Sheffield Diocesan Board of Finance

Analysis

Sheffield Diocesan Board of Finance is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Rotherham. 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 00196087). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Sheffield Diocesan Board of Finance reported income of £12.1m and spending of £12.8m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £10.3m to £12.1m (+18%), an average of +4.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Sheffield 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 Farleigh School Trust Limited (£11.7m), Clifton Diocese (£12.2m) and Carlisle Diocesan Board of Finance (£11.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 86%, investments 5.2%, trading 3.2% and charitable activities 3.0%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.4%. Grants to other organisations totalled £767k. Reserves of £3.6m would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 98 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.