The Newcastle Diocesan Board of Finance

Analysis

The Newcastle Diocesan Board of Finance is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in North Shields. It was registered in June 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, religious activities and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00650977). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Newcastle Diocesan Board of Finance reported income of £8.1m and spending of £8.4m, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £9.6m to £8.1m (-17%), an average of -4.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 16%. 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 Newcastle 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 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Charity for Roman Catholic Purposes Administered in Connection with the English Province of the Community of the Religious of Jesus and Mary (£8.0m), The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (£8.1m) and Eternal Wall of Answered Prayer (£8.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 79%, trading 7.9%, investments 3.4% and charitable activities 3.3%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.8%. Grants to other organisations totalled £175k. Reserves of £2.5m would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 51 people.