New Round of Large Grants for Urgent and Essential Church Repairs

National Churches Trust is accepting applications for the next round of its Large Grants programme.

The Trust offers grants of between £10,000 and £50,000 for urgent and essential structural repair projects (costed at more than £80,000) to buildings that were originally built as churches, or the installation of kitchen and toilets (costed at more than £30,000). Match funding of at least 50% is required. As the Trust has limited funding, most grants will be for less than £40,000. The average grant is around £15,000.

Applications will be considered from listed and unlisted Christian places of worship, of any denomination, in the UK that are open for at least six services of public worship a year. Although not listed as distinct priorities, the Trust seeks more applications from non-Anglican denominations and a geographic spread.

Priority is given to:

• Work to architecturally and historically significant buildings
• Urgent/essential structural repair projects (as identified in a recent QIR or building survey as required within two years), with a focus on buildings that are at risk
• Installation of kitchens and toilets where a strong need can be demonstrated
• Places of worship that can demonstrate a suitable maintenance system is in place to protect the investment
• Places of worship with regular opening hours
• Places of worship that can demonstrate strong community engagement and sound plans for economic viability.

There are usually three funding rounds per year. There is a two-stage application process.

The third deadline for stage 1 applications is 4 November 2025 (midnight).

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