The Peterborough Diocesan Board of Finance

Registered charity 250569 · since 1966peterborough-diocese.org.uk·Peterborough·Updated 29 October 2026

At a glance

£469k

Annual giving, year to 31 December 2024

From filed accounts

£32,772

Typical grant (median)

3 published grants

Key takeaways

The Board's stated geographic focus is the Diocese of Peterborough, and its themes are church ministry and church building repairs, so a church-based project in that diocese is the clearest fit.
Its annual giving was £469,337 in its most recent reported year, but the annual report gives no grant range, so ask the Board what size of request it would consider before setting a figure.
No application process is published, so start with an enquiry to the contact shown for getting in touch.
The annual report lists no deadlines, and it does not say how competitive awards are, though its reported organisational grants went to a diocesan education board, a shared-church body and an ecumenical council.
The Church Major Works Fund provides loans to parishes for major church building projects, not grants, so do not frame a major building request as a grant request.

Overview

The Peterborough Diocesan Board of Finance is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 250569).

The Peterborough Diocesan Board of Finance is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Its object is to promote and assist Church of England work for the advancement of the Christian religion in the Diocese of Peterborough. It administers the Buildings for Mission Minor Repairs and Improvements Fund and the Quick Wins Fund. Its annual giving was £469,337 in its most recent reported year.

What they fund

Priority Areas

The Board’s object is to promote and assist Church of England work for the advancement of the Christian religion in the Diocese of Peterborough. It describes growth in all areas of mission in the Diocese as its overarching strategic aim, and says it is committed to supporting ministry, especially in the Diocese’s poorest parts. It also administers the Buildings for Mission Minor Repairs and Improvements Fund and the Quick Wins Fund. Its reported organisational grants went to a diocesan education board, a shared-church body and an ecumenical council; the report gives no purposes for those awards, so it does not establish narrower grant fields. The Church Major Works Fund is described as loans to parishes for major church building projects, not grants.

Themes

Church ministry
Church building repairs

Geographic Focus

Diocese Of Peterborough.

How to apply

No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry or other pages about it. The contact shown is for getting in touch.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

Peterborough

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to The Peterborough Diocesan Board of Finance.

Ely Diocesan Board of FinanceNo public processGave £653k The Norwich Diocesan Board of FinanceNo public processGave £1.2M The Liverpool Diocesan Board of FinanceNo public processGave £383k Chester Diocesan Board of FinanceRollingGave £208k The Durham Diocesan Board of FinanceRollingGave £611k Board of FinanceNo public processGave £990k The Chelmsford Diocesan Board of FinanceNo public processGave £2.1M Diocese of CanterburyNo public processGave £2.3M Portsmouth Diocesan Board of FinanceNo public processGave £306k The Southwell and Nottingham Diocesan Board of FinanceMixed deadlinesGave £589k

Grants

3 published grants analysed · median £32,772

The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:

Peterborough Diocesan Board of Education
£235,312year to 31 December 2024
Shared Churches Peterborough
£32,772year to 31 December 2024
Northamptonshire Ecumenical Council
£7,645year to 31 December 2024

Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts. Not included above: 1 grant to individuals; 3 with no named recipient; 1 line covering other, unnamed recipients (£116k).

Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 December 2020	£9,795,913	£9,773,387	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2020
year to 31 December 2021	£10,204,066	£10,364,860	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2021
year to 31 December 2022	£10,660,601	£10,163,100	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2022
year to 31 December 2023	£9,621,196	£10,078,215	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2023
year to 31 December 2024	£9,967,568	£11,525,015	£469,337	Accounts for year to 31 December 2024

Grants paid, year to 31 December 2024: the accounts do not say whether this is grants awarded or paid.

— No grants figure for those years.

Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.