Deanery Trustees & Trust Funds

The Trustees of the Deanery Funds

The Deanery Trustees are, ex-officio:

• The Dean of Guernsey

• The Lay Chairman of the Deanery Synod

• The Deanery Treasurer

• The Deanery Secretary. 

The Trustees direct the investment of the various funds’ assets and make payments from the funds in accordance with the terms of the respective trusts.

They also oversee the administration of the general funds, the purpose of which is to meet the expenses of the Deanery Synod, to collect Diocesan and Parochial Fees from the parishes for onward payment to the Diocese of Canterbury. 

See the Constitution of the Trustees

The General Fund

The purpose of this Fund is to meet the expenses of the Deanery Synod; to collect Diocesan Share and Parochial Fees from the parishes for onward payment to the Diocese of Canterbury.

The Deanery Library Fund

The purpose of this Fund is to purchase books and other publications for the Deanery Library which is in Les Côtils Christian Centre.

The Vocations and Training Fund

The purpose of the purpose of this Fund is to grant financial assistance in relation to travel expenses to persons undergoing approved training or courses in the United Kingdom in pursuit of vocations and, for Alderney and Sark residents, for training or courses in Guernsey.

See the Fund Rules

The Saint James Trust Fund

The income of this Fund is for the use and benefit of the parishes of St. John the Evangelist, St. Stephen and Holy Trinity all of which are within the boundaries of St. Peter Port.

See the Fund Rules

The Harding Bequest Fund

The purpose of this Fund is to further the work of the Church of England in the Deanery, as the Trustees shall from time to time direct. See the Fund Rules

See the Fund Rules

The Guernsey Clergy Benefit Fund

The purpose of this Fund is to augment the annual income if the incumbents, priests-in-charge, licensed self-supporting ministers and other stipendiary ministers in the Deanery.

See the Fund Rules

The Clergy Widows and Dependants Fund

The purpose of this Fund is to give financial assistance to surviving spouses and dependants of clerks in holy orders who die whilst holding, or having held, an incumbency or assistant curacy in the Deanery, for such time as the spouse remains resident in the Deanery and does not remarry.

See the Fund Rules

The Martin Bequest Fund

The income of this Fund is to be applied for such purposes as the Dean and Chapter shall from time to time direct. Currently all income is transferred to the Guernsey Clergy Benefit Fund.

See the Fund Rules