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TABLEOFCONTENTS PageNumber
LegalObjects 2
StrategicDevelopmentReport: 2
o
Strategicaimsandimplementation
2
o
Objectives,activitiesandachievementsintheyear

4
o
Futureplans
6
o
Financialreview
6
o
Principalrisksanduncertainties
11
StructureandGovernance 12
Trustees'Responsibilities 16
Administrativedetails 17
IndependentAuditors'Report 19
StatementofFinancialActivities 22
IncomeandExpenditureAccount 23
BalanceSheet 24
CashFlowStatement 25
NotestotheFinancialStatements 26

TABLE1-ACTUALvsBUDGET2023 2023 2022
SYNOD BUDGET ACTUAL VARIANCE ACTUAL
BUDGET ADJUSTED TO
SOFA NoteA ADJUSTED
FORM BUDGET
INCOME £'000s £'000s £'000s £'000s £'000s
ParishShare 5,500 5,500 5,025 (475) 5,262
NationalChurchInstitutions 2,063 1,387 1,454 67 1,240
OtherDonations 737 537 474 (63) 678
CharitableActivities 324 324 333 9 339
OtherActivities 319 319 321 2 436
InvestmentIncome 1,341 1,341 1,390 49 1,205
OtherSourcesofIncome 5 5 - (5) 424
TOTALINCOME 10,289 9,413 8,997 (416) 9,584
EXPENDITURE
CostofRaisingFunds (100) (100) (110) (10) (155)
CharitableActivities (8,743) (8,067) (8,883) (816) (8,111)
Education (440) (440) (404) 36 (386)
OtherExpenditure (70) (70) 27 97 235
SupportCosts (1,846) (1,846) (2,278) (432) (1,734)
TOTALEXPENDITURE (11,199) (10,523) (11,648) (1,125) (10,151)
NETOPERATINGDEFICIT (910) (1,110) (2,651) (1,541) (567)
FUNDINGFROMDSF/OTHERFUNDS
Acceleratedpropertyspend(Note8) - - 641 641
Acceleratedministryspend(NoteC) - - 109 109
Finance/SystemsUpgrading(NoteD) - - 550 550
MinistryspendfrominternalFunds 300 500 700 200
(NoteE)
ADJUSTEDNETDEFICIT (610) (610) (651) (41)


yeararesetoutinthefollo
wingtable:
Fundsat31st
December
2023
£'000s
Proportion
ofportfolio
Income
yield
inyear
TotalReturn*
inyear(gross)
CBFInvestmentFund 23,096 60.67% 2.73% 10.09%
CBFGlobalEquityFund 9,613 25.25% 2.48% 17.75%
CBFPropertyFund 2,267 5.96% 5.31% -1.14%
CBFFixedInterestFund 655 1.72% 2.14% 7.81%
Otherinvestments 2,437 6.40% 5.30% 31.51%
38,068 100.00% *Capitalandincome

President: TheRtRevDrVFFaull,BishopofBristol*
Chairman: CanonAJSLucas*(resigned30thJune2023)
CanonRBacon*(appointed1StJuly2023)
ViceChairman: CanonRBacon*(resignedtobecomeChariman1stJuly2023)
TheVenCPBryan*,ArchdeaconofMalmesbury
TheRevBCharles*
ProfessorDNClarke*
MrBAFinnamore
TheVeryRevAFord,DeanofBristol
MrsCJefferis
TheRtRevDrLSRayfield,BishopofSwindon(retiredon30thApril2023)
MrsARowe
MrsAScott(retired18thMarch2023)
TheRevDStephenson
MrJSunderland
TheRtRevNMWarwick*,BishopofSwindon(priorArchdeaconofBristol)
TheRevTAWigley
TheRevKASmith
TheRevRAWaring(from1stDecember2023)

Seniormanagementandadvisers Seniormanagementandadvisers
DiocesanSecretaryandCompanySecretary RearAdmiralRichardLeamanCBOBE
DeputyDiocesanSecretaryand
DirectorofPeople&Safeguarding MrsCarolineJowett-Ive(Resigned8thApril2024)
DeputyDiocesanSecretaryand
DirectorofProperty MrsLindseyMcCullamMCIOBMScDipSury
AIHBC(AppointedDirectorofProperty6th
September2022,appointedDeputyDiocesan
Secretary15thApril2024)
DirectorofFinanceandTechnology MrJeffLooFCMA(Interim29thJune2022,
appointed4thApril2023,resigned31December
2023)
DirectorofFinance MrStephenSheridanAKCFCA(Appointed1
January2024)
DirectorofMissionandMinistrySupport TheRevDrSimonTaylor
DiocesanDirectorofEducation CanonMsLizTownend
DirectorofExternalRelations MrHarrisonLeonard
RegisteredOffice 1500ParkwayNorth,StokeGifford,Bristol,BS348YU.
Auditors MazarsLLP
90VictoriaStreet
Bristol,BS16DP.
Solicitors StoneKingLLP
BoundaryHouse91CharterhouseStreet,LondonEC1M6HR
Bankers NationalWestminsterBankplc
40Queen'sRoad, Clifton,Bristol,BS81BF.
Insurers EcclesiasticalInsuranceGroup
BeaufortHouse,BrunswickRoad,Gloucester,GL11JZ.
InvestmentAdvisers CCLAInvestmentManagementLimited
SenatorHouse,85QueenVictoriaStreet,
London,EC4V4ET.
EvelynPartners
4thFloor,Portwall Place,PortwallLane,Bristol,BS16NA

for and on behalf of Forvis Mazars LLP Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditor 90 Victoria Street Bristol, BS1 6DP

