Winchester Diocesan Board of Finance

Analysis

Winchester Diocesan Board of Finance is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Alresford. 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 00142351). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Winchester Diocesan Board of Finance reported income of £14.2m and spending of £16.3m, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £14.8m to £14.2m (-3.9%), an average of -1.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Winchester 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 Canterbury Diocesan Board of Finance (£14.2m), The Norwich Diocesan Board of Finance Limited (£14.3m) and Religious of the Holy Family of Bordeaux CIO (£14.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 79%, investments 9.3%, charitable activities 5.9% and trading 5.7%. Charitable activities took 89% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £132k. Reserves of £46.1m would cover about 30 months of spending at that rate. It employed 52 people.