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Grants and Loans

Grants and loans are available for the repair of an eligible building and its building services including rewiring and heating projects. We also offer grants and loans for installing new facilities like toilets and kitchens.

Historic churches and chapels of any Christian denomination in Cambridgeshire are eligible, provided they are likely to remain in use for public worship and be properly maintained for the foreseeable future.

Recent Grants and Loans

Abbotsley, St Margaret

Grant details

Purpose: Remove and refit Chancel ridge tiles
Grant Amount: £2000
Loan Amount: £0

Cheveley, St Mary

Grant details

Purpose: Replace church yard oak gates
Grant Amount: £0
Loan Amount: £6000

Upton, St Margaret

Grant details

Purpose: Check lightning conductor and remove spire vegetation
Grant Amount: £2000
Loan Amount: £2700

Willingham, St Mary and All Saints

Grant details

Purpose: Make electrical wiring safe
Grant Amount: £2000
Loan Amount: £0

Bassingbourn, St Peter and St Paul

Grant details

Purpose: Re-roof North and South Ailsles
Grant Amount: £2000
Loan Amount: £20000

Buckworth, All Saints

Grant details

Purpose: Reglaze broken glass in several windows
Grant Amount: £1950
Loan Amount: £0

Cambridge, Great St Mary’s

Grant details

Purpose: Removing front nave pews.
Grant Amount: £1000
Loan Amount: £0

Chettisham, St Michael and All Angels

Grant details

Purpose: Retile the Porch Roof
Grant Amount: £2000
Loan Amount: £0

Elm, All Saints

Grant details

Purpose: Re-roof south aisle
Grant Amount: £2000
Loan Amount: £0

Elm, All Saints

Grant details

Purpose: Re-roof south aisle
Grant Amount: £0
Loan Amount: £20000

Elton, All Saints

Grant details

Purpose: Repair decayed nave floor
Grant Amount: £2000
Loan Amount: £0

Etton, St Stephen

Grant details

Purpose: Re-roof Chancel
Grant Amount: £2000
Loan Amount: £10000

Graveley, St Botolph

Grant details

Purpose: Re-lead tower roof and repair other rainwater goods.
Grant Amount: £2000
Loan Amount: £20000

Great Gransden, St Bartholomew

Grant details

Purpose: Stonework and rainwater repairs
Grant Amount: £2000
Loan Amount: £0

Hail Weston, St Nicolas

Grant details

Purpose: Upgrade faulty electrical wiring
Grant Amount: £2000
Loan Amount: £15000

Heydon, Holy Trinity

Grant details

Purpose: Provide water, electricity and kitchen servery.
Grant Amount: £2000
Loan Amount: £0

Maxey, St Peter

Grant details

Purpose: Re-roof South Aisle
Grant Amount: £2000
Loan Amount: £20000

Morborne, All Saints

Grant details

Purpose: Re-roofing with collyweston tiles.
Grant Amount: £4000
Loan Amount: £20000

Orwell, St Andrew

Grant details

Purpose: Feasibility study for disabled access
Grant Amount: £1000
Loan Amount: £8000

Soham, St Andrew

Grant details

Purpose: Roofing, rainwater goods, heating and lighting.
Grant Amount: £0
Loan Amount: £20000

Wicken, Methodist Church

Grant details

Purpose: Porch Roof Repairs
Grant Amount: £2000
Loan Amount: £3000

Arrington, St Nicholas

Grant details

Purpose: Tower stone repairs
Grant Amount: £2000
Loan Amount: £5000

Bassingbourn, St Peter and St Paul

Grant details

Purpose: Toilet and Kitchen Facilities as part of major re-ordering.
Grant Amount: £2000
Loan Amount: £20000

Cambridge, Our Lady and English Martyrs

Grant details

Purpose: South Aisle Roof Repairs
Grant Amount: £2000
Loan Amount: £0

Cambridge, St Giles

Grant details

Purpose: Window and Gutter Repairs
Grant Amount: £3000
Loan Amount: £0

Croydon, All Saints

Grant details

Purpose: Ridge Tile and tower flashing repair
Grant Amount: £2000
Loan Amount: £0

Diddington, St Laurence

Grant details

Purpose: Quinquennial Repairs
Grant Amount: £2000
Loan Amount: £5000

Easton, St Peter

Grant details

Purpose: South Aisle valley gutter repair
Grant Amount: £2500
Loan Amount: £0

Great Paxton, Holy Trinity

Grant details

Purpose: South Aisle Roof Repairs
Grant Amount: £2000
Loan Amount: £0

Helpston, St Botolph

Grant details

Purpose: Toilet and kitchen Facilities as part of major re-ordering
Grant Amount: £2000
Loan Amount: £20000

