The Southwark Diocesan Board of Education (Incorporated)

Analysis

The Southwark Diocesan Board of Education (Incorporated) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00086641). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Southwark Diocesan Board of Education (Incorporated) reported income of £8.8m and spending of £8.6m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £9.2m to £8.8m (-4.6%), an average of -1.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Southwark Diocesan Board of Education (Incorporated) sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. 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 Bedford Greenacre Independent School Ltd (£8.8m), St Dunstan's Educational Foundation (£8.8m) and St Joseph's College Reading Trust (£8.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 66%, investments 16%, charitable activities 12% and trading 6.0%. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 5.8%. Reserves of £3.9m would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 14 people.