The Ely Diocesan Board of Finance

Analysis

The Ely Diocesan Board of Finance is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ely. It was registered in November 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00142183). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Ely Diocesan Board of Finance reported income of £11.4m and spending of £10.5m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £10.6m to £11.4m (+8.1%), an average of +2.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 17%. 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 Ely Diocesan Board of Finance 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 The Christian Conference Trust (£11.4m), Carlisle Diocesan Board of Finance (£11.5m) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Holy Trinity with Saint Paul Onslow Square and Saint Augustine South Kensington (£11.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 61%, investments 33%, trading 3.8% and charitable activities 2.1%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 3.7%. Grants to other organisations totalled £620k. Reserves of £7.0m would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 40 people.