Finance Committee

The Finance Committee is responsible for overseeing the Union's finances under the Chairmanship of the Financial Director of the Union and for the maintenance and upkeep of the Stansted estate, excluding the Hall.

Its duties and functions include cultivating and maintaining, repairing and decorating the designated buildings, considering, advising upon, recommending and carrying out structural alterations or extensions to these, and administering the occupancy of these or any part thereof and receiving the rents arising therefrom.

The committee also acts as the representative of the Union in relation to property in sole, joint or appointing trust and trusts appertaining to cash, effects and other personal property.

It duties and functions include maintaining a register of property in trust, arranging for safe custody of all trust deeds, title deeds and records of property, obtaining, preparing and submitting advice on trusts and properties to the National Executive Committee or other bodies or persons concerned, dealing with the purchase, sale or other disposal or property, considering applications for assistance from churches in trust with the Union, making or recommending advances or grants, cooperating with the SNU trust on facilities for churches, appointing or revoking the appointment of persons to the National Panel of Trustees and Wardens, appointing or revoking the appointment or wardens and approving the appointment of trustees, and receiving and checking trust property reports of churches, trustees and wardens.

All communications for the Committee should be addressed to the Chairman.

The members of the Finance Committee are as follows:

Chairman	Mr Danny Goodchild CSNU	Tel: 07975 649068 Email: [email protected]
Vice-Chairman	Minister David Bruton	Tel: 01827 289579 Email: [email protected]
Secretary	Mrs Sadia Bowering	Tel: 01279 816363 Email: [email protected]
Trust Property Coordinator	Mr Graham Hewitt	Tel: 07740 868515 Email: [email protected]
Committee Member	Mr Ernie Gray	Tel: 07557 146475 Email: [email protected]
Committee Member	Mr Danny Goodchild	Tel: 07975 649068 Email: [email protected]
Finance Administrator	Mrs Lesley Gilbey	Tel: 01279 814158 Email: [email protected]

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