# THE OVERSEAS BISHOPRICS&#x27; FUND

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 245334
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Nov. 3, 1965
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=245334


## Contact

- **Address:** FINANCE AND RESOURCES DIVISION, CHURCH HOUSE, GREAT SMITH STREET, LONDON
- **Postcode:** SW1P 3AZ
- **Phone:** 02078981571
- **Email:** bishopricsfund@gmail.com



## Activities

**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.

**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.

**Area of benefit:** WORLDWIDE




## Classification

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



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £514002 | £376545 | £18148673 | 0 |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £498998 | £436410 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £473088 | £446572 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £456759 | £644282 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £450181 | £330879 | — | — |



## Trustees

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


