The Derby Diocesan Board of Finance Limited

Analysis

The Derby Diocesan Board of Finance Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Derby. 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 00229700). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Derby Diocesan Board of Finance Limited reported income of £11.0m and spending of £11.1m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £10.2m to £11.0m (+7.7%), an average of +1.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Derby 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 The Oratory Schools Association (£10.9m), St Edmundsbury and Ipswich Diocesan Board of Finance (£11.1m) and Hillsong Church London (£10.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 54%, investments 18%, trading 4.9% and charitable activities 4.3%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 2.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £912k. Reserves of £4.6m would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 46 people.