Portsmouth and Winchester Diocesan Board of Education

Analysis

Portsmouth and Winchester Diocesan Board of Education is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Portsmouth. It was registered in January 2024, 2 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Portsmouth and Winchester Diocesan Board of Education reported income of £584k and spending of £581k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2024 to December 2025, income grew from £278k to £584k (+110%), an average of +110% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 110%. 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, Portsmouth and Winchester Diocesan Board of Education sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Society of the Salutation of Mary the Virgin Limited (£584k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Emmanuel Northwood (£585k) and Shree Kalyan Mandal, Rugby (Hindu Temple & Community Centre) (£582k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 97% and charitable activities 2.7%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £5,581 would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.