Guildford Diocesan Board of Finance

Analysis

Guildford Diocesan Board of Finance is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Guildford. It was registered in September 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00225289). It says it provides human resources.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Guildford Diocesan Board of Finance reported income of £17.3m and spending of £17.6m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £15.0m to £17.3m (+16%), an average of +3.7% 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, Guildford 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 Brentwood Roman Catholic Diocesan Trust (£17.2m), International Society for Krishna Consciousness Limited (£17.4m) and St Columba's College and Preparatory School (£16.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 78%, charitable activities 11%, investments 5.4% and trading 4.6%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 3.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £374k. Reserves of £1.4m would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 64 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.