Across the UK, churches, chapels and meeting houses are open for you to explore. Please donate today to help ensure our church heritage remains open and in use.
Introduced in 2001 by Gordon Brown when he was Chancellor, it allows listed places of worship to reclaim VAT for repairs on their building. It has been renewed by every Government ever since, and over 13,000 churches have benefitted. Without it, churches would be forced to have to raise 20% more to cover the cost of repairs and pay that to the Treasury. But recent Government decisions has left this this scheme in jeopardy; we are concerned by what these changes mean to churches and need your help to save the scheme.
Find out moreWe've helped keep open, in good repair and supporting local people since 2007.
To churches and chapels for urgent repairs, new facilities and essential maintenance.
Removed from the Heritage at Risk Register in 2024 with the support of our grants.
Historic Scottish Churches is the latest offering in Denis Dunstone’s series of superb books, which make use of charming watercolours to tell the stories of medieval churches. Featuring a foreword by National Churches Trust Vice President Lord Wallace of Tankerness, Historic Scottish Churches gives readers an illustrated insight into some of Scotland’s most significant medieval buildings.
Our new calculator will help you put a figure to the amount of social value generated by activities at your church, chapel or meeting house. This is useful for funding applications, to motivate volunteers and to increase support for your place of worship.
Our grants are available to any Christian place of worship in the UK that is open for regular worship. Whether you are looking to repair your roof, install a kitchen or accessible toilets, clear asbestos or simply need help undertaking regular essential maintenance to your building, we offer a range of programmes to suit the size and needs of your project.
There is no bigger issue facing the UK’s heritage than the future of its churches. Help us in our mission to keep churches open and in use for generations to come.
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