The St Asaph Diocesan Board of Finance

Analysis

The St Asaph Diocesan Board of Finance is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in St Asaph. It was registered in March 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00188626). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The St Asaph Diocesan Board of Finance reported income of £6.2m and spending of £6.6m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £7.6m to £6.2m (-19%), an average of -5.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 34%. 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 St Asaph Diocesan Board of Finance sits at the 99th 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 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gardens of Peace Muslim Cemetery (£6.1m), Alderley Edge School for Girls (£6.3m) and Oxford Diocesan Board of Education (£6.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 74%, charitable activities 9.0%, trading 5.5% and investments 2.9%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £22k. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 1.4%. Reserves of £5.5m would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate. It employed 15 people.