Manchester Diocesan Board of Finance

Analysis

Manchester Diocesan Board of Finance is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancashire. It was registered in September 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 00149999). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides other finance and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Manchester Diocesan Board of Finance reported income of £17.7m and spending of £17.7m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £17.9m to £17.7m (-0.6%), an average of -0.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 22%. 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, Manchester 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 The Lichfield Diocesan Board of Finance (Incorporated) (£17.7m), World Mission Agency - Winners Chapel International (£18.1m) and International Society for Krishna Consciousness Limited (£17.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 33%, charitable activities 22% and investments 8.4%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £256k. Reserves of £19.9m would cover about 13 months of spending at that rate. It employed 75 people.