The Llandaff Diocesan Board of Finance

Analysis

The Llandaff Diocesan Board of Finance is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bridgend. It was registered in May 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing and religious activities, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00488549). It says it provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Llandaff Diocesan Board of Finance reported income of £6.2m and spending of £7.4m, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £8.2m to £6.2m (-24%), an average of -6.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 111% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The Llandaff Diocesan Board of Finance sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. 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 The Hammond School Limited (£6.0m), Brighton and Hove Seaside Community Homes Limited (£6.3m) and Young Devon (£5.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 90%, investments 5.5% and charitable activities 4.4%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 1.2%. Grants to other organisations totalled £157k. Reserves of £9.9m would cover about 16 months of spending at that rate. It employed 29 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.