Available Funding
Available Funding Sources
Below is a list of funding sources available to help make your church more accessible. If you find any more please let us know!
National Church Trust
We support a wide variety of projects at churches, chapels and meeting houses through our grant programmes. Our grants are available to any Christian place of worship in the UK that is open for regular worship.
From repairing a roof to helping to install an accessible toilet – and many other projects – our grants help keep churches open for worship and community activities and allow them to continue to serve people and communities in all sorts of ways.
Our ‘Community Grants’ are for installing essential facilities – such as kitchens and toilets – and improving access for all.
http://www.nationalchurchestrust.org/our-grants
The National Churches Trust
7 Tufton Street, London SW1P 3QB
Telephone: 0207 222 0605
Email: info@nationalchurchestrust.org
Benefact Trust
Benefact Trust is one of the UK’s largest grant-making charities
We support the repair, restoration, protection and improvement of church buildings, cathedrals and other places of Christian worship, especially where those changes support wider community use.
Grants will be considered in response to appeals in support of Churches, Church establishments, religious charities and charities preserving UK heritage. More information can be found at: http://www.allchurches.co.uk/index.aspx
Benefact Trust
Benefact House, 2000 Pioneer Avenue,
Gloucester Business Park, Brockworth,
Gloucester,
GL3 4AW
Tel 01452 873189
Email atl@allchurches.co.uk
The National Lottery Community Fund (Scotland)
A quick way to apply for funding between £300 and £10,000 to support what matters to people and communities. Applications should do at least one of the following:
bring people together and build strong relationships in and across communities
improve the places and spaces that matter to communities
help more people to reach their potential, by supporting them at the earliest possible stage.
We know people, communities and organisations are facing increased demands and challenges as a result of the cost-of-living crisis. If you would like to talk to us about a project in response to this, please get in touch at advicescotland@tnlcommunityfund.org.uk
The Listed Places of Worship
Grant Scheme
The Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme makes grants towards the VAT incurred in making repairs and carrying out alterations to listed buildings mainly used for public worship.
Topmark (LPOW)
160 Bath Street, Glasgow G2 4TB
Tel: 0800 500 3009
Tel: 0845 013 6601
Garfield Weston Foundation
The Faith Category awards grants to impact local communities by providing funds towards simple but practical projects that enable religious buildings to be used for an inclusive range of charitable purposes by their local communities.
Capital grants include funds towards the installation of basic amenities such as lavatories and kitchen facilities and for restoration works to historic church buildings.
garfieldweston.org/what-we-support
Garfield Weston Foundation
Weston Centre
10 Grosvenor Street
London
W1K 4QY
The Joseph Rank Trust
Funds the adaptation of Church properties with a view to providing improved facilities for use by the church and its work in the community in which it is based.
ranktrust.org/areas-of-interest
The Joseph Rank Trust
Worth Corner
Turners Hill Road
CRAWLEY
RH10 7SL
Telephone : 01293 873947
Email: secretary@ranktrust.org
The Gannochy Trust
The Gannochy Trust provides grants for charitable work and capital projects.
We provide three types of grants:
Project funding for the delivery of projects and activities;
Core funding for operational costs such as salaries, overheads and day-to-day running costs; and
Capital funding to create or improve an asset, such as a new building or refurbishment.
Contact Details
Main Office Telephone: 01738620653
Main Office E-mail: admin@gannochytrust.org.uk
Main Office address:
The Gannochy Trust
Pitcullen Crescent
Perth PH2 7HX
Grants Team: grants@gannochytrust.org.uk
The Robertson Trust
Currently, our responsive Our Funds are aimed at constituted community groups and registered charities who are working to alleviate poverty and trauma in Scotland, and who have an annual income of under £2 million.
Charities with an annual income of more than £2 million a year, housing associations and Arms’ Length External Organisations (ALEOs) are not currently eligible for our Large Grants, Small Grants, Wee Grants or Community Vehicle awards.
Our Programme Awards are available to charities with an income over £2million per year. For more information see here.
The Robertson Trust
Robertson House 152
Bath Street
Glasgow
G2 4TB