The Birmingham Diocesan Board of Finance

Analysis

The Birmingham Diocesan Board of Finance is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in September 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00440966). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides other finance and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Birmingham Diocesan Board of Finance reported income of £14.6m and spending of £14.9m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £11.7m to £14.6m (+25%), an average of +5.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Birmingham 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 Shlomo Memorial Fund Limited (£14.6m), The Liverpool Diocesan Board of Finance (£14.6m) and The Chester Diocesan Board of Finance (£14.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 87%, investments 5.5%, trading 2.7% and charitable activities 2.5%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1,000. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.8%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.2m. Reserves of £5.0m would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 65 people.