THE ARCHBISHOPS' COUNCIL — grant history

Registered charity 1074857 · filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income

£234.9m

Grants listed (FY2025)

Listed grants total

£386.3m

Accounts grants total

£192.3m

listed grants do not fully reconcile with the accounts total — list may be partialextracted from its FY2025 accounts

What this funder supports

Based on the register classifications and operating areas of the grant recipients we could match to the charity register (a subset of all grantees).

Causes funded

Religious Activities (12 grantees)
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty (5 grantees)
Education/training (5 grantees)
Disability (3 grantees)
General Charitable Purposes (2 grantees)
Accommodation/housing (2 grantees)
Other Charitable Purposes (2 grantees)
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives (2 grantees)
Economic/community Development/employment (1 grantee)

Where grantees operate

Throughout England And Wales (8 grantees)
Throughout England (3 grantees)
Bexley (1 grantee)
Cumbria (1 grantee)
Doncaster (1 grantee)
Essex (1 grantee)
Ireland (1 grantee)
Havering (1 grantee)
Kent (1 grantee)
Bromley (1 grantee)

Grants made, per its accounts filings

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Recipient	Year	Amount	Purpose
38 Dioceses	FY2025	£54.0m	DIP Grants - Revitalise Parishes
Diocese of Chichester	FY2025	£53.0m	Diocesan Investment Programme (DIP) - Revitalise Parishes
Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham	FY2025	£44.0m	Diocesan Investment Programme (DIP) - Revitalise Parishes
28 Dioceses	FY2025	£31.0m	Lowest Income Communities (LInC) Funding
36 Dioceses and 41 Institutions	FY2025	£20.9m	Training for Ministry Grants
Diocese of Birmingham	FY2025	£19.8m	Diocesan Investment Programme (DIP) - Revitalise Parishes
Diocese of St Edmundsbury & Ipswich	FY2025	£16.3m	Diocesan Investment Programme (DIP) - A Younger Church
13 Dioceses	FY2025	£16.3m	DIP Grants - A Younger Church
Diocese of Sheffield	FY2025	£15.5m	Diocesan Investment Programme (DIP) - A Younger Church / A More Diverse Church
9 Dioceses	FY2025	£13.2m	DIP Grants - New Christian Communities
13 Dioceses	FY2025	£10.8m	DIP Grants - Missionary Disciples
Diocese of Rochester	FY2025	£10.7m	Diocesan Investment Programme (DIP) - A Younger Church
Diocese of Liverpool	FY2025	£7.6m	Diocesan Investment Programme (DIP) - A More Diverse Church / Revitalise Parishes
Diocese of Carlisle	FY2025	£6.8m	Diocesan Investment Programme (DIP) - A Younger Church / New Christian Communities
Diocese of Chelmsford	FY2025	£6.5m	Diocesan Investment Programme (DIP) - A More Diverse Church
Church of England Pensions Board	FY2025	£6.4m	Grants for clergy retirement housing (CHARM)
ChECS (TFS Project Loan)	FY2025	£5.8m	Additions to ChECS TFS Project Loan
27 Dioceses and 18 Institutions	FY2025	£5.6m	Racial Justice Grants
7 Dioceses	FY2025	£3.5m	DIP Grants - A More Diverse Church
10 Institutions	FY2025	£2.6m	Incumbent Development Grants
Diocesan Board of Finance	FY2025	£2.4m	Concessionary Loan
Diocese of Salisbury	FY2025	£2.2m	Diocesan Investment Programme (DIP) - Revitalise Parishes
Youthscape	FY2025	£1.9m	People and Partnerships Funding - A Younger Church
Diocese of Chichester	FY2025	£1.8m	Diocesan Investment Programme (DIP) - A Younger Church / Revitalise Parishes
4 Dioceses	FY2025	£1.8m	SDF Grants - Revitalise Parishes
Parish Giving Scheme	FY2025	£1.8m	Revitalise Parishes / Technology Development
15 Cathedrals	FY2025	£1.3m	Net Zero Carbon Grants (Cathedrals)
Social Impact Investment Programme	FY2025	£1.2m	Additions to Social Impact Fund
Diocese of Winchester	FY2025	£1.2m	Diocesan Investment Programme (DIP) - Revitalise Parishes
1 Institution	FY2025	£1.1m	Flourish Grants
1 Institution	FY2025	£1.1m	Flourish Grants
48 Demonstrator Churches	FY2025	£1.1m	Net Zero Carbon Grants
15 Dioceses	FY2025	£1.1m	Transition Funding
88 Institutions	FY2025	£1.0m	Disability Funding Grants
Bubble Church	FY2025	£1.0m	People and Partnerships Funding - A Younger Church
The Way UK	FY2025	£999k	Partnerships Funding - New Christian Communities
Various	FY2025	£837k	Other Grants (Revitalise Parishes)
20 Institutions	FY2025	£789k	Housing Project Grants
Various Dioceses/Institutions	FY2025	£755k	Housing Project Grants (Feasibility)
Anglican Communion Office	FY2025	£645k	Grants and Provisions Fund
21 Parishes	FY2025	£639k	NZC Boiler Replacement Hardship Grant
96 Individuals	FY2025	£637k	Interim Support Scheme (Safety and Dignity)
Growing Hope	FY2025	£610k	People and Partnerships Funding - A Younger Church
