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At the end of 2020 the total value of the Church Commissioners\u2019 assets, less the estimated value of future pensions obligations, was £7,573m.<\/p>

The Commissioners have additional and ongoing statutory funding obligations over and above pension liabilities, including support for the work of bishops and cathedrals. The Commissioners also make grants to support the work of the Church across the country, with a focus on supporting the poorest communities.<\/p>

The Commissioners plan their spending in three year cycles and estimated expenditure in 2020-22 is £930m including £383m for pensions.<\/p>

Further information is available in the most recent annual report of the Church Commissioners: https://www.churchofengland.org/about/leadership-and-governance/church-commissioners-england/how-we-are-governed/publications<\/a><\/p>

The year end balances for Dioceses in 2019 (the most recent information available) were £1,692m in investments (the majority restricted for particular purposes) and £184m in cash. For cathedrals this was £524m in investments and £50m in cash. The majority of investment assets are in property investments, which are less liquid than stock market investments. Typically around two-thirds of diocesan incomes come from parish share, the majority of which is funded by individuals\u2019 donations to Parochial Church Councils. This funding stream has been impacted by the pandemic and resulted in a significant draw on diocesan reserves.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1453", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Andrew Selous"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "South West Bedfordshire"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Andrew Selous"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2021-10-20", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "previousAnswerVersion" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1356890/answer/previousversion/23248", "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1453", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Andrew Selous"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "South West Bedfordshire"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Andrew Selous"} } , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2021-10-20T17:14:45.993Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "9"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Church Commissioners"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Church Commissioners"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2021-09-20", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Church of England: Assets"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what recent estimate he has made of the value of investment and liquid assets of the Church of England (a) centrally and (b) by diocese and cathedral, including those of the Church Commissioners less the liability for pensions for which they are responsible.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1491", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Kerry McCarthy"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Bristol East"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Kerry McCarthy"} ], "uin" : "51619"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1356891", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Church Commissioners"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1356891/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

Dioceses, parochial church councils and cathedrals:<\/em><\/p>

The Church Commissioners do not hold figures broken down by Church of England diocese, parochial church council or cathedral, for National Lottery Heritage Fund or Government grants.<\/p>

Grants from the National Lottery Heritage Fund to Church of England churches and cathedrals over the past five years are as follows. Brackets indicate the number of grants awarded:<\/p>

<\/p>

2016 £ 49,292,200 (166)<\/p>

<\/p>

2017 £ 25,264,900 (184)<\/p>

<\/p>

2018 £12,458,450 (144)<\/p>

<\/p>

2019 £11,652,300 (57)<\/p>

<\/p>

2020 £3,376,200 (67)<\/p>

<\/p>

<\/p>

Government (DCMS) figures for grants equal to the value of VAT for works to listed Church of England places of worship over the past five years are:<\/p>

<\/p>

2016 £20,689,034<\/p>

<\/p>

2017 £23,839,469<\/p>

<\/p>

2018 £24,773,038<\/p>

<\/p>

2019 £24,522,362<\/p>

<\/p>

2020 £24,665,225<\/p>

<\/p>

This website, maintained by DCMS, contains details of the Listed Places of Worship Scheme and recent total disbursement: http://www.lpwscheme.org.uk/<\/a><\/p>

<\/p>

Grants to Church of England listed places of worship under the Government\u2019s Culture Recovery Fund in 2020-21 totalled £54,387,240, broken down as follows:<\/p>

<\/p>

Building type<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Number of grants<\/strong><\/p><\/td>

Total amount of funding<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Cathedral<\/p><\/td>

107<\/p><\/td>

£29,424,529<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Major Parish Church<\/p><\/td>

154<\/p><\/td>

£14,903,597<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Parish Church<\/p><\/td>

484<\/p><\/td>

£9,889,114<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

<\/p>

Church Commissioners:<\/em><\/p>

<\/p>

The Church Commissioners do not receive funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund or Government grants.<\/p>

<\/p>

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. Funding for the last five years is as follows:<\/p>

