Grants for Church Buildings
Introduction
1
Conservation, Preservation, Restoration
2 – 11
Arts & Heritage Projects
12 – 14
Bells, Organs, and Choirs
15 – 16
Community Projects
17 – 19
Landfill and Local Tax Funding
20-23
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Introduction
This document sets out to provide a guide to significant grants, their aims, contact details, any
exclusions, and a rough idea of a potential grant sum.
All the material contained within this document is based on freely available information accessed via
the internet. If any information is not known, it is left blank.
Statements of ‘grant potential’ should not be seen as a standard sum available to all churches, but
instead as a helpful guide to parishes when planning fundraising campaigns. These figures are based
on previous grants distributed by the organisation in question, but will naturally be defined and
distributed at the charity’s discretion.
What to do next?
Use this information as an introduction only. Applying for a grant requires time and thought. If you
have found a grant which may support your project, consult the website to ensure you meet their
criteria.
Before you apply, make sure you phone the organisation in question to discuss your project and the
application process. This will give you a better idea of what is going to happen and the likely
timescale, and it will alert you to any potential pitfalls.
You may find it helpful to create a project ‘crib sheet’. Compile important information about your
church, its usage and its significance. Create a profile for your parish with information about the local
area. Identify the costs of your project, how much you require in grant aid, and what the parish is
contributing (either through matched funding, or through time, management, and contributions of
another kind). Consider the ways in which your project demonstrates value for money and can be
considered of long term benefit.
Web Resources
For more information and advice you may wish to visit these websites:
Parish Resources
The Architectural Heritage Fund
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Conservation, Restoration, Preservation
This section contains a variety of grants concerning the fabric or contents of a parish church. Pay
special attention to the interests and exclusions of these grants which can be quite particular about
building type, project type, or period.
The Alan Evans Memorial Trust
Contact details:
020 7753 1000
C/o Coutts & Co. Trustee Dept.
440 Strand,
London WC2R 0QS
Grant potential
c.£1000
All Churches Trust
Contact details:
01452 528 533
The Company Secretary
All Churches Trust Ltd.
Beaufort House
Brunswick House
Gloucester GL1 1JZ
Interests: Grants promoting the permanent preservation for
the nation of buildings of beauty or historic interest
How to Apply
In writing, outlining the project, with a cost breakdown,
information about the size of the community and the benefit of
the project to the community. State what other
organisations/charities have been approached for funds for the
project.
Exclusions
No grants for ''updating"
Interests: Church building restoration and repair
How to Apply
Applications should be submitted in writing, detailing the
objectives of the project, the appeal target, how the funds are
to be utilised, funds raised to date and any previous support
received from the Trust.
website
Grant potential
£100 - £5000
Exclusions
The Beaverbrook Foundation
Contact details:
01372 380986
Administrator
Interests: Projects for the preservation of religious buildings
or architectural and historic interest
How to Apply
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33 Londes Street
London
Sw1X 9HX
e-mail
Phone first
Grant potential
No limit
Exclusions
Call before applying
Catherine Cookson Charitable Trust
Contact details:
0191 488 7459
Peter Magnay
Thomas Magnay & Co.
13 Regent Terrace
Gateshead
NE8 1LU
e-mail
Grant potential
Average £250-£1000
Interests: Religious activities, arts, culture and environment
and conservation and heritage.
How to Apply
Application in writing to trustees
Exclusions
Core or running costs
Charles Hayward Foundation (also called Haywood)
Contact details:
020 7370 7067
Hayward House
45 Harrington Gardens
London SW7 4JU
Interests: Heritage and Conservation: industrial heritage,
conservation and preservation of pictures, manuscripts, books
and artefacts; purchase of land as nature reserves and public
gardens.
website
How to Apply
Do not accept applications by correspondence or e-mail. Must
phone between 9.30am - 1pm or 2pm-5.30pm on weekdays.
Must be directed at conservation of a particular artistic asset,
and not church fabric restoration.
Grant potential
£1,000 - £20,000
Exclusions
"Church restoration"
Church Building's Council (Conservation Grants)
Contact details:
020 7898 1866
Church House
Great Smith Street
London SW1P 3AZ
Interests: Grants for historic furnishings and artworks.
