Halifax Minster

Registered charity 1133986 · since 2010halifaxminster.org.uk·Calderdale·Updated 29 October 2026

Key takeaways

  • Halifax Minster's published material gives no grant figures, no grant range, no stated geographic focus and no application process, so there is little to go on and a grant writer should not assume a standard grant route exists.
  • The clearest opening for charities is its hiring offer: it welcomes charities and offers special charitable hiring rates to charities or schools that use its facilities, which may suit a group that needs a meeting space.
  • Its community activities include worship, concerts, meetings and festivals serving the congregation, the people of Calderdale and the wider public, so a request should be framed around that work.
  • As no way to apply was found in the annual report, the register entry or its website, a small nonprofit should make first contact to ask how any gift or hire arrangement works.

Overview

Halifax Minster is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1133986).

Halifax Minster is a registered charity (number 1133986) whose parochial church council, the PCC, exists to promote the whole mission of the Church in its ecclesiastical parish, including pastoral, social and ecumenical work. The PCC maintains the Minster's fabric and financial stability and makes the building available as a meeting place for organisations and for activities that benefit the wider community. It also makes gifts to charity.

What they fund

Profile based on the charity's Charity Commission register entry and annual report only. Every statement is checked against them. Sources read on 24 October 2026.

Priority Areas

The PCC's central purpose is to promote the whole mission of the Church in its ecclesiastical parish. It maintains the Minster's fabric and financial stability, while making the building available as a meeting place for organisations and for activities that benefit the wider community. It also makes gifts to charity. Separately, it welcomes charities and offers special charitable hiring rates to charities or schools using the Minster's facilities. The Minster's community-facing activities include worship, concerts, meetings and festivals, serving the congregation, people of Calderdale and the wider public.

How to apply

No way to apply was found in the charity's annual report, its register entry or its website.

Where they fund

Registered area of operation (Charity Commission)

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Five years of accounts

Financial yearIncomeExpenditureGrants paidAccounts document
year to 31 December 2021£335,634£394,987—Accounts for year to 31 December 2021
year to 31 December 2022£267,302£259,078—Accounts for year to 31 December 2022
year to 31 December 2023£282,255£253,531—Accounts for year to 31 December 2023
year to 31 December 2024£342,171£325,591—Accounts for year to 31 December 2024
year to 31 December 2025£499,464£399,028—Accounts for year to 31 December 2025

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.

Sources

This profile rests on the charity’s filed accounts and register entry only, so check with the funder directly before applying.

Sources last checked on 24 October 2026.

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