Diocese of Canterbury

Registered charity 249972 · since 1966canterburydiocese.org·Kent·Updated 31 October 2026

At a glance

£2.3M

Annual giving, year to 31 December 2025

From filed accounts

Key takeaways

The clearest route in for a small church or church-linked group is the Net Zero Quick Wins stream, which is stated at up to £10,000 for a single programme and funds small-to-medium actions that cut carbon in churches and church halls.
Its stated focus is East Kent, and its diocesan grants and LInC funding go to the parishes that can most benefit, so a parish making a clear case for need and mission fits its aims best.
For Give To Go Green match funding, apply through the Church of England's Grant Management System and speak to the Net Zero Adviser first, since no other application process is published.
Timing, typical grant size and grant range are not stated, and no measure of how competitive the funding is is given, so check these with the diocese before setting a figure or deadline.
The annual giving figure of £2,325,000 comes from a scanned page of the annual report and is not confirmed by the register.

Overview

Diocese of Canterbury is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 249972).

The Diocese of Canterbury is a registered charity whose Board promotes and assists the work of the Church of England for the advancement of the Christian faith in the Diocese of Canterbury. Through its Mission Resources Group, it allocates £894k of Church Commissioners Lowest Income Communities (LInC) funding to the neediest parishes under the LInC criteria. It also gives diocesan grants to parishes for mission and ministry, and funds church decarbonisation through its Net Zero Quick Wins stream. The annual report gives annual giving as £2,325,000.

What they fund

Priority Areas

The Board promotes and assists the work of the Church of England for the advancement of the Christian religion in the Diocese of Canterbury. Its diocesan grants provide financial assistance to parishes to leverage their mission, targeting parishes which can most benefit from grant funding for mission and ministry. Through its Mission Resources Group, CDBF allocates the Church Commissioners Lowest Income Communities funding to the neediest parishes in accordance with the LInC criteria. It also supports church decarbonisation through its Net Zero Quick Wins funding stream, for small-to-medium actions that reduce carbon output in churches and church halls. Its giving links parish mission and ministry with targeted support and practical church energy projects.

Themes

Parish mission and ministry
Church decarbonisation

Geographic Focus

East Kent.

How to apply

For the Give To Go Green match-funding grant, applications are made through the Church of England’s Grant Management System, and applicants are asked to speak to the Net Zero Adviser for diocesan support.

Application success factors

What the charity says:

Mission and ministry grants target parishes that can most benefit from funding.
Lowest Income Communities funding is allocated to the neediest parishes in accordance with the LInC criteria.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

Kent

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to Diocese of Canterbury.

Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 December 2021	£11,751,000	£11,503,000	£1,346,000	Accounts for year to 31 December 2021
year to 31 December 2022	£13,182,000	£11,594,000	£1,978,000	Accounts for year to 31 December 2022
year to 31 December 2023	£11,218,000	£11,836,000	£835,000	Accounts for year to 31 December 2023
year to 31 December 2024	£12,537,000	£11,888,000	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2024
year to 31 December 2025	£14,152,000	£14,210,000	£2,325,000	Accounts for year to 31 December 2025

Income vs grants paid

IncomeGrants paid

Total value each financial year

YE 2021

£1.3M grants

YE 2022

£2M grants

YE 2023

£835k grants

YE 2025

£2.3M awarded

Grants paid stayed within income across the 4 years shown.

Grants paid, year to 31 December 2021; year to 31 December 2022; year to 31 December 2023: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
Grants paid, year to 31 December 2025: grants awarded in the year, as reported in the accounts.

— No grants figure for that year.

Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.