2023 2022
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Total Total
Note Undesignated Designated Funds Funds Funds Funds
Funds Funds
£,000 £,000 £,000 £,000 .£,000 E,000
Incomeandendowments
from
Donations 3
ParishShare
contributions
5,025 5,025 5,262
National Church
Institutions(NCIs)
787 667 1,454 1,240
Otherdonations 355 119 474 678
Charitableactivities 4 333 333 339
Otheractivities 5 321 321 436
Investments 6 404 234 752 1,390 1,205
Gain/(Loss)onassetsale 7 424
Totalincome 7,225 234 1,538 8,997 9,584
Expenditureon
Raisingfunds 8 84 1 25 - 110 155
Charitableactivities 9 9,162 712 1,051 641 11,566 10,231
Otherexpenditure&
adjustments
10 (60) 17 15 (28) (235)
Totalexpenditure 9,186 730 1,091 641 11,648 10,151
Netincome/(expenditure)before
othergains (1,961) (496) 447 (641) (2,651) (567)
Allocationofnetproceedsto
parish
10 (1,819) (1,819)
Netgains/(losses)on
investments
104 785 560 4,209 5,658 (3,990)
Netincome (1,857) 289 1,007 1,749 1,188 (4,557)
Transfersbetweenfunds 15 539 (166) (577) 204
Actuarialgains/(Losses)on (44) - (44) 161
pensionschemes
Netmovementinfunds (1,362) 123 430 1,953 1,144 (4,396)
Fundsbroughtforward 9,332 11,817 9,824 42,321 73,294 77,690
Fundscarriedforward 27 7,970 11,940 10,254 44,274 74,438 73,294
2023 2022
£,000 £,000
Totalincome 8,997 9,584
Totalexpenditure (11,648) (10,151)
Operatingsurplusfortheyear (2,651) (567)
Allocationofnetproceedstoparish (1,819)
NetgainsI(losses)oninvestments 5,658 (3,990)
Netincomefortheyear 1,188 (4,557)
Note 2023 2022
£,000 £,000 £,000 £,000
FIXEDASSETS
Tangibleassets 16-18 34,118 34,007
Investments 19 40,846 40,191
74,964 74,198
CURRENTASSETS
Debtors 20-21 1,952 1,328
Cashondeposit 22 3,400 3,439
Cashatbankandinhand 22 1,267 416
6,619 5,183
CREDITORS:amountsfallingduewithin
oneyear
23 (3,358) (1,545)
NETCURRENTASSETS 3,261 3,638
TOTALASSETSLESSCURRENT
LIABILITIES
78,225 77,836
CREDITORS:amountsfallingdueafter
morethanoneyear
24 (3,787) (4,542)
NETASSETS 28 74,438 73,294
FUNDS 27
Endowmentfunds 11,970 12,421
Endowmentfundsrevaluationreserve 32,304 29,900
44,274 42,321
Restrictedfunds 6,691 6,818
Restrictedfundsrevaluationreserve 3,563 3,006
10,254 9,824
Unrestrictedfunds 14,960 14,225
Revaluationreserve 4,950 6,940
Unrestrictedfundsexcludingpensionliability 19,910 21,165
Pensionreserve (16)
19,910 21,149
TOTALFUNDS 74,438 73,294
2023 2022
£,000 £,000 £,000 £,000
Netcashinflow/(outflow)fromoperatingactivities (4,447) (792)
Cashflowsfrominvestingactivities
Dividends,interestandrentfrominvestments 1,390 1,205
Proceedsfromthesaleof:
Tangiblefixedassets 1,853 542
Fixedassetinvestments 3,764 176
Purchaseof:
TangiblefixedassetsfortheuseoftheDBF (635) (270)
Fixedassetinvestments (147) (173)
Transferofassets(fromBMHT)
NetcashprovidedbyI(usedin)investingactivities 6,225 1,480
Cashflowsfromfinancingactivities
LoansrepaidbytheDBF (966) (449)
NewloansreceivedbytheDBF 0
NetcashprovidedbyI(usedin)financingactivities (966) (449)
Changeincashandcashequivalentsintheperiod 812 239
Cashandcashequivalentsat1stJanuary 3,855 3,616
Cashandcashequivalentsat31stDecember 4,667 3,855
Reconciliationofnetmovementsinfundsto
netcashflowfromoperatingactivities
Netmovementinfundsfortheyearended31stDecember (4,470) (567)
(netexpenditureandallocationofnetproceedstoparish)
Adjustmentsfor:
Depreciationcharges 28 42
Dividends,interestandrentfrominvestments (1,390) (1,205)
(Profit)onsaleoffunctionalassets (424)
(Profit)onsaleoffixedassetinvestments (15) (38)
(Increase)/decreaseindebtors (624) (60)
(Decrease)/increaseincreditors(excl.loans) 2,024 1,460
NetcashprovidedbyI(usedin)operatingactivities (4,447) (792)
Analysisofcashandcashequivalents
Cashinhand 1,267 416
Noticedeposits(lessthan3months) 3,400 3,439
4,667 3,855


assetsovertheircurrentlyexpe

ctedusefuleconomiclivesatthefollow

inginitialrates:
Fixturesandfittings 10%-33%perannum straight-linebasis
ITequipment 33%perannum straight-linebasis

2023 2022
Thenetincomefortheyearisstatedaftercharging: £,000 £,000
Auditors'remuneration(currentyearwork) 30 22
Auditors'non-auditremuneration
Depreciation 28 42
Operatingleasecharges—plantandequipment 129 111
Interestpayableonloanswhollyrepayable:withinoneyear 56 14
Interestpayableonloanswhollyrepayable:betweenoneandfiveyears
Interestpayableonloanswhollyrepayable:aftermorethanfiveyears 15 14

