Assistance with parish money matters is offered by the Stewardship Adviser whose role involves assisting parishes with virtually any matter relating to finance, the preparation of annual accounts, gift aid and the Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme, grants, fundraising and general help to parish treasurers, gift aid officers, regular giving officers and stewardship promoters.

Bank account

If you are looking to make a payment to Portsmouth Diocesan Board of Finance, either as a parish or a private individual, and you need details of our bank account, please email us via this link and we'll send you the details.

Parochial fees

• Table of parochial fees for 2023, (updated for use from March 2023 onwards)
  • Retired Ministers Funeral Fee – between 1st January and 1st March, £99.50; from 1st March, £94.50.
    (This is 80% of the funeral fee rounded up to the nearest 50p)
  • Table of parochial fees for January and February 2023
• Table of parochial fees for 2022
• Summary of parochial fees for 2022
• Summary of parochial fees for 2021
• Policy for paying fees to officiating ministers
• Form to record fees
• Parochial fees and guidance (*CofE website)

Parish Buying

Hunting down the best value deals for your church isn’t always easy and takes time. That’s why the National Church and the dioceses set up the Parish Buying service, which makes use of the bulk buying power of the Church. There are also a range of buying guides available offering helpful tips and advice, all of which help parishes to not only save time and money, but also be better stewards in their spending.

• Website: parishbuying.org.uk
• Contact: support@parishbuying.org.uk or 0800 368 0887