Carlisle Diocesan Board of Finance Limited
Registered name: CARLISLE DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE LIMITED
Carlisle Diocesan Board of Finance Limited made £13.1m revenue and £1.7m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Carlisle Diocesan Board of Finance Limited’s revenue grew 2% to £13.1m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £1.7m profit and 105 employees. The company is classified under “activities of religious organizations” and is based in Penrith; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Penrith, North West
- Age
- 133 yrs · since 1893
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Non-profit. It is limited by guarantee (typically an association, club or management company), so it isn't run for profit. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit & loss | Profit & loss |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £12.9m | £13.1m |
| Operating profit | £2.1m | £1.5m |
| Profit after tax | £2.4m | £1.7m |
| Profit (best available) | £2.4m | £1.7m |
| Employees (average) | 98 | 105 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | 18.8% | 12.8% |
| Revenue per employee | £131k | £125k |
| Profit per employee | £24.7k | £15.9k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲1.6% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼31% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲7.1% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Net assets | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2026 | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 12.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £125k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £15.9k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▲7%
- Now 105
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (2)
- Rydal Hall LimitedRev. £1.5m · Profit −£164k
- Restore (Cumbria)Figures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £1.7m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 24 Oct 2026