Purpose

The Finance Committee is a sub-committee of the Parochial Church Council (PCC). Its main responsibilities are to ensure that the Church’s income and expenditure are being administered properly and to advise the PCC on any financial policy or operational matter.

The Committee prepares the Annual Budget and recommends it to the full PCC for consideration and adoption. The Finance Committee meets about 7 or 8 times per annum and a monthly finance report prepared by the Treasurer is considered at each meeting along with requests for funding that have not been included in the original budget below £500. The Finance Committee does consider requests for funding above £500 but can only make a recommendation to the PCC or the Standing Committee for approval.

The Finance Committee has developed a Team approach to the duties usually invested in one Treasurer in most churches. This enables the workload to be spread and utilises the different skills and abilities of the Committee members

FAQs

• How can I begin to give regularly to the Church?     Print and fill in the St Luke's Standing Order form at the bottom of this page and send directly to your bank.   Contact Chris Stoddart (details at the end of this page) for details of other ways to give regularly.
  
• Can I use the Gift Aid Donation scheme if I wish to give in this way?   Yes.   Print and fill in the Gift Aid Declaration form at the bottom of this page and return to the Gift Aid Secretary c/o The Parish Office.
  
• Can I download Standing order forms to give regularly to the Moor Lane Purchase?   Yes, the Standing Order form for this is located at the bottom of this page.
• Where does the Church get its income from and what is it spent on every year? Independently examined accounts are available from the Church Office on request. However, the images below show the income and expenditure for 2010 presented to the AGM in 2011:”

• Why should I give to the Church?   Because it is a biblical principle to do so. Please refer to any of the Clergy Team for further information on giving.

Team Members

• Stuart Beck – Lay Chairman and Hon. Treasurer
• Sharon Cottrell – Responsible for payments processing and accounting records
• Joy Hoggart – Responsible for Year End and Production of Accounts
• Chris Stoddart – Gift Aid Secretary
• Rev Michael Vickers - Vicar

The Minute Secretary for the Finance Committee is Paul Taylor.   Contact: admin@stlukescranham.org

Contact  (in confidence)

• Stuart Beck – any finance-related matter other than regular giving and Gift Aid.   Contact: stuart@beck.fsnet.co.uk
• Chris Stoddart – regular giving and Gift Aid.   Contact: ichthys@btinternet.com
• Ron Gregory - any giving matter regarding the Moor Lane Church Purchase.    Contact: randjgreg@dsl.pipex.com