes 1Other Charitable Purposes 1The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 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.

Education 6Other services 6Business services 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.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
528561
Status
Registered
Governing document
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 23 NOVEMBER 1948 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 30 APRIL 1992 AND CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME GRANTED 13 MAY 1992. DEFAULT DATE OF REGISTRATION AS ACTUAL DATE UNKNOWN.
Companies House
Company number 00461505 · Active
Contact on the register
01543306054 · jonathan.hill@lichfield.anglican.org
Edition
Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
Labels
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