THE CHESTER DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE

Charity number: 248968
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Church of England Diocesan Board of Finance. Funding of clergy stipends, housing, pensions. Advice to clergy and parishes.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Religious Activities
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Other Finance
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England

Governance

Registration history:
  • 29 November 2002: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

31 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Rev NIGEL TERENCE ATKINSON Trustee 27 November 2024
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST KNUTSFORD
Received: On time
MARY WRENCH CHARITY
Received: On time
Rev Ruth Elizabeth Mock Trustee 27 November 2024
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN'S SANDIWAY
Received: On time
Rev Daud Gill Trustee 27 November 2024
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ALBAN, BROADHEATH
Received: On time
Rev Anna Louise Leyden Trustee 27 November 2024
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHESTER, CHRIST CHURCH
Received: On time
Rev Stephen Dunton Trustee 27 November 2024
TIMPERLEY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
Received: On time
Rev Hana Jane Amner Trustee 27 November 2024
None on record
Rev Gabrielle Clair Jaquiss Trustee 27 November 2024
None on record
Samuel Harvey Wilson Trustee 27 November 2024
None on record
Gillian White Trustee 27 November 2024
None on record
The Ven Jane Proudfoot Trustee 28 April 2024
None on record
Canon David Anthony Hermitt Trustee 28 November 2022
THE QUEEN'S FOUNDATION FOR ECUMENICAL THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION
Received: On time
Rev Lesley Sarah Currie Trustee 06 October 2022
None on record
Peter Ball-Foster Trustee 02 December 2021
None on record
Rev George Crowder Trustee 02 December 2021
None on record
Dr Peter Jonathon Marshall Trustee 02 December 2021
None on record
Rev David Andrew Vestergaard Trustee 02 December 2021
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BEBINGTON
Received: On time
The Lower Bebington and Poulton Lancelyn Lands Foundation 1655/2018
Received: On time
THE CONROY TRUST
Received: On time
JOHN STEPHEN HASLAM Trustee 02 December 2021
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY & CHRIST CHURCH, STALYBRIDGE
Received: On time
Rev Samuel Jon Clint Corley Trustee 28 September 2021
CHURCHES TOGETHER IN CHESHIRE
Received: On time
THE CHESTER CLERGY FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST
Received: On time
Rt Revd Julie Anne Conalty Trustee 28 September 2021
THE CHESTER CLERGY FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST
Received: On time
THE RT REVD DR MARK SIMON AUSTIN TANNER Trustee 15 July 2020
THE CHESTER CLERGY FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST
Received: On time
BISHOP JACOBSON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Received: On time
DEVELOPMENT OF THE YOUTH OF CHESTER CHARITY
Received: On time
UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER
Received: On time
CHESTER DIOCESAN MORAL AID CHARITY
Received: On time
THE ARCHBISHOPS' COUNCIL
Received: On time
Rev Christina Phoebe Upton Trustee 06 December 2018
THE CHESTER CLERGY FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST
Received: On time
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY, (WITHOUT THE WALLS) , BLACON
Received: On time
JANE CHURTON BEQUEST
Received: On time
THE PANTRY FOR BLACON
Received: On time
Esme Angela Hammer Trustee 06 December 2018
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST ALBAN, BROADHEATH
Received: On time
Julie Withers Trustee 06 December 2018
None on record
The Very Reverend Dr TIMOTHY RICHARD STRATFORD Trustee 29 September 2018
THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF CHRIST AND THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY IN THE DIOCESE OF CHESTER
Received: On time
THE CHESTER CATHEDRAL DEVELOPMENT TRUST
Received: On time
UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER
Received: On time
Rev Michael Laurence Ridley Trustee 21 May 2014
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST THOMAS' AND ST MARY MAGDALENE STOCKTON HEATH, CHESHIRE
Received: On time
John Philip Mason Trustee 31 October 2013
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BUNBURY
Received: On time
THE JOHN MASON FAMILY TRUST
Received: On time
THE CHESTER CLERGY FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST
Received: On time
OPEN SYNOD GROUP
Received: On time
Dr Alan Dowen Trustee 31 October 2013
None on record
DR GRAHAM CAMPBELL Trustee
None on record
REVD MICHAEL IAN ANTONY SMITH Trustee
RENEW CONFERENCE
Received: On time
HARTFORD GOSPEL MINISTRIES TRUST
Received: On time
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, HARTFORD, CHESTER DIOCESE
Received: On time
VEN DR MICHAEL GILBERTSON Trustee
THE MELANESIAN MISSION
Received: On time
JOHN JEREMY COLLIER FREEMAN Trustee
MID CHESHIRE METHODIST CIRCUIT
Received: On time
WEAVERHAM AND ACTON BRIDGE TRUST
Received: On time
WEAVERHAM COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
Charity reporting is overdue by 683 days
THE ECUMENICAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MARY, WEAVERHAM
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £15.13m £14.48m £14.59m £14.57m £15.14m
Total expenditure £15.58m £15.45m £14.05m £14.90m £15.46m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £50.81k £38.24k N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £12.32m £11.88m £13.04m £12.80m £12.05m
Income - Other trading activities £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Charitable activities £2.10m £1.81m £855.00k £980.00k £886.00k
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £359.00k £747.00k £703.00k £787.00k £860.00k
Income - Other £357.00k £52.00k £0 £0 £1.35m
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £15.43m £15.30m £13.93m £14.80m £15.34m
Expenditure - Raising funds £147.00k £147.00k £126.00k £99.00k £118.00k
Expenditure - Governance £25.00k £0 £88.00k £70.00k £68.00k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £75.00k £349.00k £377.00k
Expenditure - Investment management £128.00k £0 £0 £0 £98.00k
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Own use assets £14.69m £16.19m £126.33m £132.61m £149.03m
Long-term investments £11.49m £11.44m £13.10m £11.67m £12.73m
Other assets £6.31m £4.58m £7.71m £8.85m £9.94m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability -£1.31m -£760.00k £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £666.00k £767.00k £1.04m £1.87m £845.00k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2023 30 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 30 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 31 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 31 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 25 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 25 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 08 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 08 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 31 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 31 October 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document
SCHEME DATED 8 OCTOBER 2002
Charitable objects
1. THE RELIEF, IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT, OF RETIRED AND RETIRING MEMBERS OF THE CLERGY, AND LICENSED LAYWORKERS WHO SERVE OR WHO HAVE SERVED OR HAVE HAD A SIGNIFICANT ASSOCIATION WITH THE DIOCESE AND WHO ARE IN NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS (INCLUDING THE PAYMENT OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO PENSION SCHEMES) AND THEIR WIDOWS, WIDOWERS AND DEPENDANTS. 2. THE RELIEF, IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEE THINK FIT, OF SPOUSES OF CLERGY OR THE SEPARATED SPOUSES OF CLERGY WHO SERVE OR WHO HAVE SERVED OR HAVE HAS A SIGNIFICANT ASSOCIATION WITH THE DIOCESE AND ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS, AND 3. IN AND IN SO FAR AS THE TRUSTEES CANNOT APPLY THE INCOME IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OBJECTS 1 AND 2 ABOVE THEN THEY SHOULD APPLY THE INCOME IN MAKING PAYMENTS BY WAY OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO PENSION SCHEMES OF MEMBERS OF THE CLERGY SERVING IN THE DIOCESE.
Area of benefit
DIOCESE OF CHESTER
Registration history
  • 29 November 2002 : Standard registration

Contact information

Address:
Chester Diocesan Board of Finance
5500 Daresbury Park
Daresbury
Warrington
WA4 4GE
Phone:
01928718834