The Norwich Diocesan Board of Finance Limited

Analysis

The Norwich Diocesan Board of Finance Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norfolk. It was registered in November 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 00088175). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides buildings/facilities/open space and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Norwich Diocesan Board of Finance Limited reported income of £14.3m and spending of £14.6m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £14.3m to £14.3m (+0.1%), an average of +0.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Norwich Diocesan Board of Finance Limited 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 Winchester Diocesan Board of Finance (£14.2m), College of Corpus Christi and of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the University of Cambridge (£14.4m) and Canterbury Diocesan Board of Finance (£14.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 63%, trading 12%, investments 12% and charitable activities 4.6%. Charitable activities took 90% of spending and raising funds 8.4%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.6m. Reserves of £6.3m would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 50 people.