East Riding Voluntary Action Services
Funding for Church Buildings
We are only able to help churches with their wider community non-religious
activities. (For example some churches run youth clubs, community centres or
community outreach projects that are open to all, to address community needs,
rather than for worship or for promotion of religion.)
Some churches can have problems seeking funding for maintenance, repair or
refurbishment of their buildings. This information sheet is intended to give you a
starting point.
The first question you need to consider, is whether your church building is, or
could be, used for community activities as well as for worship or other religious
activities.
If you are seeking funding for work to a building that is purely used for worship or
other religious activities, you should check with your denomination’s area
governance structure. Most denominations have some funding. You will need to
find out whether there is anyone within your denomination that deals with property
and whether your church and/or the work you need to pay for will be eligible for
any assistance. You could also try asking other churches in the area, whether
from the same denomination or not, especially if you know that they have had
some work done to their buildings. If they have managed to secure any donations
or grants they might be able to give you the details.
You might like to think seriously about how you could use your church buildings
for the wider community. Most voluntary and community organisations need
places to meet. Can you offer this? Can your buildings be adapted to
accommodate them? But also, can your church itself do more to help local people
who are not members of your congregation? If you are seeking to develop your
community work, you might find then that you would be eligible to apply for
funding for building work and other costs, from organisations like the Church
Urban Fund; The Big Lottery Fund; and other charitable trusts.
The following is a list of Charitable Trusts that may make donations for repair,
maintenance or refurbishment of church buildings. You should send a SAE to
them for guidance where possible before writing appeal letters. For example,
some may only consider making a donation if your church is of any special
architectural or heritage interest. You should then write a tailored letter to the
Correspondent for each trust, following any guidance they give you. If they
require you to fill in an application form they will send you one. Don’t be tempted
to write one letter and copy it to all of them. Inappropriate applications are a
waste of time and resources, for you and for the charitable trusts that receive
them.
East Riding Voluntary Action Services (ERVAS), Morley’s House, Morley’s Yard, Walkergate,
Beverley, HU17 9BY Tel.01482 871077 or email judith@ervas.org.uk or fiona@ervas.org.uk
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The following information has been gathered from the Directory of Social Change
Grant Giving Trusts CD Rom; Trustfunding.org website and CAF Directory of
Grant Making Trusts 2001 – 02 17 th Edition. Inclusion of any trust in this list does
not imply that the trust will be able to support your appeal. We have the Grant
Making Trusts available for you to check the Trusts or you could use Funderfinder
that is situation in our offices. Further information about the trusts listed below can
be found in them.
Allchurches Trust, Mrs R J Hall, Company Secretary, Beaufort House,
Brunswick Road, Gloucester, GL1 1JZ, tel: 0845 777 3322 or
www.ecclesiastical.co.uk
Architectural Heritage Fund, The Architectural Heritage Fund, Alhambra House,
27-31 Charing Cross Road, London, WC2H 0AU, tel: 020 7925 0199. Email:
ahf@ahfund.org.uk or www.ahfund.org.uk
(check website for upto date
information
The Carmichael-Montgomery Charitable Trust, Mrs N Johnson, Trustee, 3
Bear Close, Henley-in-Arden, Warwickshire, B95 5HS, tel: 01564 793561. (URC
only) register your charity at www.help.co.uk/charities/715
Clark Charitable Trust, Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd, Executorship and
Trustee Service, PO Box 15, Northwich, Cheshire, CW9 7UR. Just write to “The
Correspondent”.
The Demigryphon Trust: The Secretary, Pollen House, 10 – 12 Cork Street,
London, W1S 3LW, tel: 020 7439 9061.
The Swan Trust: Laura Gosling, Pollen House, 10 – 12 Cork Street, London,
W1S 3LW, tel: 020 7439 9061.
Mrs S H Troughton Charity Trust: Alan John Winborn, The Dickinson Trust Ltd,
10 – 12 Cork Street, London, W1X 1PD, tel: 020 7439 9061
The Sandy Dewhirst Charitable Trust: Addleshaw Goddard, 100 Barbiroli sq.,
Manchester M2 3AB 0161 934 6373
Louise Cliffe@addleshawgoddard.com
The Jill Franklin Trust: N Franklin, Trustee, Flat 5, 17-19 Elsworthy Road,
London NW3 3DS tel: 020 7722 4543, email: jft@jill-franklin-trust.org.uk or
www.jill-franklin-trust.org.uk (Restoration of churches of architectural importance,
mental illness or learning difficulties, respite care).
