the generosity of church members in giving over recent decades- set in the context of other data dr...
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The generosity of church members in giving over recent decades-
set in the context of other data
Dr Bev BottingHead of Research and Statistics
Archbishops’ Council
1924
• 90 years ago, what was the average annual contribution to the church on the basis of the Electoral Roll?
• 54s 2d per annum (£2.71)• 2.2% of salary
1958
There can be no forward steps without a full acceptance of Christian Stewardship. By stewardship we mean the regarding of ourselves…… as a trust from God to be utilised in his service. This teaching is an urgent need in every congregation.
(Statement from the 1958 Lambeth Conference)
1978-81…..
2009 Giving for Life
Giving
• a priority • Prayerful • planned • proportionate • given in community • Sacrificial • cheerfully and joyfully given
Let’s start by thinking about overall income from parishes and expenditure….
So in 2012, what was the total of parish income? (NB there are roughly 13,000 parishes)
• 727 million?• 929 million?• 1121 million?
Financial Overview - Total Income and Expenditure - 2002 to 2012
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012£0
£200
£400
£600
£800
£1,000
Recurring Income Regular Expenditure
One Off Income Capital Expenditure
Real Terms Income Real Terms Expenditure
Million
Parochial Income - 2002 to 2012 (with real terms comparison)
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
£0
£200
£400
£600
£800
£1,000
Unrestricted Recurring Restricted RecuringUnrestricted One Off Restricted One OffReal Terms Total Income
Million
• How much of that £929 million income was from tax efficient planned giving?
• £283 million
Main Sources of Income - 2002 to 2012
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
£0m£50m
£100m£150m£200m£250m£300m
Tax Efficient Giving Gross TradingTax Recovered Grants
Other Significant Sources of Income - 2002 to 2012
20022003200420052006200720082009201020112012£0m
£10m
£20m
£30m
£40m
£50m
£60m
£70m
Fundraising Collections at ServiceLegacies Investment Income
• Tax efficient giving is the largest component of parish
income
Looking back in time…..
Fewer regular givers, but giving 30 times more each per week than 34 years ago!
1978 2012Number of Regular Givers 880,000
490,600 -44%
Average Weekly Gift £0.35 £11.10 3136%
Growth in Church Giving…
Average Weekly Giving per Tax Efficient Planned Giver
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
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2009
2010
2011
0.00
2.00
4.00
6.00
8.00
10.00
12.00
Weekly average tax efficient planned giving per subscriber 1964 to 2012
1964
1970
1980
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
£0
£2
£4
£6
£8
£10
£12
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Weekly unrestricted income per electoral roll member 1964-2012
1964
1970
1980
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
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2006
2007
2008
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2012
£0
£2
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Weekly planned giving per subscriber
Looking Around – benchmarking with the charity sector
Charitable Giving out from PCCs:
That is more than the BBC’s ChildrenIn Need Appeal! 2012 !!
• In 2012 around £46 million was given by PCCs to other charities and mission organisations.
Brookes: 'We are not a generous society’ Donors are falling, the rich don't give enough - and the sector needs to take responsibility, says NPC chief executiveGuardian: Friday 19 November 2010
Share of Charitable Giving in England :
The Active Communities unit in the Home Office recently produced “A Generous Society” report suggests that £7.1bn was given to charities in 2003.
UK Giving 2012 : An overview of charitable giving in the UK 2011/12
What proportion of people give money to charity?
• 55%
Share of Charitable Giving in England :
– £9.3bn given to charities in 2011/12– PCCs received net income of £360m
in 2012 from living donors (before Gift Aid)
– So 3.9% of charitable giving in England is to the Church of England.
– Ie £1 in every £25 is given to the Church of England.
Propn of donors giving to different causes and propn of total amount donated by cause, 2011/12
Proportion of donors prop of total amount
• Medical research 33% 15%• Hospitals 30% 15%• Children 23% 11%• Animal 16% 5%• Overseas 14% 10%• Religious 14% 17%• Disabled 11% 4%• Health 8% 3%
Americans are increasingly giving more to charity, but less of that money is going to the church• Quote from: Gregg Carlson, chair of the
Giving USA Foundation
