# THE BISHOP&#x27;S DEVELOPMENT FUND

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 700588
- **Other names:** BISHOP&#x27;S CENTENARY FUND
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Trust
- **Registered:** Aug. 18, 1988
- **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=700588


## Contact

- **Address:** THE BISHOP&#x27;S AREA OFFICE, Thornes Park Campus, Thornes Park, WAKEFIELD, WEST YORKSHIRE
- **Postcode:** WF2 8QZ
- **Phone:** 01924250781



## Activities

**Objects:** (A) TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES WITHIN THE AREAS OF THE SAID DIOCESE OF WAKEFIELD WHICH ARE IN NEED OF SPIRITUAL AND MATERIAL ASSISTANCE BY REASON OF SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CHANGES WITH A VIEW TO REINFORCING THE WORK OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND AMONG THE PEOPLE OF THOSE AREAS. (B) TO PROMOTE AND ASSIST THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHURCH URBAN FUND.

**Activities:** To support locally based projects where mission is the keynote of church life. To encourage congregational growth, initiatives to attract and retain young people and community outreach projects. To support initiatives which encourage working across parish boundaries and environmental &amp; &quot;green&quot; community issues. Including funding for gap year students or pastoral assistants.

**Area of benefit:** DIOCESE OF WAKEFIELD AND ELSEWHERE




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Organisations
- **What:** Religious Activities
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People



## Areas of operation

- Barnsley
- Calderdale
- City Of Wakefield
- Doncaster
- Kirklees



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | £103860 | £84515 | — | — |
| June 30, 2024 | £32314 | £75336 | — | — |
| June 30, 2023 | £33534 | £73243 | — | — |
| June 30, 2022 | £63025 | £63679 | — | — |
| June 30, 2021 | £32125 | £51506 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Elizabeth Margaret Morton — appointed Oct. 3, 2012
- Keith Andrew Victor Liddle — appointed Sept. 9, 2022
- Matthew Ambler — appointed May 12, 2021
- The Right Reverend Malcolm Leslie Chamberlain — appointed June 11, 2025
- The Venerable Catherine Mary Thatcher — appointed May 5, 2024
- The Venerable William Edward Braviner — appointed May 17, 2022


