Detailed guidance on parochial fees can be found in this Guide to Church of England Parochial Fees. Specific guidance on parochial fees produced by the finance team in the diocese is available here.

The current table of fees and returns forms can be found below:

2026

• Parochial fees from 1 January 2026
• Fees – returns form 2026 (Excel)
• Fees – returns form 2026 (PDF)

2025

• Parochial fees from 1 January 2025
• Fees – returns form 2025 (Excel)
• Fees – returns form 2025 (PDF)

Please return all DBF fees as soon as possible after the end of every month using the monthly return form above. It is also important that you send in a NIL return if there is no fee income for the month. Forms can be sent by email to fees@manchester.anglican.org or by post to:

St John’s House, 155-163 The Rock, Bury, BL9 0ND 

For any payments that are made to the DBF by bank transfer, please quote your parish reference/fees e.g. R12345/Fees

A copy of the form should be retained by the parish for your records. 

Please discourage clients/funeral directors from writing out personal cheques.

Claiming DBF Fees

The DBF recognises the importance of all Retired Clergy, Non-Stipendiary Clergy and Readers working across our diocese. To better support this vital ministry, the DBF has updated and amended the guidance and claim forms for claiming a fee from the diocese. This is to modernise the claim processes, removing the reliance on paper documents and increasing the speed of repayments and claims. New claim forms and guidance are issued annually, with the amounts claimable updated. Full details can be found on the Claiming DBF Fees page.