New grants for the diocese from Allchurches Trust

Ecclesiastical Insurance Group has announced its latest round of grants to our diocese and cathedrals through its charity, Allchurches Trust: the diocese will receive £167,723 and each of the cathedrals will receive £11,032.

It’s part of Ecclesiastical’s commitment to give £50million to charity (through Allchurches) between 2014-2016. In 2015, because of the insurance group’s record receipts, it increased its donations by 20%. Their grants to dioceses and cathedrals alone in 2015 totalled £7,192, 892.

Bishop Nick says, “I am hugely grateful for the work Allchurches does and for the magnificent achievements of Ecclesiastical Insurance in recent years. I never take any of this for granted and am hugely thankful for their generosity and vision."

Ecclesiastical Insurance say, “As we are owned by charity Allchurches Trust, we do not have to pay large dividends to corporate shareholders, so we can maintain competitive premiums for our customers and donate our profits to back to churches and the community.

“The £50m donation is unprecedented in the company’s 129-year history, even though we have long been donating our surplus profits to charity. The causes supported include church community projects, homeless charities, youth organisations, grants to clergy, and school projects.

"Having reached our target of giving £50m, we now aim to give a further £100m to charitable causes by 2020.”

For more information on what Allchurches support, and how you can apply for a grant, go to their website here.