National Churches Trust - formerly the Historic
Churches Preservation Trust which was formed in 1953 to help and
tackle the damage and neglect of churches. Distributes
grants to churches in need.
Waste Recycling Group formed Waste Recycling Environmental Ltd
(WREN) in 1998 to ensure its own landfill tax credits are used
cost effectively and benefit the maximum number of people, especially
those who live near landfill sites. Since WREN's formation over £25million
has been allocated to a variety of projects ranging from land reclamation,
waste minimisation, recycling, environmental education, community
facility enhancements and conservation.
The Churches Conservation Trust was set up to care for Church
of England churches no longer needed for parish use. All the churches
are architecturally or historically important: most are Grade I
or Grade II*.
English Heritage ensures that the historic
environment of England is properly maintained and cared for. Repair
Grants for Places of Worship in England 2002 - 2005 is a scheme
jointly funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and
English Heritage and gives grants for urgent repairs to listed
buildings which are in regular use as a place of worship (excluding
cathedrals).
The Heritage Lottery Fund distributes money
raised by the national Lottery to support all aspects of heritage
in the
UK, from historic buildings and museums to archives, nature conservation
and oral history. They provide both capital grants (for buildings
and equipment) and time-limited activity grants.
ENTRUST is appointed by Her Majesty's Customs
and Excise to regulate the Landfill Tax Credit Scheme (LTCS) through
the provisions of the Landfill Tax Regulations 1996 and amendment
regulations 2000 and 2003.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer announced in
the Budget on 17 March 2004 that, with effect from 1 April 2004,
listed
places of worship will be able to claim from this grant scheme
the full amount of VAT paid on eligible works carried out on and
after 1 April 2004. The Scheme is currently due to continue until
the end of March 2008.