Church Statistics 2003/4

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Notes

  1. While many figures in this booklet have been rounded, totals, percentages and averages were calculated before rounding. Hence row and column totals will not always agree exactly with the sum of the stated amounts.

  2. Among the 13,000 parishes of the Church of England there are around 600 Local Ecumenical Partnerships in roughly half of which there is a congregation and a ministry shared between the Church of England and certain other churches. In such circumstances it is not always possible (or indeed desirable) to isolate the Anglican component of the congregation. The parochial statistics will therefore include a small element which may appear also in the statistics of other churches.

  3. Figures for cathedrals and the Diocese in Europe are included as far as possible. Their inclusion is most frequently inappropriate in the finance tables.

  4. Unrestricted income is income that may be used by the PCC for general church expenses. Restricted income is income which may not be used for any purpose other than as specified by the donor. (Income which a PCC designates for a specified purpose is considered to be unrestricted, since the PCC and not the donor is determining how it is to be used.)

  5. Recurring income includes direct giving, other voluntary income and any other recurring income. One-off income includes non-recurring grants, legacies, special appeals, insurance claims and the sale of fixed assets.

  6. Recurring expenditure includes donations to charities, parish share/quota, clergy expenses, church running costs, costs relating to trading, salaries and support costs. Capital expenditure includes major repairs, redecoration and new building work.