Southwell and Nottingham Diocesan Board of Finance

Analysis

Southwell and Nottingham Diocesan Board of Finance is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Notts. 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 00034165). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Southwell and Nottingham Diocesan Board of Finance reported income of £14.5m and spending of £15.8m, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £10.8m to £14.5m (+34%), an average of +7.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Southwell and Nottingham 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 College of Corpus Christi and of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the University of Cambridge (£14.4m), The Chester Diocesan Board of Finance (£14.5m) and The Norwich Diocesan Board of Finance Limited (£14.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 55%, charitable activities 31% and investments 9.0%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 3.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £3.4m. Reserves of £6.4m would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 67 people.