Diocese of Worcester	FY2025	£600k	Diocesan Investment Programme (DIP) - Revitalise Parishes
BRF Ministries - Parenting for Faith (PfF)	FY2025	£570k	Partnerships Funding - New Christian Communities
1 Institution	FY2025	£546k	Education Grants
Various	FY2025	£546k	Other Grants (Missionary Disciples)
Diocese of Leicester	FY2025	£529k	Racial Justice - Director of Racial Equity
The Society of St Wilfred and St Hilda	FY2025	£510k	Partnerships Funding / DIP - Missionary Disciples
Emmaus Gaming	FY2025	£470k	People and Partnerships Funding - A Younger Church
Mission Agencies	FY2025	£458k	Mission Agencies Pension Contributions
Various Institutions	FY2025	£419k	National Lottery Heritage Grant
The Royal School of Church Music (RSCM)	FY2025	£410k	People and Partnerships Funding - A Younger Church
Various Dioceses and Institutions	FY2025	£360k	Buildings for Mission
Kindling Network	FY2025	£340k	Partnerships Funding - Revitalise Parishes
Safe Spaces England and Wales	FY2025	£329k	Additions to Safe Spaces
90 Churches or halls	FY2025	£271k	Net Zero Carbon Grants (Small Decarbonisation)
7 Diocesan Boards of Education	FY2025	£264k	Net Zero Carbon Grants (Schools)
Other institutions	FY2025	£222k	Grants and Provisions Fund
Church Urban Fund	FY2025	£209k	A More Diverse Church
Various Institutions	FY2025	£207k	Pilgrim Trust Conservation Grants
Various	FY2025	£180k	Other Grants (A More Diverse Church)
1 Institution	FY2025	£160k	Church Colleges of Education
Churches Together in England	FY2025	£155k	Grants and Provisions Fund
4 Institutions	FY2025	£122k	Other Grants (Safety and Dignity)
4 Institutions	FY2025	£122k	Safety and Dignity
ChECS	FY2025	£111k	Additions to ChECS
St John’s Dudley Wood with Cradley Heath	FY2025	£50k	Lowest Income Communities Funding (LInC) - Community Link
St Helen & All Saints’ Church, Wykeham	FY2025	£50k	Disability Funding - Accessibility Project
20 Dioceses	FY2025	£46k	Posts of First Responsibility
15 Institutions	FY2025	£31k	Other Church & Cathedral Grants
Various	FY2025	£26k	Other Grants (A Younger Church)
29 dioceses	FY2023	£29.3m	Lowest Income Communities (LInC) funding
Canterbury diocese	FY2023	£17.4m	Diocesan Investment Programme Funding
Church of England Pensions Board	FY2023	£14.8m	Clergy retirement housing
Training for ministry grants	FY2023	£13.3m	Grants for ordination training
Dioceses (35 dioceses)	FY2023	£9.4m	Diocesan Investment Programme Funding (Stipendiary curacy posts)
Churches and cathedrals in 41 dioceses and 3 institutions	FY2023	£9.2m	Buildings for Mission grants
Bristol diocese	FY2023	£6.8m	Diocesan Investment Programme Funding
Southwark diocese	FY2023	£6.5m	Diocesan Investment Programme Funding
Dioceses (41 dioceses)	FY2023	£6.2m	Church repairs grants
42 dioceses and 2 institutions	FY2023	£5.8m	Net Zero Carbon grants
Dioceses	FY2023	£5.6m	Additional clergy posts
10 dioceses, 6 institutions and 15 individuals	FY2023	£5.3m	Racial Justice grants
Sheffield diocese	FY2023	£4.8m	Diocesan Investment Programme Funding
17 dioceses	FY2023	£4.2m	Transition funding
Leeds diocese	FY2023	£3.9m	Diocesan Investment Programme Funding
Guildford diocese	FY2023	£3.3m	Diocesan Investment Programme Funding
Winchester diocese	FY2023	£3.0m	Diocesan Investment Programme Funding
Manchester diocese	FY2023	£2.8m	Diocesan Investment Programme Funding
Dioceses (30 Church Buildings Support Officers)	FY2023	£2.8m	Church Buildings Support
Durham diocese	FY2023	£2.7m	Diocesan Investment Programme Funding
Dioceses coordinating the programme	FY2023	£2.4m	Disability Funding
London diocese	FY2023	£1.5m	Diocesan Investment Programme Funding
Portsmouth Diocese	FY2023	£1.2m	Diocesan Investment Programme Funding
Worcester diocese	FY2023	£1.0m	Diocesan Investment Programme Funding
Anglican Communion Office, ecumenical organisations, and the Church Urban Fund	FY2023	£1.0m	Grants and Provisions Fund
68 people	FY2023	£685k	Interim support scheme
Mission agencies	FY2023	£500k	Pension contributions for clergy
Centre for Theology and Community (CTC)	FY2023	£450k	People and Partnerships Funding
Church Army	FY2023	£190k	People and Partnerships Funding
1 diocese	FY2023	£60k	Past Cases Review 2
National Society	FY2023	£20k	People and Partnerships Funding

About this data

This grant list is extracted by automated reading of the grant-maker’s own accounts PDFs as filed with the Charity Commission, and cross-checked against the accounts’ stated grant totals (listed sum 386309483 vs reference 192324000 (100.9% diff; ref=stated)). Recipients are linked to register entries only on an exact charity-number or unambiguous exact-name match. If you represent this funder and want a correction, contact us.