The Oxford Diocesan Board of Finance

Analysis

The Oxford Diocesan Board of Finance is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxfordshire. It was registered in October 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00142978). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Oxford Diocesan Board of Finance reported income of £24.9m and spending of £33.8m, spending 136% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £25.4m to £24.9m (-1.9%), an average of -0.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 120% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Oxford 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 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Magdalen College School Oxford Limited (£24.7m), Worth School (£25.0m) and The King's College of Our Lady and Saint Nicholas in Cambridge (£24.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 73%, investments 17% and charitable activities 9.2%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 3.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £3.7m. Reserves of £9.6m would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 104 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.