UnrestrictedFunds UnrestrictedFunds Restricted Endowment Totalfunds Totalfunds
General Designated Funds Funds 2023 2022
£,000 £,000 £,000 £,000 £,000 £,000
Pledgesreceivedfromparishes 4,985 4,985 5,190
Shortfallincontributions (58)
4,985 4,985 5,132
Extracontributions 33 33 54
5,018 5,018 5,186
Receiptsforpreviousyears 7 7 76
5,025 5,025 5,262
NationalChurchInstitutions(NCIs)
UnrestrictedFunds Restricted Endowment Totalfunds Totalfunds
General Designated Funds Funds 2023 2022
£,000 £,000 £,000 £,000 £,000 £,000
LowerIncomeCommunitiesFunding 450 - 450 450
InnovationFunding - 84 84 -
StrategicDevelopmentFunding - - 253 253 650
StrategicCapacityFunding - 293 - 293
StrategicMinistryFunding 337 - - 337 139
Newhousingareas 30 30
CEMES 7 7
ChurchCommissionersannuities - - 1
787 667 1,454 1,240
Otherdonations
herdonations
UnrestrictedFunds Restricted Endowment Totalfunds Totalfunds
General Designated Funds Funds 2023 2022
£,000 £,000 £,000 £,000 £,000 £,000
TempleEcclesiasticalCharity 173 173 178
AllChurchesTrust 129
BenefactTrustGrant 113 113
BristolArchdeaconryCharity 45 45 60
TheFoundationofStMatthias 55 55 28
Marshall'sCharity 5 5 6
Otherdonations 25 25 20
Forstrategicinitiatives 9
Forparochialministry 38 38 70
Foreducationwork
Forgeneralpurposes
(8)
19
6 (2)
19
71
109
Towardsredundantchurches 3 3 (2)
355 119 474 678

CHARITABLEACTIVITIES
UnrestrictedFunds Restricted Endowment Totalfunds Totalfunds
General Designated Funds Funds 2023 2022
£,000 £,000 £,000 £,000 £,000 £,000
Statutoryfees 278 278 258
SACREandSIAMS 34 34 55
Schoolswork 7 7 10
Ministrycourses 14 14 16
333 333 339

OTHERACTIVITIES
UnrestrictedFunds Restricted Endowment Totalfunds Totalfunds
General Designated Funds Funds 2023 2022
£,000 £,000 £,000 £,000 £,000 £,000
Propertyrental 292 292 411
Staffsecondedtoothercharities 29 29 20
Propertyservicestoschools 5
321 321 436
NVESTMENTINCOME
UnrestrictedFunds Restricted Endowment Totalfunds Totalfunds
General Designated Funds Funds 2023 2022
£,000 £,000 £,000 £,000 £,000 £,000
Dividendsandinterestreceivable 404 206 752 1,362 1,177
Rentsreceivable 28 28 28
404 234 752 1,390 1,205

GAINSONSALEOFASSETS
UnrestrictedFunds Restricted Endowment Totalfunds Totalfunds
General Designated Funds Funds 2023 2022
£,000 £,000 £,000 £,000 £,000 £,000
Gains/(Losses)onsaleofassets 424
424
UNDRAISINGCOSTS
UnrestrictedFunds Restricted Endowment Totalfunds Totalfunds
General Designated Funds Funds 2023 2022
£,000 £,000 £,000 £,000 £,000 £,000
Parsonagerentalcosts 65 65 110
Glebeagent'sfee 15 15 14
Otherglebecosts 10 10 3
Otherrentalcosts 1 1 15
Commercialpropertycosts 19 19 13
84 1 25. 110 155

CHARITABLEACTIVITIES
UnrestrictedFunds Restricted Endowment Totalfunds Totalfunds
General Designated Funds Funds 2023 2022
£,000 £,000 £,000 £,000 £,000 £,000
ContributionstoArchbishops'
Council
TrainingforMinistry 225 225 225
NationalChurchResponsibilities 251 251 139
Grantsandprovisions 19
Supportofmissionagencypensions 9
CHARM 85
Poolingofordinandsmaintenance 26 26 (62)
502 502 415
ResourcingMinistryandMission
ParishMinistry
Stipends,NIandpensions 2,874 71 2,945 2,825
Housingcosts 1,357 641 1,998 1,959
Curatestipends,NIandpensions 857 857 792
MissionArea&Resourcingchurches 22 324 346 604
TransformationincludingTC.T 95 542 352 989 255
Otherparochialcosts 164 30 30 224 183
Removal,resettlementandgrants 236 56 292 288
Chaplaincy 125 125 113
Ecumenicalsupport 8 8 58
Deanery 40 40 28
Supportforparishministry&mission 2,597 129 26 2,752 2,325
Innovationproject 11 73 84
8,375 712 932 641 10,660 9,430
ExpenditureonEducation
Supportforchurchschools 285 119 404 386
285 119 404 386
9,162 712 1,051 641 11,566 10,231

herExpenditureconsistedof:
UnrestrictedFunds Restricted Endowment Totalfunds Totalfunds
General Designated Funds Funds 2023 2022
£,000 £,000 £,000 £,000 £,000 £,000
Closedchurches 17 17 18
Othercosts 15 15 13
Pensionschemeadjustments:
Contributionspaid(BDBFStaffRBS) (85) (85) (85)
Interestcost(BDBFStaffRBS) 25 25 28
Contributionspaid(Clergy scheme)
Remeasurement(Clergyscheme)
(120)
(89)
Interestcost(Clergyscheme)
(60) 17 15 (28) (235)

Activities Grant
Undertaken Fundingof Support TotalCosts
Directly Activities Costs 2023
£,000 £,000 £,000 £,000
Fundraisingcosts 110 - 110
Charitableactivities - - -
Archbishops'Council - 503 _ 503
MinistryandMission 8,105 275 2,275 10,655
Education 404 4 408
Other (28) (28)
8,591 778 2,279 11,648

