Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 8
Support Score: 1
    • 12+ Trustees: -1
    • Good trustee age range: +3
    • Dynamic board: +3
    • Gender balanced board: +3
    • Overall weighted support: +1
    Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

    THE OXFORD DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE

    In summary the charity's aims are to promote the work and purposes of the Church of England for the advancement of the Christian religion in the Diocese of Oxford and elsewhere.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
    • This charity has an endowment fund which generates much of its income
    • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

    Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

    • One or more trustees receive benefits from the charity
    • There are 31 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

    Financial Data ?

    Income & Spending ?
    Sources of Income ?
    Y/E Income
    £k
    Spending
    £k
    Surplus/
    Deficit £k
    Fundraising
    Cost £k
    Total
    Funds £k
    Unrestricted
    Funds £k
    Mths
    Rsrvs
    Staff Volun-
    teers
    31/12/23£28,414£30,719£-2,305£32£524,858£101,91539.8105429
    31/12/22£27,355£30,940£-3,585£30£520,404£101,06739.280313
    31/12/21£25,352£30,803£-5,451£1£522,785£97,5493880262
    31/12/20£26,065£29,862£-3,797£13£479,643£91,60436.874228
    31/12/19£26,526£25,778£748£17£459,566£86,71040.471231
    31/12/18£26,136£26,946£-810£85£447,197£85,95938.3720
    31/12/17£26,297£26,125£172£63£443,953£83,21738.2640
    31/12/16£25,436£23,308£2,128£97£434,991£80,48941.4670
    31/12/15£25,323£23,759£1,564£175£398,940£77,74339.3620
    31/12/14£25,829£23,422£2,407£171£386,381£70,75936.3630
    31/12/13£24,571£23,422£1,149£184£359,749£63,22532.4630
    31/12/12£23,420£23,756£-336£227£334,663£58,93529.8590
    31/12/11£22,546£23,404£-858£200£332,432£58,88330.2590
    31/12/10£23,104£24,108£-1,004£290£318,411£58,43929.1640
    31/12/09£23,162£23,363£-201£288£303,337£57,07129.3590
    31/12/08£22,541£22,864£-323£272£288,232£54,92428.8580
    31/12/07£21,794£20,470£1,324£233£334,866£61,28935.9510
    31/12/06£19,982£20,003£-21n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/05£19,851£19,893£-42n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    31/12/04£19,103£18,492£611n/an/an/an/an/an/a

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
    Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 2%
    Highest pay band: £100,000-£110,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 1%
    Liabilities/Income: 24%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 19%
    Reserves/Spending: 39.8 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
    Quick Ratio: 3.6
    Asset Split ?
    Balance Sheet History
    Established: 58 years
    (108 years as a company)

    www.oxford.anglican.org

    finance@oxford.anglican.org

    01865208200

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    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Religious Activities
    GiG Classification
    • Christian congregations
    How it operates
    • Makes grants to individuals
    • Makes grants to organisations
    • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
    • Provides human resources
    • Provides other finance
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Bracknell Forest, Buckinghamshire, Milton Keynes, Oxfordshire, Reading, Slough, West Berkshire, Windsor And Maidenhead, Wokingham,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • Elderly/Old People
    • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
    • Other Defined Groups
    • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
    • People With Disabilities
    • The General Public/Mankind

    Who supports them? ?

    Donations from Grant Makers ?

    We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    DCMS - St Nicolas' Church, Taplow
    £900 08/01/2021
    Repairs to stained glass panel.. The wider aim of the scheme is: This scheme is part of the Culture Recovery Fund, the Governments £1.57 billion support package to protect the countrys cultural, ....more
    Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
    £7,500 24/01/2020
    Silent Knights'
    National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to St Mary's Church Hampstead Norreys PCC
    £57,800 28/08/2015
    St Mary’s '3Rs' Churchyard Project - Restoration, Renovation and Revitalisation
    National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Parish Church of St Peter Ad Vincula Church, South Newington
    £29,400 13/09/2013
    Stabilisation and conservation of 14th century Doom painting

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (31)
    Current Trustees appointed
    Gender Split

    Age Range of Trustees: 43-86
    • ALISON KIRK Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Teacher
    • DANIEL MBUSI SAJABI MATOVU Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Barrister
    • DR ANNA THOMAS-BETTS Appointed: 2012, Occupation: None
    • DR SHIRLEY NORTHOVER Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Consultant
    • GILLIAN HAMNETT Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Director
    • JOHN NEIL SYKES Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Consultant
    • JULIE PATRICIA DZIEGIEL Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Accountant
    • KATHRYN MARY WINROW Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Headteacher
    • MARK NICHOLAS BURTON Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired
    • MICHAEL POWELL Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired
    • PETER BARRETT Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Senior Marketing Manager
    • REV DARREN WILLIAM MCFARLAND Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Clerk In Holy Orders
    • REV DAVID JOHN MEAKIN Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Clerk In Holy Orders
    • REV JULIETTE MINTERN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Clerk In Holy Orders
    • REV KAREN CHARMAN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Minister Of Religion
    • REV SARAH SHARP Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Clerk In Holy Orders
    • RICHARD GAVIN MERRYLEES Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired Barrister
    • SUSAN ELIZABETH SCANE Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired
    • SIR HECTOR WILLIAM HEPBURN SANTS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Chair Person
    • SUSAN SCOTT Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Teacher
    • THE RIGHT REVD DR STEVEN JOHN LINDSEY CROFT Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Bishop Of Oxford
    • THE REVD CANON DR GEOFFREY BRIAN TUDOR BAYLISS Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Clerk In Holy Orders
    • THE REVD CANON JANET VICTORIA BINNS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Clerk In Holy Orders
    • THE REVD CANON RICHARD JOHN LAMEY Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Clerk In Holy Orders
    • THE RIGHT REVD GAVIN ANDREW COLLINS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Minister Of Religion
    • THE RT. REVD OLIVIA GRAHAM Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Bishop Of Reading
    • THE VENERABLE DAVID TYLER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Clerk Of Holy Orders
    • THE VENERABLE GUY CHARLES ELSMORE Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Archdeacon Of Buckingham
    • THE VENERABLE JONATHAN PAUL MICHAEL CHAFFEY Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Clerk In Holy Orders
    • THE VENERABLE STEPHEN JAMES PULLIN Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Clerk In Holy Orders
    • THE VERY REVD PROFESSOR SARAH ROSAMUND IRVINE FOOT Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Dean Of Christ Church
    Legal constitution
    • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 20/10/1966, number: 247954
    • Registered at Companies House on 10/02/1916, number: 00142978
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Bullying and harassment 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
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    20 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    The Diocese Of Oxford
    Church House Oxford
    Langford Locks
    KIDLINGTON
    Oxfordshire
    OX5 1GF

    Objectives

    TO PROMOTE AND ASSIST THE WORK AND PURPOSES OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN THE DIOCESE OF OXFORD (FOR FULL DETAILS SEE MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION CLAUSE 3).

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    DIOCESE OF OXFORD

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving

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