Lode, St James

Grant details

Purpose: Repair to exterior clunch walls
Grant Amount: £3000
Loan Amount: £0

Maxey, St Peter

Grant details

Purpose: Tower Roof Repair
Grant Amount: £3000
Loan Amount: £0

Orton Waterville, St Mary

Grant details

Purpose: Re-render tower
Grant Amount: £2000
Loan Amount: £0

Snailwell, Saint Peter

Grant details

Purpose: Nave and north Aisle roof repairs
Grant Amount: £3000
Loan Amount: £0

Southoe, St Leonard

Grant details

Purpose: Quinquennial Repairs
Grant Amount: £2000
Loan Amount: £0

Sutton-in-the-Isle, St Andrew

Grant details

Purpose: Vestry Roof Repair
Grant Amount: £2000
Loan Amount: £5000

Waterbeach, St John

Grant details

Purpose: Roof Alarm
Grant Amount: £1000
Loan Amount: £0

Wittering All Saints

Grant details

Purpose: Nave roof (north side) repair
Grant Amount: £2000
Loan Amount: £5000

Yelling, Holy Cross

Grant details

Purpose: Quinquennial Repairs
Grant Amount: £2000
Loan Amount: £20000

Barnack, St John the Baptist

Grant details

Purpose: Reroof Lady Chapel and S Aisle valley gutter repairs
Grant Amount: £2500
Loan Amount: £20000

Cambridge, St Clement

Grant details

Purpose: North Aisle Window Restoration
Grant Amount: £3000
Loan Amount: £0

Cambridge, St Giles

Grant details

Purpose: Leaking South Aisle Roof- Additional Work
Grant Amount: £600
Loan Amount: £0

Chesterton, St Andrew

Grant details

Purpose: Roof and Masonry Repairs
Grant Amount: £3000
Loan Amount: £0

Christchurch, Christchurch

Grant details

Purpose: Church Drainage
Grant Amount: £3000
Loan Amount: £0

Hardwick, St Mary

Grant details

Grant Amount: £3000
Loan Amount: £0

Little Downham, St Leonard

Grant details

Purpose: Replacement of Gas Boilers
Grant Amount: £0
Loan Amount: £3000

Marholm, St Mary the Virgin

Grant details

Purpose: Replacement of lead gutter to Chancel roof
Grant Amount: £2500
Loan Amount: £5000

Melbourn, All Saints

Grant details

Purpose: Rehang two treble bells of ring of eight.
Grant Amount: £1000
Loan Amount: £0

Northborough, St Andrew

Grant details

Purpose: Repair Chancel Roof
Grant Amount: £2500
Loan Amount: £0

Orwell, St Andrew

Grant details

Purpose: Pipe Organ Restoration
Grant Amount: £1000
Loan Amount: £20000

Southoe, St Leonard

Grant details

Purpose: New facilities in base of tower and north aisle
Grant Amount: £1000
Loan Amount: £20000

Stetchworth, St Peter

Grant details

Purpose: Tower and Chancel stonework repairs
Grant Amount: £3000
Loan Amount: £0

Teversham, All Saints

Grant details

Purpose: Repoint and stone consolidation
Grant Amount: £2500
Loan Amount: £10000

Warboys, St Mary Magdalene

Grant details

Purpose: Tower lighting
Grant Amount: £1000
Loan Amount: £0

Wittering, All Saints

Grant details

Purpose: Nave roof repairs
Grant Amount: £0
Loan Amount: £5000

Boxworth, St Peter

Grant details

Purpose: Window and Stone QI Repairs
Grant Amount: £3000
Loan Amount: £20000

Cambridge, St Giles

Grant details

Purpose: Leaking South Aisle Roof
Grant Amount: £3000
Loan Amount: £0

Cambridge, St Paul

Grant details

Purpose: High Level Masonry Repairs
Grant Amount: £3000
Loan Amount: £0

Cheveley, St Mary

Grant details

Purpose: Upgrade heating in transepts
Grant Amount: £3000
Loan Amount: £8000

Diddington, St Laurence

Grant details

Purpose: Stonework, lead & R/W repair
Grant Amount: £0
Loan Amount: £10000

Duxford, St Peter

Grant details

Purpose: Replace temporary felt after theft
Grant Amount: £3000
Loan Amount: £20000

Graveley, St Botolph

Grant details

Purpose: Stonework Repair
Grant Amount: £0
Loan Amount: £10000

Great Paxton, Holy Trinity

Grant details

Purpose: South Aisle Floor Repairs
Grant Amount: £3000
Loan Amount: £5000

Haslingfield, All Saints

Grant details

Purpose: Clerestory stonework and windows
Grant Amount: £3000
Loan Amount: £20000

