Portsmouth Diocesan Board of Finance

Analysis

Portsmouth Diocesan Board of Finance is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Portsmouth. It was registered in September 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00226466). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Portsmouth Diocesan Board of Finance reported income of £9.4m and spending of £10.8m, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £8.6m to £9.4m (+9.0%), an average of +2.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Portsmouth 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 The Ephesian Fund (£9.3m), Worcester Diocesan Board of Finance Limited (£9.5m) and Northampton Roman Catholic Diocesan Trust (£9.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 77%, investments 11%, charitable activities 7.4% and trading 4.6%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.4%. Reserves of £100.8m would cover about 112 months of spending at that rate. It employed 46 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.