Grants for fabric repairs: sculpture and furnishings, glass,
paintings and wall paintings, bells and bell frames, organs and
organ cases, clocks, books and manuscripts.
How to Apply
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e-mail website
Contact CBC for deadline details, these vary depending on the
type of work required. Must have a full plan developed,
including future sustainability and protection of work carried
out.
Grant potential
Parish must contribute towards full
extent of the cost
Exclusions
English Heritage (Repair Grants for Places of Worship)
This grant scheme no longer
operates. See Grants for Places of
Worship (Heritage Lottery Fund)
below.
The Garfield Weston Foundation
Contact details:
020 7399 6565
Interests: Can even contribute to running costs.
The trustees favour projects which benefit large numbers of
people and are inclusive.
website
How to Apply
No formal deadlines. Applications take
4 months.
Grant potential
Exclusions
Give a very large number of small
Grants are typically
grants (between £1000 and £20000) made for one year only.
to parish churches.
G C Gibson Trust ('Religion' grants)
Contact details:
Karen Griffin
029 2048 1111
C/o Deloitte & Touche
Blenheim House
Fitzalan Court
Newport Road
Cardiff CF24 0TS
Grant potential
£2000 - £5000
Interests: Following the Trust's current policy guidelines,
grants are made in a number of categories, one of which is
"Religion". Under this heading, the Trust will consider giving
grants for the preservation of religious buildings of historic or
architectural interest.
How to Apply
Apply by October, trustees meet in December, cheques sent
out in January.
Exclusions
No individuals
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Grants for Places of Worship (Heritage Lottery Fund)
Contact details:
020 7591 6151
7 Holbein Place
London
SW1W 8NR
e-mail website
Grant potential
Up to £250,000
Interests: Grants will go to projects which carry out urgent
high level/structural repairs, these projects should also increase
engagement with the heritage of your church. Up to 15% of the
grant can be spent on improving the sustainability of your
building’s use or access.
How to Apply
Apply online. Be sure to read through the guidance notes.
There are four application periods throughout the year.
Before submitting the formal application you should register a
‘project enquiry form’ in order to begin talking to the HLF
Development Team.
Exclusions
Projects that do not engage more people with heritage. Projects
that are not urgently required with 2 years.
Historic Churches Preservation Trust
Now the National Churches Trust
(see below)
Idlewild Trust
Contact details:
1a Taylors Yard
67 Alderbrook St
London SW12 8AD
e-mail website
Grant potential
Average grant: c.£2000; maximum
grant: £5000.
Ironmongers' Company
Contact details:
Ironmongers' Hall
Shaftesbury Place
Barbican
London EC2Y 8AA
e-mail website
Interests: Education, Performing Arts, Preservation of
historic buildings; will also support preservation of contents
e.g. historic furnishings and wall paintings.
How to Apply
Download application form from website.
Exclusions
Prefers projects of national importance
Interests: Repairing interesting, or commissioning creative
ironwork.
How to Apply
Follow details given on website. Submit completed application
summary form, and outline of project and organisation in no
more than three sides of A4.
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Grant potential
Maximum grant is £5000. They
prefer to fund the entire project.
The Jill Franklin Trust
Contact details:
Norman Franklin
Jill Franklin Charitable Trust
Flat 5, 17-19 Elsworthy Rd London
NW3 3DS
e-mail website
Grant potential
£500 - £1000
The Leche Trust
Contact details:
Mrs L Lawson
020 8870 6233
84 Cicada Rd
London SW18 2NZ
website
Grant potential
£1,500 on average.
Exclusions
Building work, large projects.
Interests: Restoration (not improvement) of architecturally
significant (half a page in Pevsner) churches.
How to Apply
Contact the trust first; they do not appreciate entirely
unsolicited applications.
By letter or e-mail. Must not be too professionally presented as
they discourage 'glossy brochures' etc.
Exclusions
Church must be open for visitors every day.
Interests: Preservation of buildings and their contents, of
churches and their furniture - with particular emphasis on the
Georgian period (1714-1820).
How to Apply
There is no application form. Initial approach should be made
by letter (with accompanying evidence) or by phonecall to the
secretary.