The Gough Charitable Trust: The Trust Manager, Lloyds TSB Private Banking
Ltd, UK Trust Centre, The Clock House 22 – 26 Ock Street, Abingdon, OX14
5SW. (CofE). Tel: 01235 232712
The Grimsdale Charitable Trust: Mr Martin Grimsdale, Trustee, 25 The
Uplands, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, SL9 7JQ. tel: 01753 885391.
East Riding Voluntary Action Services (ERVAS), Morley’s House, Morley’s Yard, Walkergate,
Beverley, HU17 9BY Tel.01482 871077 or email judith@ervas.org.uk or fiona@ervas.org.uk
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The Kathleen Hannay Memorial Charity: The Trust Manager, c/o Robert
Fleming Trustee Co. Ltd., Ely House, 37 Dover Street, London, W1S 4NJ, tel: 020
7409 5685.
The Incorporated Church Building Society: The Grants Manager, the Historic
Churches Preservation Trust, 31 Newbury Street, London, EC1A 7HU, tel: 020
7600
6090,
email:
grants@historicchurches.org.uk
or
www.historicchurches.org.uk (Grants and loans.)
The James Trust: R J Todd, Trustee, 27 Radway Road, Upper Shirley,
Southampton, Hampshire, SO15 7PL. Tel: 023 80788249
The P Leigh-Bramwell Trust ‘E’: P Morrison, Secretary, W & J Leigh & Co.,
Tower Works, Kestor Street, Bolton, BL2 2AL, tel: 01204 521771. (Methodist)
The Lyndhurst Trust: The Secretary, PO Box 615, North Shields, Tyne & Wear,
NE29 1AP
The Horace Moore Charitable Trust: J A G Leighton, Mallows Studio,
Warreners Lane, Weybridge, Surrey, KT13 0LH, tel: 01932 710250.
Correspondent: JAG Leighton, Trustee.
Norwood and Newton Settlement: David M Holland, 126 Beauly Way, Romford,
Essex, RM1 4XL, tel: 01708 723670. (Methodist and mainstream non-conformist
churches.)
The SMB Trust: Mrs B M O’Driscoll, Trustee, 15 Wilman Road, Tunbridge Wells,
Kent, TN4 9AJ, tel: 01892 537301.fax: 01892 618202
The Truemark Trust: The Trustees, PO Box 2, Liss, Hampshire, GU33 6YP.
The Whitecourt Charitable Trust: Mrs G W Lee, Trustee, 48 Canterbury
Avenue, Fulwood, Sheffield, S10 3RU 0114 2305555
Yorkshire Historic Churches Trust:, John Smith 01132 842327The Walsburn
Cottage, Leathley, Ottley LF21 2JY.
Church and Community Fund Application Deadline: 31 March and 30
June .Kevin Norris, The Church and Community Fund, Church House, Great
Smith Street, London SW1P 3NZ Tel:020 7898 1767 E-mail:
ccf@churchofengland.org Grants up to £10,000 are available. However, the CCF
has limited resources and is rarely able to offer the full amount requested. The
CCF Committee meets on a quarterly basis to consider applications. guidelines:
http://www.ccfund.org.uk/smartweb/apply/guideline-notes
The Anchor Foundation Supporting Christian Charities concerned with social
inclusion particularly through ministries concerned with healing and the arts
Deadlines 31st January and 31st July each year go to the Anchor Foundation website
East Riding Voluntary Action Services (ERVAS), Morley’s House, Morley’s Yard, Walkergate,
Beverley, HU17 9BY Tel.01482 871077 or email judith@ervas.org.uk or fiona@ervas.org.uk
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You could also try the Funds for Historic Buildings website at www.ffhb.org.uk
and click to browse the list of funders.
SEARCH may be able to help you with community projects search@care4free.net phone 01482
851008
c/o St Michaels Church, Orchard Park Road, Orchard Park, Hull HU6 9BX
East Riding Voluntary Action Services (ERVAS), Morley’s House, Morley’s Yard, Walkergate,
Beverley, HU17 9BY Tel.01482 871077 or email judith@ervas.org.uk or fiona@ervas.org.uk
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