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.

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.

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

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.

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.

The Martin Bequest Fund

The income of this Fund is apoplied to such purposes as shall be directed from time to time by the Dean and Chapter.

The Mansell Bequest Fund

The income of this Fund is to used to reduce the amount levied on the parishes of the Deanery by means of the Deanery Share.

The Saint Sampson's Church Institute Trust Fund

The object of the Fund is to improve, repair or maintain any Anglican Church property used for the benefit of young people which is situated in the Parish of St. Sampson.

  See the Guernsey Deanery Trusts Governing Document