Elections 2025
We are currently electing Clergy and Lay Members to the Diocesan Board of Finance
Diocesan Board of Finance (DBF)
What is the Diocesan Board of Finance?
The Diocesan Board of Finance (DBF) looks after the financial resources of the Diocese to ensure that the mission of the Church can be supported now and in the future. With an annual budget of around £7m, it needs lay and clerical members from each Archdeaconry with skills and experience in finance and property matters to serve for three years.
The DBF is both a company limited by guarantee and a charitable company and its 22 members are therefore both Directors and Trustees. The Board’s primary purpose is to fund the provision of parochial clergy within the Diocese.
Over two-thirds of the Diocese’s income comes from the Common fund to contribute towards the costs of front-line ministry, and a further 25% from the wider Church in Wales and the remainder from investments and sundry income. The Board is responsible for making the best use of that money to maintain a wide range of activities and resources to promote the whole mission of the Church in both individual Ministry Areas and the Diocese as a whole.
In the near future, the DBF will be responsible for a neat end to the RB Evangelism Fund grant and DBF Vision fund programmes, and development and oversight of a possible RB Church Growth Fund proposed programme to support the next phase of the diocesan vision.
How does it operate?
The Board has four evening meetings a year, usually in Llandaff or online.
Specialist sub-committees cover specific areas of work such as Property, People and Communications, Grants, and a small Budget and Investments Committee monitors income and expenditure on a quarterly basis. All members of the Board will, however, be expected to engage with both financial and property matters and to contribute to discussions about strategy and priorities for the future.
Who’s on the Board?
The Board has up to 21 members plus a Chairperson appointed by the Bishop:
Ex officio: The Bishop and Assistant Bishop (if appointed), the three Archdeacons, the DBF Chair and the Chair of the Diocesan Parsonage Board
Elected members: 1 clerical and 1 lay from each Archdeaconry
Co-opted: up to 6, to supply particular skills and experience the Board may require.
Please submit your completed nomination form to diocese.llandaff@churchinwales.org.uk by 4th January 2026.