<\/p>

<\/p><\/td>

2016/17<\/p><\/td>

2017/18<\/p><\/td>

2018/19<\/p><\/td>

2019/20<\/p><\/td>

2020/21<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Lottery Grants<\/p><\/td>

£1,325,882<\/p><\/td>

£683,053<\/p><\/td>

£537,795<\/p><\/td>

£1,394,687<\/p><\/td>

£2,193,611<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Government Grant Funding<\/p><\/td>

£2,749,000<\/p><\/td>

£2,738,001<\/p><\/td>

£2,604,000<\/p><\/td>

£2,608,000<\/p><\/td>

£4,533,451 of which £2,788,000 grant in aid<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

Church Grant Funding<\/p><\/td>

£1,355,000<\/p><\/td>

£1,355,000<\/p><\/td>

£1,655,000<\/p><\/td>

£1,430,000<\/p><\/td>

£1,430,000<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

<\/p>

The Annual Report and Accounts of the Trust are laid before Parliament and are available at https://www.visitchurches.org.uk/what-we-do/about-us/annual-report-accounts.html<\/a><\/p>

<\/p>

The National Churches Trust October 2020 report \u2018The House of Good\u2019, found that the total economic and social value that church buildings generate in the UK amounted to at least £12.4 billion per year, an average of around £300,000 per church. The report can be viewed here: https://www.houseofgood.nationalchurchestrust.org/<\/a><\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1453", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Andrew Selous"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "South West Bedfordshire"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Andrew Selous"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2021-10-20", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "previousAnswerVersion" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1356891/answer/previousversion/23249", "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1453", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Andrew Selous"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "South West Bedfordshire"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Andrew Selous"} } , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2021-10-20T17:18:45.76Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "9"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Church Commissioners"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Church Commissioners"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2021-09-20", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Church of England: Finance"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, how much has been paid in (a) National Lottery Funds and (b) Government grants to Church of England bodies including (i) dioceses, (ii) parochial church councils, (iii) cathedrals, (iv) the Church Commissioners and (v) the Churches Conservation Trust in each of the last five years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1491", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Kerry McCarthy"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Bristol East"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Kerry McCarthy"} ], "uin" : "51620"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1356892", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Church Commissioners"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1356892/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

Dioceses, parochial church councils and cathedrals:<\/em><\/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>

2016 £20,689,034.00<\/p>

<\/p>

2017 £23,839,469.00<\/p>

<\/p>

2018 £24,773,038.00<\/p>

<\/p>

2019 £24,522,362.00<\/p>

<\/p>

2020 £24,665,225.00<\/p>

<\/p>

This website, maintained by DCMS, contains details of the Listed Places of Worship Scheme and recent total disbursement: http://www.lpwscheme.org.uk/<\/a><\/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>

Parochial Church Council Gift Aid receipts for the past five years are:<\/p>

2016 £91.9m<\/p>

2017 £94.5m<\/p>

2018 £94.3m<\/p>

2019 £96.4m<\/p>

2020 £91.3m*<\/p>

<\/p>

*The figure for 2020 is provisional and yet to be fully reviewed.<\/p>

See also Parish Finance Statistics 2019, page 12: https://www.churchofengland.org/sites/default/files/2021-01/Parish%20Finance%20Statistics%202019.pdf<\/a><\/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>

Church Commissioners:<\/em><\/p>

The Church Commissioners have not received any Gift Aid on donations made by individuals.<\/p>

<\/p>

Churches Conservation Trust:<\/em><\/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>
<\/td>2016/17<\/td>2017/18<\/td>2018/19<\/td>2019/20<\/td>2020/21<\/td><\/tr>
Tax Rebates / LPWGS*<\/td>£550,556<\/td>£239,520<\/td>£318,174<\/td>£289,460<\/td>£834,592<\/td><\/tr>
Gift Aid<\/td>£16,063<\/td>£22,756<\/td>£28,787<\/td>£19,824<\/td>£27,524<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

*figure includes grants from the Listed Places of Worship Grants Scheme<\/p>


The Annual Report and Accounts of the Trust are laid before Parliament and are available at 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>

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