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<p><em>Dioceses, parochial church councils and cathedrals:</em></p><p>Government (DCMS)
figures for grants equal to the value of VAT for works to listed places of worship
over the past five years are below. These are grants to the value of VAT, not rebates.
The Church Commissioners do not hold these figures broken down by Church of England
diocese, parochial church council or cathedral:</p><p> </p><p>2016 £20,689,034.00</p><p>
</p><p>2017 £23,839,469.00</p><p> </p><p>2018 £24,773,038.00</p><p> </p><p>2019 £24,522,362.00</p><p>
</p><p>2020 £24,665,225.00</p><p> </p><p>This website, maintained by DCMS, contains
details of the Listed Places of Worship Scheme and recent total disbursement: <a href="http://www.lpwscheme.org.uk/"
target="_blank">http://www.lpwscheme.org.uk/</a></p><p> </p><p>Like all bodies that
have charitable status, Gift Aid on donations can be claimed by parochial church councils,
dioceses and cathedrals. The funding model of the Church of England means that the
vast majority of donations from worshippers, visitors and other supporters are made
to parochial church councils and to cathedral chapters. The Church Commissioners do
not keep a record of Gift Aid receipts by dioceses, but the amount claimed will be
modest.</p><p> </p><p>Parochial Church Council Gift Aid receipts for the past five
years are:</p><p>2016 £91.9m</p><p>2017 £94.5m</p><p>2018 £94.3m</p><p>2019 £96.4m</p><p>2020
£91.3m*</p><p> </p><p>*The figure for 2020 is provisional and yet to be fully reviewed.</p><p>See
also Parish Finance Statistics 2019, page 12: <a href="https://www.churchofengland.org/sites/default/files/2021-01/Parish%20Finance%20Statistics%202019.pdf"
target="_blank">https://www.churchofengland.org/sites/default/files/2021-01/Parish%20Finance%20Statistics%202019.pdf</a></p><p>
</p><p>In 2018, the most recent year for which statistics are readily available, Church
of England cathedrals reported in their accounts a total of £1.3m of Gift Aid from
donations.</p><p> </p><p><em>Church Commissioners:</em></p><p>The Church Commissioners
have not received any Gift Aid on donations made by individuals.</p><p> </p><p><em>Churches
Conservation Trust:</em></p><p>The Churches Conservation Trust is an independent charity
reporting to both Parliament and the General Synod. It receives income from donations
from individuals, trusts and foundations, and core funding from Government (DCMS)
and the General Synod of the Church of England via the Church Commissioners.</p><table><tbody><tr><td>
</td><td>2016/17</td><td>2017/18</td><td>2018/19</td><td>2019/20</td><td>2020/21</td></tr><tr><td>Tax
Rebates / LPWGS*</td><td>£550,556</td><td>£239,520</td><td>£318,174</td><td>£289,460</td><td>£834,592</td></tr><tr><td>Gift
Aid</td><td>£16,063</td><td>£22,756</td><td>£28,787</td><td>£19,824</td><td>£27,524</td></tr></tbody></table><p>*figure
includes grants from the Listed Places of Worship Grants Scheme</p><p><br>The Annual
Report and Accounts of the Trust are laid before Parliament and are available at <a
href="https://www.visitchurches.org.uk/what-we-do/about-us/annual-report-accounts.html"
target="_blank">https://www.visitchurches.org.uk/what-we-do/about-us/annual-report-accounts.html</a>*figure
includes grants from the Listed Places of Worship Grants Scheme</p><p> </p>
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