Exclusions
Structural Repairs
Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme
Contact details:
0845 601 5945
Interests: Any repairs or alterations to a Listed Place of
Worship
Listed Places of Worship Grant
Scheme
PO Box 609
Newport NP10 8QD
South Wales
website
How to Apply
Download application form and submit via post. Applications
will be processed quarterly. Must be made in arrears.
Consult website guidance.
Grant potential
Maximum potential is full VAT
rate (20%) on eligible expenditure
Exclusions
Invoices cannot be more than one year old. Contractor must be
VAT Registered. Professional fees are not included. Some
other exclusions apply (consult website).
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Lord Barnby's Foundation
Contact details:
Mrs Jane Lethbridge
PO Box 71
Plystock
Plymouth
Devon PL8 2YP
Grant potential
£1000 - £5000
Interests: Buildings of ‘cathedral scale’
How to Apply
By letter describing your organisation and project. A copy of
the last year's audited accounts should be enclosed. Deadlines
are 20th December, 20th April, 20th August. Stress
architectural significance.
Exclusions
Small churches
The Manifold Trust
Apply through the National
Churches Trust (see below)
Memorials Grant Scheme
Contact details:
0845 600 6430
Memorials Grant Scheme
PO Box 609
Newport NP10 8QD
South Wales
website
Grant potential
Maximum potential is full VAT
rate (20%) on eligible expenditure
Mercers' Company
Contact details:
0207 776 7239
The Mercers' Company
Mercer's Hall
Interests: Construction, renovation, and maintenance of
memorials. Only available to charities and religious groups.
Must be a tangible memorial which required construction
(window, plaque, cross etc.).
How to Apply
Download application form and submit via post. Applications
will be processed quarterly.
Grants will be made according to available funds and may be
lower than the sum of VAT which was originally spent.
Consult website guidance.
Exclusions
Consult ‘eligibility checklist’ on website; applications must be
made in arrears. Does not cover private memorials or
mausolea.
Interests: Material or fabric conservation and refurbishment
How to Apply
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Ironmonger Lane
London EC2V 8HE
Apply online: Committee meetings held April, July and
October. Ensure a valid connection with the company is made
before applying.
e-mail website
Grant potential
National Churches Trust
Contact details:
020 7600 6090
National Churches Trust
31 Newbury Street
London EC1A 7HU
Exclusions
Only give to churches with a Mercer's connection or patronage
Interests: Repair Grants: Urgent repairs to roofs and
rainwater goods with estimated costs of above £50,000.
Community Grants: Toilets and Catering Facilities
How to Apply
Download guidance notes and enquiry form online, submit
application by e-mail.
e-mail website
Grant potential
Repair Grants: Over £10,000.
Community Grants: Between
£5,000 and £25,000.
Exclusions
Heating and lighting
The Pilgrim Trust Treasures Fund
Apply through the National
Churches Trust (see above)
Richard Cloudesley’s Charity
Contact details:
0207 697 4094
Richard Cloudesley’s Charity
Resource for London
365 Holloway Rd
London N7 6PA
website
Grant potential
£3,000-£20,000 (average £9,000)
Interests: “The upkeep and repair of the fabric of, and the
maintenance of the services in any Churches of the Church of
England in the Ancient Parish of Islington and the Parish
Church of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Silas, Pentonville.”
How to Apply
Two application rounds held each year: in the Spring and in
the Autumn.
Complete application form available from website and submit
with audited accounts. FAQ’s and guidance are available
online
Exclusions
No auxiliary buildings; Matched funding is strongly
encouraged
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The Sainsbury Family Trust
Contact details:
0207 410 0330
The Sainsbury Family Charitable
Trusts
The Peak
5 Wilton Road
London SW1V 1AP
website
Grant potential
The Veneziana Fund
Contact details:
The Trust Administrator
The Veneziana Fund
White Horse Court
25C North Street
Bishop's Stortford
Herts. CM23 2LD
Interests: Applications sent to the Sainsbury Family
Charitable Trust will be passed on to the relevant trustees for
consideration. Trusts of particular relevance to church
buildings include the Glass-House Trust, Headley Trust,
and Monument Trust.
How to Apply
It is important to consider whether you are applying to a
particular trust and to apply to only one. The website explains
the objectives of each trust.
