The Annual Return is the means of collecting from parishes/churches information required by the bishops, archdeacons, diocesan officers, and the committees of the Archbishops' Council, to assist in their various responsibilities for planning and administering the affairs of the church at its different levels.
The information provided through the annual return also helps churches plan for the future. A project has started to provide each parish, on request, with analysis of the last ten years' annual return data. For more information, visit here.
The information is also statutorily required to comply with the provisions of the Churchwardens Measure 2001, the Synodical Government Measure 1969 and the Church Accounting Regulations 1997, as amended in 2001.
It is essential that the senior clergy and Diocesan staff know the details of the appropriate contacts for any matter about which they may have dealings with your church, and accurate information on the life and finances of the parish/church is essential in reaching the right decisions to further the mission of the Church in your locality, and in the Diocese as a whole.
In completing this return you are helping us to help you meet the London Challenge.
The preferred way to complete the annual return is to use the online facility.
Incumbents/priests-in-charge, PCC secretaries and treasurers, churchwardens and parish administrators are able to log in with their email addresses and complete all or some of the return. Ultimately the churchwardens are responsible for ensuring that the annual return is completed by 1 June.
If someone else in the parish has been given responsibility for the completion of the annual return, access can be requested from the IT team by e: or t: 020 7932 1234.
When the annual return has been completed, a pre-filled statement can be downloaded for a churchwarden and the PCC/GCC secretary to sign and retain for parish records.
If, for whatever reason, a paper copy is preferred, this can be downloaded below, or requested from your Area/archdeaconry office.
| Annual Return 2012 paper version |
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