MANCHESTER DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE

Active
Company number 00149999Private company limited by guaranteeIncorporated 1918

Key figures

£132,891,000
Net assets 2025

† MANCHESTER DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.

Like most small UK companies, MANCHESTER DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.

Ratios

2025

Sector comparison

SIC 94910

Where the company stands among the 5,040 active companies whose first SIC code is 94910 (Activities of religious organizations).

Net assets£132,891,000
Higher than 99% · median £17,582
Total assets£136,234,000
Higher than 99% · median £31,893
Cash£7,925,000
Higher than 99% · median £40,732
Employees39
Higher than 98% · median 0
Company age108.6 years
Older than 99% · median 12.7 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. OXFORD DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE(THE)£541.7m
  2. LEEDS DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE£218.6m
  3. GUILDFORD DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE(THE)£215.2m
  4. LICHFIELD DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE(INCORPORATED)(THE)£210.3m
  5. WINCHESTER DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE(THE)£183.5m
  6. COUNCIL FOR WORLD MISSION (UK)£181.2m
  7. CHESTER DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE£164.2m
  8. MANCHESTER DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE£132.9m
  9. GLOUCESTER DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE£111.2m
  10. BATH AND WELLS DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE(THE)£109.1m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 5,040. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: MANCHESTER DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE

What kind of company is it?

MANCHESTER DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE is a private company limited by guarantee registered with Companies House under company number 00149999. It was incorporated on 26 Mar 1918. Its status is active. The registered office is in Bury (BL9). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is activities of religious organizations (94910).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2025 (period ending 31 Dec 2025); the company files group accounts. Net assets were £132,891,000. Cash at bank and in hand was £7,925,000. The company had an average of 39 employees.

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 5,040 active companies whose first SIC code is 94910: By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £17,582). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £31,893). By cash it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £40,732). By number of employees it ranks higher than 98% of them (median 0). It is older than 99% of them (median age 12.7 years).

What do public registers and reports show?

It is a registered charity (number 249424) with a latest reported income of £17.7m. It appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Religious Worker, Skilled Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion).

Who runs and controls the company?

4 of 5 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 9 Jul 2027.

Filed accounts2025
2025 †
Cash at bank and in hand7,925,000
Total assets136,234,000
Total liabilities—
Net assets / total equity132,891,000
Average number of employees39

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Registers and licences

Registered charityNo. 249424
Registered with the Charity Commission
26 Sep 1966
Income, year to 31 Dec 2025
£17.7m
Spending
£17.7m

Manchester diocesan board of finance aims to promote, facilitate adn assist with the work and purposes of the church of england for the advancement of the christian faith in the diocese of manchester and elsewhere

View on the register of charities

Sponsor licence‡
Licence type and rating
Temporary Worker (A rating), Worker (A rating)
Routes
Religious Worker, Skilled Worker, Tier 2 Ministers of Religion

On the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, which lists organisations licensed to sponsor workers from overseas.

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.

History

2 events
  1. Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: net assets £132.9m, 39 employees
  2. Company incorporatedPrivate company limited by guarantee

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.