Cymru/Wales: Grade I & II* Listed Repair Grant

Our Cymru/Wales Grade I & II* Listed Repair Grant programme can help your church, chapel, meeting house or cathedral with up to £40,000 for:

• Urgent and essential repair projects, where the cost is up to £80,000

If you click on the above link, you will find out more about the grant. Scroll down the page to find out about the eligibility criteria.

Status: Open for new applications  

Next Deadline: Tuesday 12 August 2025 

Are you eligible for a Cymru/Wales Grade I & II* Listed Repair Grant?

These questions form part of the application for a Medium Grant. If you cannot answer yes to each question, your application will not be successful:

• Is your building a Christian place of worship in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, the Isle of Man or the Channel Islands?
• Was your building originally built as a place of worship more than 30 years ago? We cannot fund buildings that were not originally built as places of worship.
• Is the building open for a minimum of six public services a year? This is the minimum requirement, though our preference is for more regular use.
• Is the building open to the public beyond worship at least 100 days a year, or will it be following the project’s completion? We expect buildings that we, and our donors fund, to be open regularly for visitors.
• Are the proposed works either to the place of worship itself or to an extension to it? We do not fund new build or stand-alone structures. Exemptions may be made on request from a Grade I or A listed building where the decision is endorsed by one of the UK Home Counties Heritage bodies, eg Historic England, Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or Department for Communities.  
• Do you own the building or have the right to carry out the work?
• Is the project either a) for repairs between £1,000 and £80,000 including VAT, or b) for project development work?  
• If it is a repair project, is the project led by a professionally qualified architect that is listed on the Architects Register or by a chartered building surveyor, either RICS or FRICS? For projects to listed buildings (ie of recognised heritage significance), the person must also have conservation accreditation from a recognised body – please see further guidance for a list of eligible bodies.  
• Are all necessary permissions in place and valid? Eg a Faculty Certificate, List B Archdeacon’s consent, Property Consent, Listed Building Advisory Committee authorisation, Trustee minutes etc, and local planning permission if required.
• Do you have at least two quotes in place for the work you are carrying out?
• Have you already raised at least 50% of this phase of the total project cost?  
• If the annual income of the place of worship exceeds £100,000, is it registered with the Charity Commission, Charity Commission for Northern Ireland or Scottish Charity Regulator, or is there evidence that the registration is in process?
• Does your place of worship have a safeguarding policy in place?
• If the church is part of a small or independent denomination, then has it got charitable status? 

Urgent and essential maintenance and repair projects costing up to £80,000

Thanks to new funding we have received to support Grade I and II* listed churches, chapel and meeting houses in Wales to make urgent repairs, we have created this additional grant scheme.

We can award grants of up to £40,000 to your church, chapel, meeting house or cathedral. Grants will never exceed 50% of the net project costs to a maximum of £40,000. 

Additional funding opportunities

The National Churches Trust distributes grants on behalf of other funders  during our grant decisions. To be sure to be considered for any additional funds please mark your interest in the relevant question towards the end of the form.

If you meet the eligibility criteria to receive one of these grants, you may receive a grant in addition to or instead of funding from the National Churches Trust. You will find out about any grants awarded to you at the same time.  

If you would like to be considered for a Wolfson Fabric Repair Grant from the Wolfson Foundation, you must tick this box on your application form. You can find out more information about the Wolfson Fabric Repair Grant here. We also distribute funding on behalf of the Headley Trust, and several other funders. In some cases grantees or applicants may be approached after a decision with opportunities to access additional funding. 

To help you apply for this grant, we have written a guide. Please read this before applying, as it will help you to:

• Know what documents and information you will need to send us as part of your application
• Understand our scoring criteria, which will help you to write your application
• It could help you secure additional funding, as there is information on some other funders that we award grants in partnership with.  

Read our guide on how to apply for a Cymru/Wales Grade I & II* Listed Repair Grant

How to apply for a grant from the National Churches Trust

Throughout the year, we run free online training sessions. One of our key sessions is all about our grants and how to apply for them. In the session, you will hear from our Church Engagement Team with advice and tips on making an application and also be able to ask your own questions too. If you need help before our next training session, please read our guidance on how to apply for a grant. If you still need support, you can contact us at grants@nationalchurchestrust.org

Book onto our next training session here