UnrestrictedFunds UnrestrictedFunds
Restricted

Restricted

Endowment

Totalfunds
Totalfunds
General Designated Funds Funds 2023 2022
£,000 £,000 £,000 £,000 £,000 £,000
DiocesanOfficefunctions 799 129 928 591
Supportforparishministry 473 473 592
FinanceandInformationServices 549 549 476
Advisoryservices 85 85 184
Safeguarding 150 8 158 142
Communications 176 176 80
HRfunction 124 18 142 66
ParishandExternalRelations 49 49 42
RegistrarandChancellor 62 62 79
Archdeacon'sOffice 34 34 30
DAC 2 2 2
Governanceandsynodicalcosts 18 18 8
Centralauditfees 52 52 22
Otherprofessionalservices 24 24 11
2,597 129 26 2,752 2,325
13.ANALYSISOFGRANTSMADE
2023 2022
Individuals
Institutions
Total Total
£,000 £,000 £,000 £,000
Fromunrestrictedfundsfornational
churchresponsibilities:
TrainingforMinistry(Vote1) 225 225 225
Apportionment(Votes2-5) 251 251 251
Pooling 26 26 (62)
Fromunrestrictedfundsforvarious
purposeswithinparishministry
PCCsforlayappointments 37 37 36
Clergy(newappointments) 24 24 15
Clergy(resettlement) 35 35 31
Curates(onordination) 23 23 23
Curates(resettlement) 26 26 26
Ordinands(familymaintenance) 64 64 75
Fromunrestrictedfunds:
Ecumenicalbodies 8 8 3
UniversityChaplaincy 3 3 3
Fromrestrictedfundsforvarious
purposeswithinparishministry
Clergysupport(Clergy Society) 55 55 90
Fromrestrictedfundsforeducational
purposes
EducationalFoundationsgrantsto (20) (20) 79
schools
172 585 757 795

2023 2022
£,000 £,000
Employee costsduringtheyearwereasfollows:
Wagesandsalaries 2,100 1,578
NationalInsurancecontributions 202 158
Pensioncosts 154 187
2,456 1,923
2023 2022
Theaveragenumberofpersonsemployedbythegroupduringtheyear:
DiocesanSecretaryandGovernanceOffice 6 6
People&Safeguardingmerged 10 8
Safeguardingonly 4 1
Education 8 5
Finance 6 5
Property(andgovernancein2021) 8 7
MinistryDevelopment 9 8
Parish&ExternalRelations 3 4
Archdeacon'sOffice 1 2
Parochiallaystaff 1 1
Parochialclergy(notpaidthroughClergyPayroll) 3
Chaplaincy 4 2
MissionAreas 1 1
StrategicprogrammeincludingTC.T 4 3
Communications 2 2
67 58
2023 2022
Theaveragenumberofpersonsemployedbythegroupduringtheyearbasedon
full-timeequivalents:
DiocesanSecretary'sOffice 4.7 4.7
PeopleandSafeguardingmerged 7.2 5
Safeguardingonly 2.9 0.9
Education 5.4 3.9
Finance 5.3 5
GovernanceandProperty 7.3 5.4
MinistryDevelopment 8.1 6.7
Parish&ExternalRelations 2.2 3.7
Archdeacon'sOffice 1 2.1
Parochiallaystaff 0.7 0.7
Parochialclergy(notpaidthroughClergyPayroll) 1.1
Chaplaincy 4 2.1
MissionAreas 0.6 1
StrategicprogrammeincludingTC.T 4.1 0.6
Communications 1.6 2.0
55.1 44.9
2023 2022
Thenumberofstaffwhoseemoluments(includingbenefitsinkindbutexcluding
Pensioncontributions)amountedtomorethan£60,000wereasfollows:
£80,001-£90,000 1
£70,001-£80,000 1
£60,001-£70,000 3 2
5 2

efollowingtablegivesdetailsoftheDirectorswhowereinreceiptofa
year:
stipendand/orhousingprovided bytheDBFd
Stipend& Housing
pension
TheVenCPBryan Yes Yes
TheRtRevDrLSRayfield(retired30thApril2023) No Yes
TheRtRevNMWarwick Yes Yes
TheRevTAWigley Yes Yes
TheRevKESmith Yes Yes
TheRevDJStephenson Yes Yes
TheRevRAWaring(form1st December2023) Yes Yes
TheRevBCharles Yes Yes


dersholdingparochialordiocesanappointmentsinthedioces

e,andthecostswereasfollows:
2023 2022
£,000 £,000
Stipends 3,126 2,993
NationalInsurancecontributions 260 256
ApprenticeshipLevy 14 14
Pensioncosts—currentyear 797 741
Pensioncosts—deficitreduction 315
4,197 4,319

.ANALYSISOFTRANSFERSBETWEENFUNDS
UnrestrictedFunds Restricted Endowment
General Designated Funds Funds
£,000 £,000 £,000 £,000
MissionAreaandResourceActivityfundedfromthe 413 (413)
GeneralFund
Clarificationof2022FundTransfers (226) (136) 130. 232
Transfersrelatingtodisposalofinvestmentproperty 28 (28)
MissionFundactivityfundedfromtheGeneralFund 30 (30)
UseofDiocesanStipendsFundtopayforStipends 294 (294)
539 (166) (577) 204