Landbeach, All Saints

Grant details

Purpose: Augment Bells from 4 to 6
Grant Amount: £3000
Loan Amount: £20000

Longstanton, All Saints

Grant details

Purpose: Window Repairs
Grant Amount: £3000
Loan Amount: £0

Soham, St Andrew

Grant details

Purpose: Re-roof North and South Transept
Grant Amount: £5000
Loan Amount: £20000

Southoe, St Leonard

Grant details

Purpose: Belfry Repairs
Grant Amount: £3000
Loan Amount: £10000

St Neots, St Mary

Grant details

Purpose: South West Buttress Repair
Grant Amount: £3000
Loan Amount: £0

Tilbrook, All Saints

Grant details

Purpose: Stonework and window repairs
Grant Amount: £3000
Loan Amount: £20000

Westley Waterless, St Mary the Less

Grant details

Purpose: Repair timber turret
Grant Amount: £3000
Loan Amount: £7000

Woodditton, St Mary the Virgin

Woodditton, St Mary, Ext, Tower East Elev

Grant details

Purpose: Tower external masonry repairs
Grant Amount: £5000
Loan Amount: £20000

Cheveley, St Mary

Grant details

Purpose: Auto clock wind and clean dials
Grant Amount: £1500
Loan Amount: £0

Eltisley, St Pandionia and St John the Baptist

Grant details

Purpose: Roof, stone and rainwater goods
Grant Amount: £2200
Loan Amount: £0

Elton, All Saints

Grant details

Purpose: New Lighting
Grant Amount: £1000
Loan Amount: £0

Great Chishill, St Swithun

Grant details

Purpose: Rehang existing 5 bells and augment to 6
Grant Amount: £2000
Loan Amount: £0

Great Staughton, St Andrew

Grant details

Purpose: Roof Alarm
Grant Amount: £1000
Loan Amount: £0

Hail Weston, St Nicolas

Grant details

Purpose: Disabled Access with toilet and kitchen
Grant Amount: £2000
Loan Amount: £20000

Wisbech, St Peter and St Paul

Grant details

Purpose: Roof Alarm
Grant Amount: £1000
Loan Amount: £0

Wisbech, St Peter and St Paul

Grant details

Purpose: Vestry repairs
Grant Amount: £5000
Loan Amount: £20000

Alconbury, St Peter and St Paul

Grant details

Purpose: Roof alarm
Grant Amount: £1000
Loan Amount: £0

Cambridge, St Giles

Grant details

Purpose: Window repairs
Grant Amount: £3000
Loan Amount: £0

Carlton, St Peter

Grant details

Purpose: Additional structural work to nave west end.
Grant Amount: £3000
Loan Amount: £0

Ely, Countess Free Church

Grant details

Purpose: Create screened creche area
Grant Amount: £2700
Loan Amount: £0

Ely, St Peter-in-Ely

Grant details

Purpose: New Gas Boiler
Grant Amount: £2000
Loan Amount: £0

Gorefield, St Paul

Grant details

Purpose: Relay slate roofs
Grant Amount: £2000
Loan Amount: £2000

Heydon, Holy Trinity

Grant details

Purpose: Roof alarm
Grant Amount: £1000
Loan Amount: £0

Keyston, St John the Baptist

Grant details

Purpose: Conservation of wooden cadaver
Grant Amount: £1000
Loan Amount: £0

Kingston, All Saints and St Andrew

Grant details

Purpose: Nave ceiling and South Aisle roof repairs
Grant Amount: £3000
Loan Amount: £20000

Landbeach, All Saints

Grant details

Purpose: North aisle stone/render repair
Grant Amount: £1000
Loan Amount: £20000

Thriplow, St George

Grant details

Purpose: Chancel and Vestry Repairs
Grant Amount: £1500
Loan Amount: £16000

Toft, St Andrew

Grant details

Purpose: South aisle & porch new roof covering
Grant Amount: £3000
Loan Amount: £15000

Tydd St Giles, St Giles

Grant details

Purpose: Lady chapel stonework repairs
Grant Amount: £0
Loan Amount: £5000

Water Newton, St Remigus

Grant details

Purpose: Roof Alarm
Grant Amount: £1000
Loan Amount: £0

West Wratting, St Andrew

Grant details

Purpose: Nave and chancel repair.
Grant Amount: £1000
Loan Amount: £15000

Whaddon, St Mary

Grant details

Purpose: Re-roofing nave and aisle roofs
Grant Amount: £4000
Loan Amount: £20000

Whittlesford, St Mary and St Andrew

Grant details

Purpose: Chancel and south aisle roof repair
Grant Amount: £3000
Loan Amount: £20000

