The Chichester Diocesan Fund and Board of Finance
At a glance
Key takeaways
- If your work is parish-based mission, outreach or church-school work in the Diocese of Chichester, this funder is a close fit, and its stated priority is Sussex.
- Its Small Grant route offers up to £2,000, so a modest request fits, and innovative Mission Fund proposals are supported in limited numbers if they have potential for replication elsewhere.
- To apply for a Small Grant, download the application form and budget spreadsheet and email both to small.grants@chichester.anglican.org.
- Applications for each committee meeting must be submitted at least a week in advance, and the committee meets six times a year, so plan around those dates.
- Organisations that are not parishes or otherwise linked to Church of England work in the diocese are unlikely to fit, as the Mission Fund's small grants are offered to parishes, which are then expected to share learning and celebrations.
Overview
The Chichester Diocesan Fund and Board of Finance is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 243134).
The Chichester Diocesan Fund and Board of Finance exists to promote, carry on, assist, benefit and advance the legally charitable work of the Church of England in the Diocese of Chichester or elsewhere. Its grant-making covers parish mission projects, support for ordinands in training, clergy relocation and welfare, and capital funding for church schools. Through the Mission Fund it provides small grants and support for a limited number of contextually innovative mission proposals. Its annual giving is £3,848,000, of which £349,000 went to individuals, and its Minor Repairs and Improvements and Quick Wins schemes allocated £87,116 in 34 grants to parishes.
What they fund
Priority Areas
The foundation supports the Church of England’s mission and other work within the Diocese of Chichester. Its grant-making includes parish mission projects, alongside support for ordinands in training, clergy taking up new appointments or relocating and clergy welfare, and capital funding for church schools. Through the Mission Fund, it offers parishes small grants for locally focused mission and outreach: outward-facing events, resources that welcome people into church, discipleship and nurture resources, links with schools and social outreach, grassroots community engagement and new worship ventures. It also supports a limited number of innovative proposals for testing ideas with potential for replication. Grant-funded parishes are expected to share learning and celebrations for the wider community.
Themes
- Parish mission projects
- Ordinand training
- Clergy relocation and welfare
- Church school capital
Geographic Focus
Priority: Sussex.
How to apply
For Small Grants, download and complete the application form and budget spreadsheet, then email both to small.grants@chichester.anglican.org.
Deadlines: Applications for each committee meeting must be submitted at least a week in advance; the committee meets six times a year.
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- Innovation proposals are expected to generate learning and have strong potential for replication elsewhere.
- Participating parishes are expected to share learning and celebration stories with the diocese.
Where they fund
Registered area of operation (Charity Commission)
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Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 December 2021 | £17,872,000 | £17,928,000 | £1,955,000 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2021 |
| year to 31 December 2022 | £19,706,000 | £19,098,000 | £1,813,000 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2022 |
| year to 31 December 2023 | £21,263,000 | £22,057,000 | £3,717,000 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2023 |
| year to 31 December 2024 | £22,057,000 | £21,132,000 | £2,895,000 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2024 |
| year to 31 December 2025 | £21,637,000 | £21,782,000 | £3,848,000 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2025 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
Grants paid stayed within income across the 5 years shown.
- Grants paid, year to 31 December 2021; year to 31 December 2022; year to 31 December 2023; year to 31 December 2024: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
- Grants paid, year to 31 December 2025: the accounts do not say whether this is grants awarded or paid.
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
Registers and filings
Other sources
- chichester.anglican.org
- chichester.anglican.org/small-grants · read on 31 October 2026
- chichester.anglican.org/programme-streams/mission-fund · read on 31 October 2026
- chichester.anglican.org/contact · read on 31 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 31 December 2025)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 31 October 2026.
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- 01273 421 021source
- Church House, 211 New Church Road, Hove, BN3 4EDsource
- chichester.anglican.org