Standing Charge increase

27 October 2022

A standing charge is a fixed amount that is applied to gas and electricity bills daily. It covers an energy supplier’s fixed costs to provide energy. This year, standing charges have increased for two key reasons. Firstly, there has been an industry-wide change in regulatory ...

The Parish Buying Energy Basket – current energy market turbulence

23 September 2021

How has being in the basket protected my church? The reason why a basket represents a good energy option for churches has been demonstrated by the challenges with the energy market over the last 12 months. Rather than being subjected to significant price swings, we purchase ...

2018 Annual Review

26 April 2019

In 2018, we estimate savings and extra income of just over £5 million. The Parish Buying 2018 review outlines our income and savings made in 2018, and our plans for 2019. It is available for you to ...

GoodBox

01 July 2022

GoodBox was placed in administration on 28 June. We have appointed Walker Morris as our legal advisors and are in close touch with the Administrator (Frost Group). It is the Administrator's intention to continue to operate the company's business while they work with various ...

Everything you need to know about legacy giving

05 August 2021

Each year around 4,000 people leave a gift in their will to their church, funding mission projects, maintaining beautiful church buildings and growing faithful communities. For many people, leaving a gift in their will is a final opportunity to make a lasting gift to God. ...

Card Reader Autumn promotion

31 October 2018

0% transaction fees for your first £250! Start taking contactless payments in church with SumUp this Christmas. In addition to offering its SumUp Air Card reader for just £22.80, SumUp is pleased to offer new joiners 0% fees for up to £250 of transactions!The promotion will ...

Parish Buying and TotalEnergies

16 March 2022

The recent invasion of Ukraine by Russia has been strongly condemned by the Archbishops of York and Canterbury. “This attack is an act of evil, imperilling as it does the relative peace and security that Europe has enjoyed for so long. The attack by one nation on a free, ...

Case Study: Contactless Giving with Christ Church

23 June 2021

Photograph credit: The Telegraph In early 2021 we spoke with Reverend Margaret Cave, a Vicar at Christ Church in East Greenwich. As her church was one of the first to trial the Sum Up contactless card reader units through Parish Buying, we asked her to tell us about their ...

Why have UK energy prices increased?

07 September 2018

Wholesale energy prices in the UK have risen substantially. This has been driven by a number of factors. Fluctuations in temperature. We had several very cold spells - “Beast from the East”- prompting high use of heating in winter (which used a lot of energy) and then a ...