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The Overseas Bishoprics' Fund

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
245334
Status
Registered
Registered
Nov. 3, 1965
Legal form
Other

Address

Address
Finance And Resources Division
Church House
Great Smith Street
London
SW1P 3AZ

Activities

The object of the Fund shall be the advancement of the Christian religion by the provision of support for the establishment and maintenance of bishoprics within or closely associated with the Anglican Communion in any area of the world outside the United Kingdom.

Objects: The Object Of The Fund Shall Be To Provide Support For The Senior National And Regional Leadership Of The Worldwide Church, And In Particular For The Establishment And Maintenance Of Bishoprics Within The Anglican Communion.(2) In Relation To Any Area Of The World Outside The United Kingdom Where There Exists A Church That Is Part Of The Anglican Communion Or In Communion With The See Of Canterbury, The Fund May:(a) Provide Financial Assistance Towards The Setting Up And Maintenance Of The Bishoprics Of Such A Church; And(b) Hold Endowment Funds For The Benefit Of Such Bishoprics;(3) In Relation To Any Area Of The World Outside The United Kingdom, The Fund May:(a) Provide Financial Assistance Towards The Setting Up And Maintenance Of The Bishoprics Of Any Church Whose Relationship With The Church Of England Is Such That The Council Of The Fund, Having Sought The Advice Of The Archbishop Of Canterbury, Judges IT Suitable That Such Assistance Be Given; And(b) Hold Endowment Funds For The Benefit Of Such Bishoprics.(4) In Relation To Any Church In Any Of The Above Categories Or In Relation To Any Part Of Such A Church, Where There Is Not In Place For The Time Being A System Of Episcopal Leadership, Any Reference In The Above Provisions To A Bishopric Shall Have Effect As If IT Were To The Office And Work Of A Senior National Or Regional Leader Of Status Equivalent To That Of A Bishop.

Classification

How
Makes Grants To Organisations
What
Religious Activities
Who
Other Defined Groups

Geography

Area of benefit
Worldwide
Region
Throughout England And Wales

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Assets
Dec. 31, 2024 £514,002 £376,545 £18,148,673
Dec. 31, 2023 £498,998 £436,410 -
Dec. 31, 2022 £473,088 £446,572 -
Dec. 31, 2021 £456,759 £644,282 -
Dec. 31, 2020 £450,181 £330,879 -

Trustees

Name Appointed
Bishop Anthony Poggo June 13, 2017
Canon Andrew James Roberts MBE Nov. 9, 2021
Colin Graham BIRD Nov. 22, 2017
Dr Liyanaarachchige Sanjeevani Ranjana Perera March 13, 2025
Edward Graham Mellish Chaplin Nov. 9, 2021
Fiona Janice Proud June 9, 2021
Rev Davidson Samuel Solanki July 11, 2025
Rev Mark Oxbrow Nov. 14, 2013
Rev Rana Khan June 9, 2022
Rt Revd Dr Gulnar Eleanor Francis-Dehqani Nov. 9, 2021
Stephen Slack CBE Nov. 10, 2020
Sarah Louise Newnham June 19, 2025

Linked charities

  • India Church Endowment Fund (245334-1)
  • Endowment Fund For The Bishopric Of Szechwan East (245334-10)
  • The Natal Fund (245334-11)
  • The Bloemfontein Fund (245334-12)
  • The Pretoria Fund (245334-13)
  • The George Fund (245334-14)
  • The Johannesburg Fund (245334-15)
  • The Damaraland Fund (245334-16)
  • Overseas Bishoprics India Fund Dornakel And Tirunnelveli (245334-17)
  • Colonial Bishoprics' (India) Fund (245334-18)
  • The Dornakal Bishopric Fund Held In Connexion With Colonial Bishoprics (India) Fund (245334-19)
  • Bishopric Of Lahore Fund (245334-2)
  • Bishop Wilkinson's Fund For Bishopric In Connexion With The Church Of England In Manchuria (245334-20)
  • Egyptian Bishopric Fund (245334-21)
  • West Africa Native Bishoprics Fund (245334-22)
  • Bishopric Of Rangoon Fund (245334-3)
  • Nasik Bishopric Endowment Fund (245334-4)
  • Nasik Diocese Pensions Fund (245334-5)
  • Endowment Fund For The Bishopric Of North China (245334-6)
  • Diocese Of Jordan,lebanon And Syria Fund (245334-7)
  • Endowment Fund For The Bishopric Of North China (245334-8)
  • Endowment Fund For The Bishopric Of Shantung (245334-9)