Last updated 27th April 2020

Treasurers' advice

Advice for treasurers and PCCs about parish finances during the Coronavirus outbreak was shared by the Diocesan COVID team on 24.03.20 and can be found here

The excel template that can be used when preparing your receipts and payments accounts can be downloaded here

The following websites provide helpful advice for PCC treasurers.

Parish Resources provided by the Church of England’s National Stewardship and Resources team and offering over 400 pages of resources to support all aspects of stewardship, administration and management in the local church. The section on Finance gives much practical advice to treasurers and PCCs, including the treasurer’s role, financial controls, accounting and reporting, gift aid and funding. In particular, see:

Parish finance: http://www.parishresources.org.uk/resources-for-treasurers/
Guidance on registering with the Charity Commission: www.parishresources.org.uk/pccs/
Why don’t some PCCs have a registered charity number, what should I use for grant forms? www.parishresources.org.uk/pccs/frequently-asked-questions/
Pensions and Auto Enrolment guidance for parishes: www.parishresources.org.uk/people/employing-staff/pensions/

You may also find the following links helpful:

How the Blackburn Diocesan Parish Share is calculated
Returns requested by Diocesan and/or national church teams from PCC treasurers
The Parish Buying website gives parishes access to national deals and buying guides on a range of major spends.
The Association of Church Accountants & Treasurers (ACAT) is the national support charity for Treasurers of Christian Churches, providing advice, training and information on accounting, financial, legal and other related issues.
If you have questions about clergy expenses, please see this guidance.
To recover VAT on repairs, maintenance and alterations to listed places of worship, follow the guidelines of the Listed Places of Worship grant scheme.
Detailed advice on annual accounts may be found in the online book PCC accountability, the Charities Act and the PCC. Hard copies of the book may also be purchased from Church House Publishing or other online retailers.
Ecclesiastical offer useful advice for PCCs on security and health and safety.
Church Care is the comprehensive source of information for everyone managing a church building.

Please also look at the other Resources: Parish Finances pages on this site.

Training for Treasurers, Gift Aid Secretaries, other PCC members took place on 11th November and 18th November 2017, with 80 people attending.

Whether or not you were able to attend one of these days, you can access resources from the training events from the link here.

Resourcing the mission of God in Lancashire: A important Diocesan meeting attended by more than 200 people from our parishes took place in March 2018. Keynote speaker was Canon Dr John Spence CBE, Chair of Archbishop's Council Finance Committee. Read more about the meeting and listen to the talks, including John Spence.

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