Grants

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

Willingham, St Mary and All Saints

Grant details

Purpose: Make electrical wiring safe
Loan amount: Not requested
Grant amount: £2,000

Abbotsley, St Margaret

Grant details

Purpose: Remove and refit Chancel ridge tiles
Loan amount: Not requested
Grant amount: £2,000

Upton, St Margaret

Grant details

Purpose: Check lightning conductor and remove spire vegetation
Loan amount: £2,700
Grant amount: £2,000

Cheveley, St Mary

Grant details

Purpose: Replace church yard oak gates,
Loan amount: £6,000,
Grant amount: Not requested,

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

Roof Alarm Grants

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

Metal theft cost Cambridgeshire churches £2.1M since 2018.

Alternative sources of funding

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

Advice and Information

Sources of advice and information on church maintenance

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.