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

Etton, St Stephen

Grant details

Purpose: Re-roof Chancel,
Loan amount: £10,000,
Grant amount: £2,000,

Maxey, St Peter

Grant details

Purpose: Re-roof South Aisle,
Loan amount: £20,000,
Grant amount: £2,000,

Wicken, Methodist Church

Grant details

Purpose: Porch Roof Repairs
Loan amount: £3,000
Grant amount: £2,000

Orwell, St Andrew

Grant details

Purpose: Feasibility study for disabled access,
Loan amount: £8,000,
Grant amount: None,

Chettisham, St Michael and All Angels

Grant details

Purpose: Retile the Porch Roof
Loan amount: Not requested
Grant amount: £2,000

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 19, 2025
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The deadline for our next meeting has now past.
Our next round of grants will be decided on 26th November 2025. The application deadline is 19th November 2025.

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