Incorporated Rochester Diocesan Board of Education
Analysis
Incorporated Rochester Diocesan Board of Education is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Rochester. It was registered in January 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00046014). It says it provides human resources.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Incorporated Rochester Diocesan Board of Education reported income of £1.9m and spending of £2.1m, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.6m to £1.9m (+15%), an average of +3.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Incorporated Rochester Diocesan Board of Education sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Great Oaks Small School (£1.9m), National Electrotechnical Training Organisation (£1.9m) and Digital Poverty Alliance (£1.8m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 87%, investments 9.9% and trading 2.8%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £480k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 4 people.
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Charitable activities 87%
- Trading 2.8%
- Investments 9.9%
In the charity's own words
To support and encourage the work of schools, churches and parishes across the Diocese of Rochester in Christian distinctiveness through excellent education of children and young people.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Great Oaks Small School | Kent | £1.9m |
| National Electrotechnical Training Organisation | London | £1.9m |
| Digital Poverty Alliance | London | £1.8m |
| Rudolf Steiner School (South Devon) Limited | Totnes | £1.9m |