The Chichester Diocesan Fund and Board of Finance (Incorporated)

Analysis

The Chichester Diocesan Fund and Board of Finance (Incorporated) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hove. It was registered in July 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00133558). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Chichester Diocesan Fund and Board of Finance (Incorporated) reported income of £21.6m and spending of £21.8m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £17.9m to £21.6m (+21%), an average of +4.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Chichester Diocesan Fund and 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 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (£20.7m), Prior Park Educational Trust (£21.7m) and Arundel and Brighton Diocesan Trust (£20.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 81%, investments 10.0%, trading 4.2% and charitable activities 4.0%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £71k. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.7%. Grants to other organisations totalled £3.8m. Reserves of £4.9m would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 67 people.