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• Return of Parish Finance
• Parish Share survey
• Treasurers' cashbook
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• Investing reserves
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Forms and guidelines

Statistics for Mission

Statistics for Mission for Jan  - Dec 2009 are due to the Diocese by end of January 2010.  These sent to the Archbishop's Council for collation and analysis.    Download your Statistics for Mission form and guidance notes.

Return of Parish Finance

Every year parishes must complete the Return of Parish Finance by 30 April. Return of Parish Finance forms for January to December 2009 have now been sent to Treasurers. You can also download the form and guidance notes below. 

• 2009 Annual Return of Parish Finance form
• 2009 Annual Return of Parish Finance - guidance notes

Parish Share and Common Fund survey

Parish Share is the sum of money paid by each parish every year to the Diocese to support local ministry.  The Common Fund is the total of all 496 parish shares in Bath and Wells.  

Every parish contributes to the Common Fund and every parish receives from the Fund. Find out more about Parish Share and the Diocesan budget.     

Parish Share 2011 calculations

Survey forms to calculate the 2011 parish share have been sent to Church Wardens in early February 2010.  The documents are also available for download below. 

• 2010 Parish Share Survey Form
• Letter to Churchwardens

Treasurers' Cashbook

An electronic cashbook for treasurers provided as a simple way to record PCC receipts and payments.  For installation and user guidance, see the cashbook manual.  For further information contact Chris Gould or Nick May.

• Treasurers' cashbook (Excel, 20MB)
• Cashbook manual (PDF, 1MB)

With thanks to Gloucester Diocesan Board of Finance which provided these tools free for Bath and Wells' use.

Parochial Fees

Church of England fees tables

• Current and past fees tables, plus information on the 2008 review.  

Bath & Wells forms and guidance

• Appendix to the CofE fees tables - explains the apportionment of the incumbent's fee
• Clarification of fees for 2010 - answers to frequently asked questions
• 2010 record of fee income form (assigned fees)
• 2010 record of fee income form (non-assigned fees)
• 2010 Record of funeral/baptism fee income form for those with Permission to Officiate
• Notes on fees for pastoral duties undertaken by clergy during a vacancy
• Expenses during a vacancy claim form 

Investing Reserves

The national stewardship team have produced a this paper on investing cash reserves to guide PCCs through the wide range of alternatives for investments that are not equity linked.  

Clergy Car Loans

Download your Clergy Car Loan form

Model PCC Report and Accounts

This model Trustees' Annual Report and Accounts from St Emilion's PCC shows how reports and accounts should be set out and includes commentary from the Charity Commission. Source: Charity Commission