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Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme (GASDS)

Last Updated on Monday, 20 May 2013 10:45

Eligible charities (including churches) are able to claim top-up payments in respect of small cash donations received after 6 April 2013.

The scheme is intended to cover plate collections, wall boxes and envelope scheme donations where the individual donor has not provided a Gift Aid declaration.It is anticipated that all churches using Gift Aid should benefit from this scheme. For further information please read the latest guidance.

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Charities Online

Last Updated on Monday, 20 May 2013 10:45

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is moving to an on-line system (Charities Online) for the submission of Gift Aid claims. Although there will continue to be a paper form option, the objective within HMRC is to encourage all charities to submit claims on-line. For further information please read the latest guidance.

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Parish Share 2014 – a letter from Archdeacon Martyn Snow

Last Updated on Friday, 07 December 2012 10:17

Dear Colleagues

It may seem rather early to be writing to you about Parish share for 2014 but over the next few months we have some important decisions to make and so we want to involve you in these decisions from the outset.

Giving: Growth & Opportunities Fund

Last Updated on Thursday, 23 September 2010 11:25

Collections taken (all figures include the tax reclaim):

Doncaster Minster, Lay Leaders service, July 2009. £619.87.

St James & St Christopher, Shiregreen, Installation of the Revd David Dean-Revill, October 2009. £406.39.

All Saints, Wath upon Dearne, Installation of the Revd Susan Hobley, November 2009. £633.96.

St Peter, Abbeydale and St Oswald, Millhouses, Installation of the Revd Lydia Wells, November 2009. £275.08

St Thomas, Kilnhurst, Installation of The Revd Andrew Brewerton, March 2009. £346.31

St Mary's, Doncaster, Installation of the Revd Richard Radley, March 2009. £771.36

St John the Evangelist, Ranmoor,Installation of the Revd James Grenfell, April 2009. £658.44

St Mary's, Bramall Lane, Sheffield, Confirmation Service, April 2009. £54.56

Sheffield Cathedral, Welcome Service for Bishop Steven, 9 May 2009. £1,169.52

St Mark's, Broomhill, Sheffield, Installation of the Revd Ian Wallis, June 2009. £801.32

St Columba, Crosspool. Installation of the Revd Frances Eccleston, June 2009. £489.74.

Doncaster Minster, Ordination Service, July 2009. £886.69.

Some grants made from the Fund

Sheffield Manor, Support for After School Church, May 2008. £950

Gleadless Christchurch & St Peter, Sheffield, Purchase of 100 'Money Revolution' books. August 2008. £100

St Leonard, Norwood, Sheffield, Help for taking Youth Club children on residential weekend to Edale. August 2008. £150

In addition to these collections for the Growth & Opportunities Fund, the following collections were made for the general work of the Diocese at the recent churchwardens services:

Sheffield Cathedral, Churchwardens Service, May 2009. £1,043.62

Doncaster Minster, Churchwardens Service, May 2009. £889.78

Rotherham Minster, Churchwardens Service, May 2009. £759.12

Giving news

Last Updated on Thursday, 23 September 2010 11:07

Growth & Opportunities Fund

Details of collections and grants can be found by clicking here.

Legacy Initiative

An Initiative has been launched in the Diocese to promote the writing of wills and leaving of legacies amongst church members. The principal objective of the Initiative is to raise awareness amongst church members of the good sense of getting their affairs in order by writing a will. The second goal is to make clear what benefits a legacy can bring a church by making something possible that otherwise could not be achieved and therefore encourage people to think more positively about writing their church into their will.
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PCC Registration

The Charities Act 2006 requires all parishes with an annual income of £100,000 pa or more to register with the Charity Commission, starting this October. The Diocese of Sheffield is working with the support of the national church as one of two pilot dioceses to help parishes with this process.

A meeting was held on 17th June with those parishes with income known to be above this threshold. Although the procedure is fairly straightforward, there are some important guidance notes which need to be followed if registration is to be successfully achieved.

NO PARISH SHOULD REGISTER WITHOUT SEEKING ADVICE FROM THE DIOCESE.

If your 2007 income was £100,000 or above, and you did not attend this meeting, please contact Nick Hutton at Church House Rotherham on 01709 309151 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for guidance.