2023 2022
Endowmentfunds £,000 £,000 £,000 £,000
Beneficehouses
Asat151January 18,293 18,293
Additions 600
Lessdisposals (477)
Asat3151December 18,416 18,293
Glebeproperties
Asat1stJanuary 3,207 3,207
Additions 40
Lessdisposals
Asat31st December 3,247 3,207
Totalpropertiesheldforpermanentfunds 21,663 21,500
Restrictedfunds
Otherproperties
Asat151Januaryand31stDecember 128 128
Totalpropertiesheldforrestrictedfunds 128 128
Unrestrictedfunds
Otherproperties
Asat1stJanuary 7,761 7,866
Additions
Transferfromendowmentfund
Lessdisposals (105)
Asat31stDecember 7,761 7,761
Resourcingchurches
Asat1stJanuary 4,580 4,342
Additions 35 238
LessdisposalsandVATrefund (59)
Asat31stDecember 4,556 4,580
Totalpropertiesheldforunrestrictedfunds 12,317 12,341
Totallandandbuildings 34,108 33,969

17.TANGIBLEFIXEDASSETS-REFURBISHMENTCOSTS
2023 2022
£,000 £,000
Costasat15tJanuary 142 142
Costasat31st December 142 142
Provisionfordepreciationasat15tJanuary 142 128
Depreciationchargesinyear 14
Provisionfordepreciationasat31st December 142 142
Netbookvalueasat3151December

18.TANGIBLEFIXEDASSETS—OFFICEEQUIPMENT
2023 2022
£,000 E,000
Costasat15tJanuary 242 209
Additionsintheyear 33
Lessdisposals
Costasat31st December 242 242
Provisionfordepreciationasat15t January 204 176
Depreciationchargesinyear 28 28
Lessdisposals
Provisionfordepreciationasat31StDecember 232 204
Netbookvalueasat31stDecember 10 38

19.FIXEDASSETINVESTMENTS
2023 2022
£,000 £,000
Valuation
ListedInvestments
AtlstJanuary 35,526 40,452
Additionsintheyear 146 172
Disposalsintheyear
Unrealisedinvestment(losses)/gains
(659)
3,055
(136)
(4,962)
At31stDecember 38,068 35,526
InvestmentProperties
At1stJanuary
Additionsintheyear
4,665 3,671
Disposalsintheyear (2,398)
Unrealisedinvestmentgains/(losses) 511 994
At315t December 2,778 4,665
TotalFixedAssetInvestments 40,846 40,191
ListedInvestmentscomprise:
2023 2022
£,000 £,000 £,000 £,000
Endowmentfunds
CBFInvestmentFundshares 4,357 16,744
CBFPropertyFundshares 1,951 1,048
CBFFixedInterestFund 1,922
6,308 19,714
Restrictedfunds
CBFInvestmentFundshares 14,914 3,018
CBFGlobalEquityFundshares 8,409 2,661
CBFFixedInterestFund 655 625
CBFPropertyFund 316
Managedportfolio 2,437 2,560
Rentcharge
26,731 8,864
Unrestrictedfunds
CBFInvestmentFundshares 3,825 2,353
CBFGlobalEquityFundshares 1,204 4,595
CBFPropertyFundshares
5,029 6,948
Totalinvestments 38,068 35,526
2023 2022
£,000 £;000
Glebe AgriculturalLand 2,741 2,243
Non-agriculturalLand 37 37
Property 410
OtherProperty 1,975
2,778 4,665

20.DEBTORS-LOANS
2023 2023 2022 2022
Duein Dueafter Duein Dueafter
oneyear oneyear oneyear oneyear
£,000 £,000 £,000 £,000
Parishbuildingsloans 1 1 1 3
PCCStJohnwStAndrewPark - 14 - 14
PCCStMichael,StokeGifford 115 - 241
PCCRedland 38 100
PCCCastleCombe
PCCDownend 55
PCCStPaulChippenham 10 75 95
PCCBrislingtonStCuthbert 20
PCCWanborough 45
Otherloans(incl.cycletoworkschemes) 3
184 135 1 511
TotalloansmadebytheDBF 319 512
21.DEBTORS—OTHER
2023 2022
£,000 L',000
Allduewithinoneyear
Tradedebtors 517 65
Prepayments 170 102
Debtorsforparishshare 37
Otherdebtors 946 612
Totaldebtors 1,633 816
22.CASHATBANKANDONDEPOSIT
2023 2022
E,000 £,000
Cashonhandandatbank 344 416
CentralBoardofFinanceDepositFunds 366 419
Fundsheldbyinvestmentmanagersondeposit 40 53
DiocesanPastoralAccountheldbytheChurchCommissionersondeposit 5 5
DepositFundsheldforparish—seeNotes10and23 1,819
EducationalFoundationsdepositandcurrentaccounts 1,931 2,781
BristolDiocesanClergyCharitiesdeposit 142 161
FreshExpressionsdeposit 20 20
Totalcashatbankandondeposit 4,667 3,855
23.CREDITORS:AMOUNTSFALLINGDUEWITHINONEYEAR
2023 2022
£,000 £,000
Tradecreditors 208 348
Taxationandsocialsecurity 56 25
ClergyStipendsAccount
Bankloans 814 392
RealisedcapitalowedtoParish(buildingdisposal)—seeNotes10and22 1,819
Othercreditors 460 764
EducationFoundation 1
Pensionschemeliabilities
Clergypensionscheme
Historiclaydefinedbenefitscheme 16
Totalcreditorsfallingduewithinoneyear 3,358 1,545

24.CREDITORS:AMOUNTSFALLINGDUEAFTERONEYEAR
2023 2022
£,000 £,000
Othercreditors 46 45
EducationFoundation 3,248 2,616
Loanrepaymentsdueafteroneyear
DiocesanLoanScheme 145 336
Valuelinkedloans 348 348
Bankloans 1,197
Otherloans
Pensionschemeliabilities
Clergypensionscheme
Historiclaydefinedbenefitscheme
Totalcreditorsfallingdueafteroneyear 3,787 4,542

