# THE LICHFIELD DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE (INCORPORATED)

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1107827
- **Other names:** DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE, LICHFIELD DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Jan. 27, 2005
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1107827


## Contact

- **Address:** Lichfield Diocesan Board Of Finance Inc, St. Marys House, Lichfield, Staffordshire
- **Postcode:** WS13 7LD
- **Phone:** 01543306030
- **Email:** info@lichfield.anglican.org
- **Website:** www.lichfield.anglican.org



## Activities

**Objects:** TO DO ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING THINGS IF AND SO FAR AS ALLOWED BY LAW AND OBSERVING AND PERFORMING WHATEVER MAY BE REQUIRED BY LAW IN ORDER TO CARRY OUT SUCH OBJECTS, NAMELY:TO PROMOTE AND ASSIST THE WORK AND PURPOSES OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND IN THE DIOCESE OF LICHFIELD.

**Activities:** The principal activity is to promote assist and advance the work of the Church of England in the Diocese of Lichfield and elsewhere, by acting as the financial executive of the Diocesan Synod. It oversees the resourcing of ministry within the Diocese and the financing of the work of the various diocesan bodies.

**Area of benefit:** DIOCESE OF LICHFIELD.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Religious Activities
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Sandwell
- Shropshire
- Staffordshire
- Telford & Wrekin
- Walsall
- Wolverhampton



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £16974000 | £19223000 | £199404000 | 72 |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £17249000 | £19517000 | £192048000 | 69 |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £27990000 | £18918000 | £195397000 | 68 |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £17063000 | £18034000 | £177260000 | 75 |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £16557000 | £17470000 | £158290000 | 88 |



## Trustees

- **David Wright** (Chair) — appointed Aug. 1, 2023
- ANDREW PAUL CHARLES — appointed Feb. 1, 2013
- Amanda Robbie — appointed May 25, 2023
- Angela Patricia Bernard — appointed Jan. 23, 2026
- Dr Megan Rachel Smith — appointed Oct. 3, 2021
- Dr Megan Smith — appointed Sept. 26, 2013
- Dr Paul Alexander Graetz — appointed Sept. 20, 2018
- Dr SUSAN KAREN WELLER — appointed Jan. 1, 2015
- JOSEPHINE LOCKE — appointed Nov. 6, 2013
- MR TUG WILSON
- Malcolm Maclean — appointed May 25, 2023
- PENELOPE ALLEN — appointed Nov. 28, 2012
- PHILIP DAVID COLEMAN — appointed Sept. 27, 2024
- REV PREB BRAIN LEATHERS — appointed Sept. 1, 2018
- Rev Christopher Precious — appointed Sept. 27, 2024
- Rev DAVID SIMS — appointed Sept. 27, 2024
- Rev Jane Lyon — appointed Feb. 6, 2025
- Rev Lisa Ann Knight — appointed Dec. 22, 2025
- Rev Michael Geoffrey Ipgrave — appointed Sept. 24, 2016
- Rev Michael Metcalf — appointed Sept. 7, 2021
- Rt Revd Anne Hollinghurst — appointed March 25, 2025
- Rt Revd Janet McFarlane — appointed Sept. 27, 2024
- Rt Revd Paul  Richard Thomas — appointed May 25, 2023
- Rt Revd Timothy Wambunya — appointed Oct. 15, 2024
- Stephen Clifford — appointed Sept. 27, 2024
- Stephen Robinson — appointed Jan. 12, 2026
- The Rt Revd Sarah Bullock — appointed July 3, 2019
- The Venerable Nicholas Watson — appointed May 4, 2025
- Venerable Elizabeth Jackson — appointed May 4, 2025