Yaxley, St Peter

Grant details

Purpose: Extend west end facilities
Grant Amount: £0
Loan Amount: £20000

Chatteris, St Peter and St Paul

Grant details

Purpose: Roof Alarm
Grant Amount: £1000
Loan Amount: £0

Croydon, All Saints

Grant details

Purpose: Chancel and window repairs
Grant Amount: £4000
Loan Amount: £4000

Great Chishill, St Swithun

Grant details

Purpose: Kitchen Facilities in the north aisle
Grant Amount: £3000
Loan Amount: £20000

Great Paxton, Holy Trinity

Grant details

Purpose: Internal plaster repair
Grant Amount: £1000
Loan Amount: £0

Great Staughton, St Andrew

Grant details

Purpose: Pointing the tower
Grant Amount: £3000
Loan Amount: £20000

Little Stukeley, St Martin

Grant details

Purpose: Chancel, south aisle and porch new roof coverings
Grant Amount: £3000
Loan Amount: £0

Little Wilbraham, St John

Grant details

Purpose: South roof and nave window repair.
Grant Amount: £2500
Loan Amount: £20000

Madingley, St Mary Magdalene

Grant details

Purpose: Roof alarm
Grant Amount: £1000
Loan Amount: £0

Somersham, St John the Baptist

Grant details

Purpose: Re-lead South Porch Roof
Grant Amount: £3000
Loan Amount: £6000

Toft, St Andrew

Grant details

Purpose: South Aisle and porch repairs.
Grant Amount: £3000
Loan Amount: £15000

Wilburton, St Peter

Grant details

Purpose: High level stone and lead repair
Grant Amount: £1000
Loan Amount: £3000

Bartlow, St Mary

Grant details

Purpose: South west butress repair
Grant Amount: £2000
Loan Amount: £10000

Cambridge, St Clement

Grant details

Purpose: West end facilities
Grant Amount: £2750
Loan Amount: £20000

Cambridge, St Michael

Grant details

Purpose: Glass entrance door
Grant Amount: £1000
Loan Amount: £0

Cottenham, All Saints

Grant details

Purpose: Tower repairs
Grant Amount: £3000
Loan Amount: £20000

Duxford, St Peter

Grant details

Purpose: Roof alarm
Grant Amount: £1000
Loan Amount: £0

Easton, St Peter

Grant details

Purpose: Roof alarm
Grant Amount: £1000
Loan Amount: £0

Elsworth, Holy Trinity

Grant details

Purpose: Roof alarm
Grant Amount: £1000
Loan Amount: £0

Etton, St Stephen

Grant details

Purpose: Roof coverings
Grant Amount: £5000
Loan Amount: £20000

Great Gransden, St Bartholomew

Grant details

Purpose: External QI repairs
Grant Amount: £2750
Loan Amount: £0

Great Paxton, Holy Trinity

Grant details

Purpose: Roof alarm
Grant Amount: £600
Loan Amount: £0

Little Shelford, All Saints

Grant details

Purpose: Tiles/stone repairs
Grant Amount: £3000
Loan Amount: £0

Soham, St Andrew

Grant details

Purpose: Roof alarm
Grant Amount: £1000
Loan Amount: £0

Southoe, St Leonard

Grant details

Purpose: Roof alarm
Grant Amount: £1000
Loan Amount: £4000

St Ives, Methodist Chapel

Grant details

Purpose: Stairlift
Grant Amount: £1500
Loan Amount: £0

Wansford, St Mary the Virgin

Grant details

Purpose: Roof alarm
Grant Amount: £1000
Loan Amount: £0

Grants and Loans

Grants are normally to a maximum of £3,000.

Interest-free loans may be offered for any project to a maximum of £20,000

Apply for a Grant or Loan

Roof Alarm Grants

Alarms are the only proven deterrent to protect against metal theft.

Metal theft cost Cambridgeshire churches £2.1M since 2018.

Apply for a Roof Alarm Grant

Alternative sources of funding

Our Grants Secretary accounts for CHCT grants, but where else might you apply? 

Alternative funding sources

Advice and Information

Sources of advice and information on church maintenance

Advice and Information

Application deadline

November 18, 2026
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The deadline for our next meeting has now past.
Our next round of grants will be decided on 25th November 2026. The application deadline is 18th November 2026

All grants are now via our online application portal. Decide which type of grant and click the button above.