Consult the website for application information. Successful
applicants will hear back within 8 weeks.
Exclusions
Interests: Buildings originally constructed before 1750; the
fixtures and fittings of such buildings; restoration or purchase
of artwork created before 1750.
How to Apply
Applications to the address given. Application forms can be
downloaded here.
website
Grant potential
The War Memorials Trust
Contact details:
020 7233 7356
The Conservation Team
War Memorials Trust
2nd Floor
42a Buckingham Palace Rd
London SW1W 0RE
Exclusions
Anything after 1750.
Interests: Conservation, preservation, protection and access
for war memorials. Work is prioritised according to
importance and urgency.
How to Apply
Complete an ‘expression of interest’ form online or by
contacting the charity. If you are hoping to have work
completed before Remembrance Sunday it is recommended
that applications are made well in advance.
e-mail website
Grant potential
50% of costs up to £2,500
Exclusions
Creating new war memorials. Memorials under 15 years old.
Anything which is not a war memorial.
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The William and Jane Morris Fund (‘The Morris Bequest’)
Contact details:
020 7479 7080
Burlington House
Piccadilly
London W1J 0BE
e-mail website
Grant potential
£1,000 (not normally above)
The Wolfson Foundation
Contact details:
0207 898 1885
Administered through
Andrew Argyrakis of the Church
Buildings Council (CBC)
e-mail grant website
Wolfson website
Grant potential
Generally grant up to £4000
Interests: Conservation of decorative features; stained glass
windows, sculpture, furniture, internal monuments and tombs,
and wall paintings
How to Apply
31st March for consideration in May, or 31st August for
consideration in November. 12 copies of the completed
application form should be sent in. Forms available from the
website.
Exclusions
Anything after 1896, bells, organs, decoration, alteration,
electrical or heating installations
Interests: Must be Grade I or Grade II* and pre-date 1850
How to Apply
Follow information via ‘grant website’ link in the left-hand
column.
Exclusions
The Worshipful Company of Glaziers
Contact details:
020 7403 6652
The Secretary
The Glaziers Trust
c/o the Stained Glass Museum
South Triforium
Ely Cathedral
Ely CB7 4DL
Interests: Grants to churches and public buildings
exclusively for the restoration and conservation of historic and
important stained glass.
How to Apply
Meeting dates for 2011 are: 11th April, 11th July, 20th
October, 20th January 2012. Applications must be received at
least two weeks before these meetings are held.
Ensure glaziers report is prepared before application is sent in.
website
Grant potential
£1,500
Exclusions
Must be stained glass, before 1900, or very important. Do no
repair brick or stonework, or protect from weather or vandals.
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Arts and Heritage Projects
These project-based grants require you to have thought in advance about how people might engage
with the artistic or historic nature of your buildings or your community.
The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) is by far the biggest grant giving body for projects of this sort, and
its website (www.hlf.org.uk) is a great source of information. There are further grants detailed on the
HLF website which church groups could potentially use, but are not included here as they are not
ordinary church projects (i.e. funding for parks, landscapes, townscapes, endowments etc.). Before
applying to the HLF always submit a project enquiry form through their website.
Benham Charitable Settlement
Contact details:
Mrs M M Tittle
Benham Charitable Settlement
Hurstbourne
Portnall Drive
Virginia Water
Surrey, GU25 4NR
Grant potential
£300 - £500
The Cottam Will Trust
Contact details:
020 7236 3934
Distributed by the Friends of
Friendless Churches
Interests: Heritage based projects; parish churches welcomed
How to Apply
By letter, no telephone calls. Successful applicants will be
notified within three weeks.
Exclusions
Interests: Commissioning art for churches: statues, stained
glass, paschal candles…
How to Apply
Executive committee meet in November, February/March, and
June/July. Make personal contact before beginning application.
e-mail website
Grant potential
c.£1,000
Exclusions
The church must have medieval fabric
Heritage Grants (Heritage Lottery Fund)
Contact details:
020 7591 6151
Interests: Projects of a regional rather than local focus. At
least 5% partnership funding.
How to Apply
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7 Holbein Place
London
SW1W 8NR
e-mail website
Decisions made quarterly.
Two stage process (18 months between stages).