At1stJanuary
2023
Cashflows Othernon-
cash
changes
At31stDecember
2023
£,000 £,000 £,000 £,000
Cashandcashequivalents
Cashondeposit 3,439 (39) 3,400
Cashatbankandinhand 416 851 1,267
3,855 812 4,667
Borrowings
Debtduewithinoneyear (392) (422) (814)
Debtdueafteroneyear (1,881) 1,388 (493)
(2,273) 966 (1,307)
Total 1,582 1,778 3,360

26.FINANCIALINSTRUMENTS
2023 2022
£,000 £,000
Financialassetsmeasuredatamortisedcostcompriseof:
Cashatbankandondeposit 4,667 3,855
Tradedebtors 517 65
Prepayments 170 102
DebtorforParishShare 37
Otherdebtors 946 612
Loans 319 512
6,619 5,183
Financialliabilitiesmeasuredatamortisedcostcompriseof:
Tradecreditors 208 348
Taxationandsocialsecurity 56 25
ClergyStipendsAccount
Othercreditors 5,574 3,425
Loans 1,307 2,273
Pensionschemeliabilities 16
7,145 6,087
Financialassetsmeasuredatfairvaluecompriseof:
Listedinvestments(seeNote19) 38,068 35,526
38,068 35,526
27.SUMMARYOFFUNDMOVEMENTS Balanceat
1stJanuary
Income Expenditure Gainsand
Losses
Transfers Balanceat
315fDecember
£,000 £,000
£,000
£,000 £,000 £,000
ENDOWMENTFUNDS
DiocesanStipendsFundCapital 15,818 (641) 2,404 128 17,709
ParsonageBuildingFund 20,547 - 1,543 119 22,209
ClergyPensionsTrust 24 - 2 26
DiocesanMissionTrust 277 -
-
26 303
DiocesanEducationCommitteeTrust 19 2 21
DiocesanOfficesendowment 315 30 345
ParsonagesFund 281 - 27 308
17OakfieldRoad,Clifton(capitaltoparish)
SchoolsMaintenanceFundcapital
1,975
414
(1,819) (113)
39
(43) -
453
Younghusbandlegacy 243 23 266
Gummerlegacy 142 13 155
SirFrancisCowlinTrust 1,870 176 - 2,046
BristolDioceseClergyHolidayTrust 396 37 433
42,321 (2,460) 4,209 204 44,274
RESTRICTEDFUNDS
DiocesanStipendsFundIncome - 319 (25) (294)
MeridianHallReserve 128 - - - 128
UrbanFundReserve 5 - 5
EducationalFoundationsCapital 1,694 - - 121 1,815
EducationalFoundationsIncome 2,858 149 (113) 421 - 3,315
SchoolsMaintenanceIncomeFunds 744 49 (2) - 791
ClergySocietyCapitalFunds 839 - 108 947
ClergySocietyAccumulatedIncome 177 95 (55) 8 225
ClergySocietyHolidayTrustIncome 105 16 - 6 127
Uganda 10 - - - 10
Uganda(Deanery) 8 8
StMichaelontheMountWithout 34 1 - 35
TempleTrustforTheatreDirector (1) 1 -
FreshExpressions 20 - 20
NewHousingFund - 30 (30) - -
ParsonageMajorWorks (322) 12 310 -
ReleaseFund 2 - 2
BishopMonk'sHorfieldTrustFund
DaventryRoadFund
2,933
189
121 (27) (103) (310) 2,614
189
CreativeArts 40 2 1 (1) 42
GlobalPartnership/UgandaTrips 1 - - 1
TransformingChurch
StrategicDevelopmentFunding(SDF)
BenefactTrust(new2023)
(52)
412
-
299
254
113
(361)
(286)
(26)
-
(412)
129
(114)
(32)
216
NewTownInnovationProject(new2023) 84 (73) 11
StrategicMinistryFunding(new2023)
OtherRestricted
6 (101)
(6)
(101)
9,824 1,538 (1,091) 560 (577) 10,254
DESIGNATEDFUNDS
DameVioletWillsLegacy 969. 91 1,060
PastoralReserve 5,948 - 5,948
DiocesanOfficeRentalFund—Capital
DiocesanOfficeRentalFund—Income
4,656
66
66 (11) -
694
(121) 4,590
760
MissionFund 170 168 (130) - 208
GrowthFund
TudorCottageReserve
TransformingChurchTogether(TC.T)
NewTownInnovationProject(new2023)
24
(16)
- (36)
-
(542)
(11)
(30)
(15)
(42)
(31)
(542)
(11)
11,817 234 (730) 785 (166) 11.940
UNDESIGNATEDFUNDS
HGummerGifts 104 - 10 114
H HWillsBequest 483 45 - 528
StNicholasHallTrust 517 - - 49 - 566
GeneralReserve 8,244 7,225 (9,246) - 539 6,762
PensionReserve (16) - 60 (44) - -
9,332 7.225 (9,186) 60 539 7.970
73,294 8,997 (13,467) 5,614 74.438

