# THE DURHAM DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 248287
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Aug. 16, 1966
- **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=248287


## Contact

- **Address:** Durham Diocesan Board of Finance, Cuthbert House, Stonebridge, Durham, Co Durham
- **Postcode:** DH1 3RY
- **Phone:** 01388604515
- **Email:** diocesan.secretary@durham.anglican.org
- **Website:** https://durhamdiocese.org/



## Activities

**Objects:** TO PROMOTE AND ASSIST THE WORK AND PURPOSES OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND IN THE DIOCESE OF DURHAM. (FOR FULLER DETAILS SEE MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION)

**Activities:** The objects of the charity are to hold real and personal property for purposes connected with the Church of England and to transact business in connection with the Church of England and the Diocese. The charity is responsible for the collection, custody, disbursement and account of the Diocesan Synod's funds and the employment of all persons in receipt of salaries paid directly from those funds.

**Area of benefit:** DIOCESE OF DURHAM




## Classification

- **How:** 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
- **What:** Education/training, Religious Activities
- **Who:** Children/young People, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Darlington
- Durham
- Gateshead
- Hartlepool
- South Tyneside
- Stockton-on-tees
- Sunderland



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £12907000 | £13092000 | £75632000 | 47 |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £12398037 | £12997034 | £74720000 | 44 |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £12633613 | £13084537 | £72009000 | 40 |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £12763319 | £12011975 | £75157000 | 43 |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £12253197 | £10322816 | £69361000 | 36 |



## Trustees

- Alison Blackburn — appointed Nov. 1, 2021
- Barnaby Thomas Huish — appointed Dec. 19, 2024
- Canon Dr JAMES HERBERT HARRISON — appointed Nov. 14, 2015
- Dr Philip James John Plyming Very Revd — appointed Sept. 7, 2023
- FRANK ANDREW ROGERS — appointed Nov. 14, 2015
- Frances Ruth Stenlake — appointed Nov. 1, 2021
- James Hall — appointed Nov. 1, 2021
- Katherine Janet Bagnall — appointed Oct. 24, 2024
- Lilian Mary Jordon — appointed Dec. 18, 2025
- MARGARET LOUISE VAUGHAN — appointed Nov. 1, 2015
- Matthew James Levinsohn — appointed Dec. 19, 2024
- Nigel Ralph Wyrley-Birch — appointed Oct. 24, 2024
- Paul William Hobbs — appointed Nov. 1, 2021
- Rev Paul  Andrew Arnold — appointed Nov. 5, 2021
- Reverend Canon Daine Maria Lindley — appointed Dec. 18, 2025
- Stephen Lyndon Pickering — appointed Oct. 24, 2024
- The Right Reverend Richard Lee Simpson Bishop — appointed Feb. 11, 2018
- Ursula Ruth Hicks — appointed Dec. 19, 2024
- Ven Elizabeth Mary Wilkinson — appointed Aug. 17, 2020