Find application details and pre-application forms online.
Grant potential
£100,000 and above
Exclusions
Another organisation’s work, core/staff running costs, overseas
travel, vehicles, creating new artwork not linked to heritage.
Our Heritage (Heritage Lottery Fund)
Contact details:
020 7591 6151
Interests: Any type of project related to national, regional or
local heritage in the UK.
7 Holbein Place
London
SW1W 8NR
How to Apply
Find application details and pre-application forms online.
Decision within ten weeks.
e-mail website
Can fund capital/revenue projects. No fixed matched funding
criteria (can fund up to 100%)
Grant potential
£10,000 - £100,000
Exclusions
Young Roots (Heritage Lottery Fund)
Contact details:
020 7591 6151
7 Holbein Place
London
SW1W 8NR
Interests: Increased opportunities for young people (aged 1325) to learn about and get involved in heritage.
How to Apply
Find application details and pre-application forms online.
Pre-application form does not require a specific commitment
on your behalf, is simple and quickly completed.
e-mail website
Grant potential
£10,000 - £50,000
Exclusions
Work part of your everyday organisation, work that does not
have a time limit, work without specific aims and outcomes.
First World War: Then & Now (Heritage Lottery Fund)
Contact details:
020 7591 6151
Interests: Marking WWI, projects such as the restoration of
war memorials or educational engagement.
How to Apply
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7 Holbein Place
London
SW1W 8NR
Find application details and pre-application forms online.
Pre-application form does not require a specific commitment on
your behalf, is simple and quickly completed.
e-mail website
Grant potential
£3,000 - £10,000
Exclusions
Must be relevant to the First World War
Sharing Heritage (Heritage Lottery Fund)
Contact details:
020 7591 6151
7 Holbein Place
London
SW1W 8NR
Interests: Any type of project related to national, regional or
local heritage in the UK.
How to Apply
Find application details and pre-application forms online.
Pre-application form does not require a specific commitment on
your behalf, is simple and quickly completed.
e-mail website
Grant potential
£3,000 - £10,000
Exclusions
Work part of your everyday organisation, work that does not
have a time limit, work without specific aims and outcomes.
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Bells, Organs, Choirs
The Barren Bell Trust
Contact details:
Ian H Walrond 01892 823 289
(private number)
Interests: The Trust makes grants towards the provision,
installation, inspection, repair and maintenance of carillons of
bells in churches.
71 Lower Green Road
Pembury
Tunbridge Wells
Kent TN2 4EB
How to Apply
Contact Ian Walrond. Trustees meet twice a year.
Grant potential
Must have 50% funding
Exclusions
Only give to “low church” parishes.
The Central Council of Bell Ringers
Contact details:
website
Interests: Bell restoration: prioritise urgent repairs costing
over £5000, and, where augmentation is proposed, rings of five
or six bells.
How to Apply
Contact secretary Peter Wilkinson: brcsecretary@cccbr.org.uk
Grant potential
Ordinarily no more than £1000
The O N Organ Fund
Contact details:
Dr Alan Thurlow
8 Old Bakery Gardens
Chichester
W. Sussex PO19 8AJ
Exclusions
Churches where a band of ringers is not in place or hoping to
continue.
Interests: Provide and restore pipe organs within the UK.
Must be the main organ of the church and faculty approved.
How to Apply
Application deadlines: 30th April and 30th September. Must
have tender and contractor already organised.
e-mail website
Grant potential
£100 - £1000
Exclusions
At least 50% matched funding
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The Ouseley Trust
Contact details
PO Box 281
Stamford
Lincolnshire, PE9 9BU
Interests: Choral courses for groups/individuals;
scholarships; purchase of liturgical music; promoting and
maintaining choral services at a high standard.
e-mail website
How to Apply
Application deadlines: 31st January and 30th June.
Grant potential
c.£5,000
Exclusions
Building projects, recordings, or objects / furniture
The Pilling Trust
Contact details:
01254 51123
Interests: The Pilling Trust is particularly interested in
churches that maintain an active choral tradition. They will
consider new organs and electronic instruments.
Waterworth
Central Buildings
Richmond Terrace
Blackburn
Lancashire BB1 7AL
How to Apply
Make contact with organisation.