28.SUMMARYOFASSETSBYFUND
Fixedassets Investments Currentassets Creditors Netassets
£,000 £,000 £,000 £,000 £,000
ENDOWMENTFUNDS
DiocesanStipendsFundCapital 3,080 14,629 17,709
ParsonageBuildingFund 18,583 3,539 87 22,209
ClergyPensionsTrust 26 26
DiocesanMissionTrust 303 303
DiocesanEducationCommitteeTrust 21 21
DiocesanOfficesendowment 344 1 345
ParsonagesFund 308 308
SchoolsMaintenanceFundcapital 453 453
Younghusbandlegacy 266 266
Gummerlegacy 155 155
SirFrancisCowlinTrust 2,046 2,046
BristolDioceseClergyHolidayTrust 433 433
21,663 22,523 88 44,274
RESTRICTEDFUNDS
DiocesanStipendsFundIncome
MeridianHallReserve 128 - 128
UrbanFundReserve - 5 - 5
EducationalFoundationsCapital 1,477 319 19 1,815
EducationalFoundationsIncome 3,838 2,274 (2,797) 3,315
SchoolsMaintenanceIncomeFunds 500 291 - 791
ClergySocietyCapitalFunds 947 - 947
ClergySocietyAccumulatedIncome 132 93 - 225
ClergySocietyHolidayTrustIncome 66 61 127
Uganda - 10 10
Uganda(Deanery) - 8 8
StMichaelontheMountWithout 35 35
FreshExpressions 20 20
ReleaseFund - 2 2
BishopMonk'sHorfieldTrustFund 2,438 176 - 2,614
DaventryRoadFund - 189 189
CreativeArts 21 21 42
GlobalPartnership/UgandaTrips - 1 1
TransformingChurch
StrategicDevelopmentFunding(SDF)
(114)
(32)
(114)
(32)
BenefactTrust 216 216
NewTownInnovationProject 11 11
StrategicMinistryFunding - (101) (101)
128 9,419 3,485 (2,778) 10,254
DESIGNATEDFUNDS
DameVioletWillsLegacy 1 1,059 1,060
PastoralReserve 4,561 1,287 34 5,882
DiocesanOfficeRentalFund—Capital 5,350 5,350
DiocesanOfficeRentalFund—Income 104 104
MissionFund 104 104
GrowthFund 24 24
OtherSpecificReserves
TudorCottage
DBEHookmillsEducationalFoundation
(31) (31)
TransformingChurchTogether(TC.T) (542) (542)
NewTownInnovation (11) (11)
4,562 7,696 (318) 11,940
UNDESIGNATEDFUNDS
HGummerGifts 114 114
HHWillsBequest 528 528
StNicholasHallTrust 566 566
GeneralReserve 7,765 3,368 (4,371) 6,762
PensionReserve
7,765 1,208 3,368 (4,371) 7,970
34,118 40,846 6,623 (7,149) 74,438

herpermanentendowments
Fund Incomepurpose
ClergyPensionsTrust Todefraythecostofclergypensions
DiocesanMissionTrust TowardssocialresponsibilityworkintheDiocese
DiocesanEducationCommitteeTrust TowardstheworkoftheBoardofEducation
DiocesanOfficesendowment TowardsthemaintenanceofDiocesanOffices
ParsonagesFund TowardsthemaintenanceofparsonagehousesintheDiocese
17OakfieldRoad,CliftonTrust Towardstheaugmentationofstipendsandgeneralecclesiastical
purposesintheparishofChristChurch,Clifton
SchoolsMaintenanceFundcapital MaintenanceofCEvoluntaryaidedschoolsintheDiocese
Younghusbandlegacy Towardstheaugmentationofstipends
Gummerlegacy Towardstheaugmentationofstipends
SirFrancisCowlinTrust ForthegeneralpurposesoftheBristolDiocesanBoardofFinance
BristolDioceseClergyHolidayTrust Toassistwiththeholidayexpensesofclergy

(I) ClergySocietyHolidayTrustAccumulatedIncomeFunds
ThistrustoriginatesinagiftofthelateHoraceGummerin1923,anditsobjectistoassistwiththeholidayexpensesof
clergy,withpreferencebeinggiventodiocesanclergy;and,iftheincomecannotbeappliedasabove,torelievediocesan
clergyandtheirdependantswhoareinconditionsofneed,hardshipordistress.
(j) UgandaFunds
Thesefundsarefromalegacy,receivedin2015,tobeusedtoprovidescholarshipfundsfortheologicalorordination
traininginUgandaforthosewhoareengagedinorpreparingforserviceintheministryordainedorlayoftheChurchof
UgandawithspecialconsiderationbeinggiventocandidatesfromtheDiocesesofBukei,MbaleorNorthMbale.
(k) Uganda(Deanery)Funds
ThesefundsareheldonbehalfofanumberofdeaneriesintheDiocesetosupporttheirlinkswiththeAnglicanchurchin
Uganda.
(k) Uganda(Deanery)Funds
ThesefundsareheldonbehalfofanumberofdeaneriesintheDiocesetosupporttheirlinkswiththeAnglicanchurchin
Uganda.
(I) StMichaelontheMountWithout
ThesefundsremainfromthosedistributedtotheDBFin2007,whentheDiocesetookresponsibilityforthechurch.
(m) SMRClergy
ThesefundswereusedtohelptodefraythecostoftheassociateclergyatStMaryRedcliffe.
(n) FreshExpressions
TheCrossnetNetworkChurchwasestablishedin2004.Itmeetsinanon-churchsettinganddrawsitsmembersfroma
widearea.Thefinancesofthisentitiesareseparatelymaintained;however,atpresenttheyhavenoformalstatusand
arethereforeaggregatedintotheseaccounts.
(n) FreshExpressions
TheCrossnetNetworkChurchwasestablishedin2004.Itmeetsinanon-churchsettinganddrawsitsmembersfroma
widearea.Thefinancesofthisentitiesareseparatelymaintained;however,atpresenttheyhavenoformalstatusand
arethereforeaggregatedintotheseaccounts.
(o) NewHousingAreasFund
In2010,theDiocesewasawardedagrantof£500,000fromtheChurchCommissionerstoprovideministryinnewhousing
areasthroughouttheDiocese.Duringtheearlypartof2022,thesefundswereusedtopayforahome/schoollinkworker
inPatchway,NorthBristol.
(p) ReleaseFund
Releaseisaleadershipdevelopmentprogrammethatrealisesthepotentialofleaders—itreleasestheirenergy.The
programmehasbeenmadepossiblebythereceiptoffundingfromananonymousdonor.
(q) CreativeArtsFund
Thisfundwasestablishedbyagenerousdonationin2018,withtheaimofcreatingafundtosupportandinvestin
engagementwiththecreativeartsbyAnglicanChurchesintheDioceseofBristol.
(r) GlobalPartnership/UgandaTripsFund
ThisfundrepresentsamountscollectedanddisbursedinrelationtotripsbyparishesintheDiocesetolinkedchurchesin
Uganda,andotherrelatedactivities.
(s) StrategicDevelopmentFunding
ThisfundrepresentgrantsawardedbytheArchbishops'Council,andassociatedexpenditure,inrelationtheDiocese's
strategicinitiativesofestablishingthreeMissionAreasinAvonside,Yate&FromesideandNorthWiltshireandtwo
ResourcingchurchesatStNicholas,BristolandthePatternChurchinSwindon.Thisfundalsoincludesstrategiccapacity
fundingawardedtotheDBFtosupportthesestrategicinitiatives.

