National Churches Trust: Wolfson Fabric Repair Grants

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Overview

Eligibility Criteria

The Wolfson Foundation grants can be allocated to fabric repairs at church buildings of all Christian denominations. They must be of heritage significance and listed Grade I or II* in England and Wales, Grade A or B+ listed in Northern Ireland, and Grade A or B listed in Scotland.

Repairs will usually be identified as Category A or B recommendations in the most recent Quinquennial Inspection report, or as urgent repairs in condition surveys. Typically projects include roof repairs, masonry repairs, rainwater disposal and drainage, and floorwork.

The National Churches Trust’s core programme criteria will apply, these include:

Projects must be overseen by an architect with appropriate conservation accreditation
50% of the required funding needs to have been secured at point of application
Permissions must be in place

Assessment Criteria

The National Churches Trust’s scoring criteria apply, these can be found in the relevant guidance note. These take into account:

Significance of the building
Urgency of the proposed works
Need for the works
Appropriateness of the proposals
Financial need of the parish - we use a parish’s financial situation and the UK Government’s Index of Multiple Deprivation as indicators to assist this process.

Conditions of Award

These terms and conditions are subject to change. The grant offer letter will contain the most up to date version. Please see the programme guidance note for the current list:

You must not have started the works before the application deadline. You may have started the work at the time of award, but we cannot pay for work that has already been completed at this time
They the production of a maintenance plan (templates can be found here)
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