PCC Accounts
Resources
PCC Guidance
Two printed booklets by the Church of England are available which encompas the latest legislation, titled 'The Charities Act 1993 and the PCC - 2006'.
Accounts, reports and scrutiny
Guidance which replaced the
Green Book.
Preparing Receipts and Payment Accounts
Just the information from the first booklet relevant for PCCs whose gross income does not exceed £100,000.
To purchase copies directly from the Diocese
contact Alan.
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For many PCC Treasurers their most daunting task is producing the PCC Annual Report and Accounts.
The Guidelines are intended to make this task as straightforward as possible, and at the same time to enable the production of documents that satisfy the various rules and regulations that apply to them.
Requirements
Each PCC is, in effect, the Board of Trustees of a Charity. This gives the PCC a number of benefits and opportunities, but it also lays a number of duties before them; the need to produce an Annual Report and Accounts that satisfy the requirements of the 1993 Charities Act is one of them.
These requirements are set out in detail in the booklets to the right. Annual Reports and Accounts produced according to these guidelines will:
- Be compliant with the Charities Act; important if PCCs are to maintain their exemption from individual registration with the Charity Commission.
- Be acceptable to the major grant awarding bodies e.g. English Heritage.
- Help new treasurers as they come to grips with the role and all that it entails.
- Give treasurers the confidence to change and enhance the documents that they have inherited.
- Make it easier for the Parish Finance Team (based at Diocesan House) to provide treasurers with effective support and guidance.
