The Lichfield Diocesan Board of Finance (Incorporated)
Analysis
The Lichfield Diocesan Board of Finance (Incorporated) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Staffordshire. It was registered in January 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00239561). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Lichfield Diocesan Board of Finance (Incorporated) reported income of £17.7m and spending of £20.1m, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £17.1m to £17.7m (+4.0%), an average of +1.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Lichfield Diocesan Board of Finance (Incorporated) sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include International Society for Krishna Consciousness Limited (£17.4m), Manchester Diocesan Board of Finance (£17.7m) and Guildford Diocesan Board of Finance (£17.3m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 75%, charitable activities 9.4%, investments 9.3% and trading 6.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £907k. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 2.7%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.6m. Reserves of £2.9m would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 77 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
- Donations 70%
- Legacies 5.1%
- Charitable activities 9.4%
- Trading 6.2%
- Investments 9.3%
In the charity's own words
The principal activity is to promote assist and advance the work of the Church of England in the Diocese of Lichfield and elsewhere, by acting as the financial executive of the Diocesan Synod. It oversees the resourcing of ministry within the Diocese and the financing of the work of the various diocesan bodies.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| International Society for Krishna Consciousness Limited | Radlett | £17.4m |
| Manchester Diocesan Board of Finance | Lancashire | £17.7m |
| Guildford Diocesan Board of Finance | Guildford | £17.3m |
| World Mission Agency - Winners Chapel International | Kent | £18.1m |