2023 2022
Balancesheetliabilityat1January 0 209,000
Deficitcontributionpaid 0 -120,000
Interestcost(recognisedinSoFA) 0 0
Remainingchangetothebalancesheetliability*(recognisedinSoFA) 0 -89,000
Balancesheetliabilityat31December 0 0
December2023 December2022 December2021
Discountrate n/a n/a 0.0%pa
Priceinflation n/a n/a n/a
Increasetototalpensionablepayroll n/a n/a -1.5%pa

BalanceSheetat31stDecember2023
2023 2022
£,000 £,000
Fairvalueofassets 489 473
Presentvalueoffundedobligations (489) (489)
Netdefinedbenefitliabilityat31st December2022 (16)
Itshouldbenotedthatduetotheirnature,pensionschemeassetsarenotrecognised.
AmountsrecognisedintheStatementofFinancialActivityovertheyear
2023 2022
£,000 E,000
Currentservicecosts
Administrationcosts 25 25
Interestonliabilities 24 24
Interestonassets
Pastservicecost
(24) (24)
Settlementcost
Total 25 25
Remeasurementsovertheyear
2023 2022
£,000 E,000
Loss/(gain)onschemeassetsinexcessofinterest 24 8
Experiencelosses/(gains)onliabilities
Losses/(gains)fromchangestodemographicassumptions
Losses/(gains)fromchangestofinancialassumptions
(63)
(4)
20
52
(221)
Totalremeasurements (23) (161)
Thechangeintheassetsovertheperiodwas: 2023 2022
£,000 £,000
Fairvalueofassetsatthebeginningoftheperiod 473 442
Interestonassets 24 9
Employercontributions 85 85
ContributionsbySchemeparticipants
Benefitspaid
AdministrationCosts
Changeduetosettlements
(18)
(25)
(31)
(24)
Returnonplanassetslessinterest (24) (8)
Fairvalueofassetsattheendoftheperiod 515 473
Actualreturnonassets* 1
*Calculatedusingunroundedfigures
ThechangeintheDefinedBenefitObligationsovertheperiodwas: 2023 2022
£,000 £,000
DefinedBenefitObligationsatthebeginningoftheperiod 489 676
Currentservicecost
ContributionsbySchemeparticipants
Pastservicecost
Interestcost 24 13
Benefitspaid
Changeduetosettlements
(18) (31)
Experience(gain)/lossondefinedbenefitobligations
Changestodemographicassumptions
Changestofinancialassumptions
(63)
(4)
20
52
(221)
DefinedBenefitObligationsattheendoftheperiod 448 489

Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Totalfunds
Funds
General Designated Funds Funds 2022
£,000 £,000 £,000 £,000 £,000
Incomeandendowmentsfrom
Donations
ParishSharecontributions 5,262 - 5,262
National Churchinstitutions 589 651 - 1,240
Otherdonations 661 17 678
Charitableactivities 339 339
Otheractivities 431 - 5 436
Investments 384 163 658 1,205
Gainsonsaleofassets 434 - (10) 424
Totalincome 8,100 163 1,331 (10) 9,584
Expenditureon
Raisingfunds 123 15 17 155
Charitableactivities 8,782 147 848 454 10,231
Other (249) 1 13 - (235)
Totalexpenditure 8,656 163 878 454 10,151
Netincome/(expenditure)before
othergains
(556) 453 (464) (567)
Netgainsoninvestments (155) (923) (1,242) (1,670) (3,990)
Netincome (711) (923) (789) (2,134) (4,557)
Transferbetweenfunds 100 132 (232)
Actuarialgains/(losses)onpension 161 - 161
schemes
Netmovementinfunds (450) (791) (789) (2,366) (4,396)
Totalfundsasat1stJanuary2022 9,782 12,608 10,613 44,687 77,690
Totalfundsasat315t December2022 9,332 11,817 9,824 42,321 73,294

efinancialassetsheldinthiswaycanbesummarisedasfoll owswithalike-for-like2022comparison:
2023 2022
£,000 £,000
CapitalAssets
Equities 447 447
Otherfixed-interestsecurities 79 79
Unittrustshares 12,852 12,852
CBFDepositFund 1,859 1,859
COIFDepositFund 310 310
VirginMoneyCharityDeposits 34 34
Trustcapitalloans 77 77
OtherCapitalAssets 495 495
Cashatbank 25 15
IncomeAssets
Unittrustshares 312 312
CBFDepositFund 607 543
COIFDepositFund 58 58
VirginMoneyCharityDeposits
Debtors
Creditors (16) (15)
Cashatbank 8 4
17,147 17,070