Grant potential
Exclusions
The Sharpe Trust
Contact details
website
Interests: Funds for bells and restoration of bells. Very
worthwhile reading their website.
How to Apply
Application Deadlines: 1st February or 1st September
Do not chase up applications.
Grant potential
£50 - £500 (average grant is £150)
Exclusions
Must take place within 12 months
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Community Projects
Arguably any church project is a community project, and the other grants in this document
may well be relevant if you are considering a project of this nature. Listed below are grants
specifically and exclusively aimed at community work. See also the Landfill Community
Fund pages below, all of which are significant grant-giving bodies with a major interest in
communities.
The Chase Society
Contact details:
01235 820044
Interests: The "Local People, Local Places" scheme is their
most generous fund. Important to stress a community need and
a community use.
e-mail website
How to Apply
You can apply at any time.
Applications will receive some sort of response within one
month, further work could take up to six months. There are six
grant meetings a year.
Grant potential
Generally falls between £5,000 and
£40,000
Exclusions
Only fund projects, rather than ‘items’ such as heating or WC.
Will not give funds for projects without a social focus.
Church and Community Fund (Formerly the Central Church Fund)
Contact details:
Interests: Funds effective and innovative community
outreach projects.
website
How to Apply
Apply online via their website. Roughly two weeks to receive
acknowledgment, average three months to receive outcome.
Grant potential
£5000 - £10,000
Exclusions
Church Urban Fund (Together Grants)
Contact details:
020 7932 1123
Marlon Nelson
Interests: Supporting the initiation and development of
community work in deprived communities.
e-mail website
How to Apply
Contact Marlon Nelson (left).
Grant potential
Up to £5000
Exclusions
Campaigns not directly concerned with poverty.
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The City Bridge Trust
Contact details:
0207 332 3710
City Bridge Trust
City of London
PO Box 279
London EC2P 2EJ
Interests: Various grant priorities focused on London’s
communities. Recent grants have gone to projects improving
access to church buildings (amongst others).
How to Apply
You must submit your application either by post or via the
website: e-mail or faxed applications will not be accepted.
e-mail website
Grant potential
No min or max. Grants above
£25,000 will require a fuller
application.
Exclusions
Churches using the grant specifically for religious purposes.
National Lottery Awards for all
Contact details:
0845 4 10 20 30
e-mail website
Grant potential
£300 - £10,000
Rank Foundation
Contact details:
website
Grant potential
No more than £7,500
Interests: Improving life chances; strengthening
communities; improving rural/urban environments; healthier
and more active people and communities.
How to Apply
Send application form at least three months before beginning
project.
Application form and guidance available online.
Exclusions
Works which fall within ordinary heritage grants
Interests: Leadership amongst young people; supporting
vulnerable people; the promotion of the Christian religion.
How to Apply
Apply online at any time.
Exclusions
Church buildings, except where facilities are a part of a
community appeal.
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Skipton Building Society Charitable Foundation
Contact details:
Secretary to the Charitable
Foundation
Skipton Building Society
The Bailey
Skipton
North Yorkshire BD23 1DN
website
Grant potential
£500-£10,000
Interests: Where the objective is to benefit children, through
education and/or welfare, or the elderly and their care
How to Apply
Download application form from website; include latest 2
years’ accounts and covering letter.
Trustees meet quarterly
Exclusions
Building restoration or upkeep, construction work or any
building costs
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Landfill Communities Fund
Since the introduction of the Landfill Tax in 1996, a tax credit scheme called the Landfill
Communities Fund (LCF) has existed to encourage landfill operators to work in partnership with
environmental bodies to improve communities and the environment. Most of this funding is only
available within a certain geographic radius of a particular company’s site. Listed below are the main
operators working in London, or the organisations which distribute their funds.
In most cases grants from the LCF are focused principally on the community or environmental
benefit of a project. Works simply to repair a leaky roof to a church that is ordinarily locked are
unlikely to meet LCF criteria. However, where a church building is an accessible space available to
the whole community, the enhancement of its use, or the conservation of its fabric may fall within the
grant criteria of the schemes.
