Custodian trusteeships
Information on trusteeships within the diocese.
Where a PCC/incumbent or churchwarden PCC holds land (other than a short lease) it is required by Church legislation to vest this in ‘the diocesan authority’. In this diocese, that is a separate entity called Diocesan Trustees (Oxford) Limited – commonly known as DTOL – which carries out this and various other functions.
The trustees are listed below and the last report and accounts are available here. To avoid delay, uncontentious matters are usually approved by the Chair of DTOL.
DTOL acts as the custodian trustee, approving and executing transactions having received legal advice, once the matter has been properly considered by the PCC. The PCC is the managing trustee and therefore has the primary responsibility for considering what is appropriate.
The Bishop of Oxford (Vacant)
The Bishop of Dorchester
The Bishop of Reading
The Bishop of Buckingham
The Ven Cassa Messervy
The Ven Jonathan Chaffey
The Ven Stephen Pullin
The Ven David Tyler
Sir Hector Sants
Mrs Julie Dziegel
The Revd Canon Catherine Butt
Mr John Sykes
The Revd Canon Janet Binns
Mrs Sue Scott
The Very Revd Professor Sarah Foot
Mr Mark Burton
Mrs Anne Casson
Ms Alison Kirk
Mr Gavin Merrylees
Mr Millius Palayiwa
Mr Hugh Rees
Mrs Maureen Underdown
Mrs Kathy Winrow
Dr Gillian Hamnett
The Revd James Dwyer
The Revd Canon Michael Smith
The Revd Canon Ainsley Swift
The Revd Serena Tajima
The Revd Peter Wright
Company secretary
Canon Mark Humphriss
jane.darling@oxford.anglican.org Jane Darling
Property Transactions Manager
emily.oshea@oxford.anglican.org Emily O'Shea
Finance Officer – ODBE and DTOL
Nell Macaulay
Governance Officer
Closed schools
Contact Gordon Joyner, Chief Operating Officer for the Oxford Diocesan Board of Education.