# Worcester Diocesan Sites and Buildings Fund - Type: Trust / foundation - Charity number: 1108759 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1108759) - Latest income: £24.5k; spending £109 - What it funds: Religious activities - Who it helps: Other defined groups - How it gives: Makes grants to organisations, Other charitable activities - Area of operation: Dudley, Sandwell, Wolverhampton, Gloucestershire, Staffordshire, Worcestershire - Trustees: 8 - Last verified: 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z - Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/worcester-diocesan-sites-and-buildings-fund Makes loans to Parochial Church Councils in the Diocese of Worcester with regard to repairs and improvements to church buildings. Makes grants for licensed mission posts in the Diocese of Worcester. ## Open and forthcoming schemes (0) None in OpenGrant's sources right now. ## Finances by year (Charity Commission) | Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations | |---|---|---|---| | 31 Dec 2025 | £24.5k | £109 | not filed | | 31 Dec 2024 | £23.8k | £180 | not filed | | 31 Dec 2023 | £21.5k | £23.6k | not filed | | 31 Dec 2022 | £24.9k | £184 | not filed | | 31 Dec 2021 | £17.4k | £160 | not filed | ## Charitable objects > (a) The holding, investing and applying that part of the Worcester Diocesan Sites and building fund originally known as " the million shillings fund" to which the diocese is entitled, or any addition thereto, or any trust property for the time being, all which moneys and property are hereinafter collectively referred to as "the said fund":(b) The acquiring by gift, with or without any condition as to building, any real or personal property of any nature, with power to grant such real property, with or without consideration, to any other persons;(c) The lending of portions of the capital or income of the said fund, on such personal or other security as the trustees in their absolute discretion may think fit, to any persons who are providing or desire to provide for ministrations in accordance with the principles of the church of England, either for the purchase of Sites for mission rooms or churches for such ministrations, in new or growing districts within the diocese for which there is not adequate provision, or for the building of such mission rooms or churches. Such loans to be repayable over such a period and to bear such rate of interest as shall from time to time be determined by the trustees;(d) The lending of portions of the capital or income of the said fund to such persons and on such terms as the trustees shall think fit for the following purposes:(1) The acquisition of Sites for church rooms, institutes, vicarages or vicarage gardens, or for erecting Buildings on… ## What it funds Worcester Diocesan Sites and Buildings Fund is registered under the Charity Commission purposes religious activities for the general public and other defined groups; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year Worcester Diocesan Sites and Buildings Fund reported income of £24.5k and spending of £109. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Dec 2025, it spent £24.2k in total. The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Dudley, Sandwell, Wolverhampton, Gloucestershire and Staffordshire and 1 more area. ## How to apply OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Worcester Diocesan Sites and Buildings Fund in its sources (last checked 5 Nov 2026). It may fund by invitation only, or through programmes that OpenGrant's sources do not cover. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance. ## Questions ### Is Worcester Diocesan Sites and Buildings Fund open for applications now? Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 5 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Worcester Diocesan Sites and Buildings Fund is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise. ### Where does Worcester Diocesan Sites and Buildings Fund fund? The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Dudley, Sandwell, Wolverhampton, Gloucestershire and Staffordshire and 1 more area. ### Does Worcester Diocesan Sites and Buildings Fund give grants to individuals? The Charity Commission register records that Worcester Diocesan Sites and Buildings Fund makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals. ### How much does Worcester Diocesan Sites and Buildings Fund give each year? The register does not break out Worcester Diocesan Sites and Buildings Fund's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Dec 2025 was £109. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £4,843 a year. ### How large is Worcester Diocesan Sites and Buildings Fund? 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