The national regulator for the LCF is ENTRUST. For more information, please visit
www.entrust.org.uk
Biffa Award (Main Grant Scheme)
Contact details:
01636 670 059
Irene Greenwood
Grants officer for Scotland, London
and Wales (Main, Flagship and
Small Grants)
e-mail website
Grant potential
£5,000 - £50,000
Interests: Projects that provide or improve community
spaces, cultural facilities and places for outdoor recreation.
How to Apply
Can only apply online
Exclusions
Must be within 10 miles of a Biffa operation, cannot help
provide facilities for the disabled
Biffa Award (Small Grant Scheme)
Contact details:
01636 670 059
Irene Greenwood
Grants officer for Scotland, London
and Wales (Main, Flagship and
Small Grants)
e-mail website
Grant potential
£250 - £5,000
Interests: Projects that provide or improve community
spaces, cultural facilities and places for outdoor recreation.
How to Apply
Follow advice given on website and download application
form.
Third party must provide 5% of funding.
Exclusions
Must be within 10 miles of a Biffa operation. Must not cost
more than £10,000 in total. Fabric repairs
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CEMEX Community Fund
Contact details:
Cemex Community Fund
PO Box 53978
London
SW15 1UU
e-mail website
Grant potential
£1,000 - £15,000 Prefer to cover
total costs.
Interests: Environment, society, innovation, community
relationships. Improvements or enhancements to social, built
or natural environment. Within 3 miles of a CEMEX Site.
How to Apply
Enquire into eligibility using pre-application checklist
available from website.
Check proximity to CEMEX sites using
www.cemexlocations.co.uk
Download and submit application forms.
Exclusions
Where the community and other stakeholders have not been
included in plans or the planning process.
Derbyshire Environmental Trust
Contact details:
01629 539182
Sarah Walton
Derbyshire Environmental Trust
County Hall
Matlock
Derbyshire DE4 3AG
e-mail
Grant potential
£1 - £100,000
Interests: The restoration of a Church or a Historic Building
(for community benefit, rather than religious purposes); The
prevention of pollution; The provision, maintenance or
improvement of a general public amenity; The conservation of
a species or habitat where it naturally occurs; The provision of
services to another environmental body.
How to Apply
Contact DET via details given.
Exclusions
Must be within 7 miles of a Lafarge operation (As of Autumn
2013 this criteria may change as Lafarge merges with Tarmac.
Tarmac sites are likely to be added, but the distance for
eligible applications reduced).
Groundwork Thames Valley
Contact details:
01895 832 662
Colne Valley Park Centre
Denham Court Drive
Denham
Uxbridge UB9 5BG
e-mail website
Grant potential
£1 - £30,000
Interests: The provision, maintenance or improvement of a
general public amenity in Hounslow, Hillingdon, or along the
M4 corridor.
How to Apply
E-mail or phone for information.
Exclusions
Anything which does not fall into the above categories.
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Veolia Environmental Trust
Contact details:
Ruthdene
Station Rd
Four Ashes,
Wolverhampton WV10 7DG
Interests: Environment and community
How to Apply
Visit website
e-mail website
Grant potential
£1 - £100,000
Exclusions
Must be within 5 miles of a Veolia facility. Total cost of
project must not exceed £500,000. Places of worship should
only apply if the project is to improve/modify a community
facility within a Place of Worship (e.g. a community room)
Viridor Credits Environmental Co.
Contact details:
01823 624656
Lisa Nelson
1st Floor, Aintree House
Blackbrook Park Avenue
Taunton
Somerset TA1 2PX
Interests: Community; Environmental conservation or
enhancement; Heritage (“Maintenance, restoration or
renovation of structures of historical or architectural
importance or those used for religious worship, provided they
offer public access”).
How to Apply
Visit website
e-mail website
Grant potential
£1 - £1,000,000
Exclusions
Must be within 10 miles of a Viridor-managed landfill site.
Western Riverside Environmental Fund (WREF)
Contact details:
0207 239 1292
Kieron Hardie
Groundwork London
12 Baron St
London N1 9LL
e-mail website
Grant potential
£1 - £25,000
Interests: Environment and community
How to Apply
Visit website
Exclusions
Must be within the London Boroughs of Lambeth,
Wandsworth, Kensington & Chelsea, or Hammersmith &
Fulham
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