An anonymous Donor has approached St Michael le Belfrey (The Belfrey) and offered to cover, if needed, the full £1.2m shortfall of its £8.5m Impact building project; caused by the new VAT cap on the Listed Places of Worship scheme.
On 22 January 2025 the Department for Culture, Media and & Sport (“DCMS”) announced it will impose a cap of £25k for the maximum amount of VAT a church can reclaim on its building project in a year as part of its Listed Places of Worship VAT refund scheme.
There has been lots happening recently in the Impact project! Here are some of the latest updates, including a prayer point…
The next major development in the construction phase begins in mid-January, when the roof of St Michael le Belfrey starts to be removed for replacement.
Interior Scaffolding carefully designed to protect floor and underground vaults
“We look forward to working with Simpson to beautifully transform our medieval church building into a more welcoming, accessible and flexible space,” says Rev Andy Baker, Interim Priest in Charge, The Belfrey.
We are now so close to Construction. Please pray and consider if you can now give to Impact or perhaps you can give again?
“Since the start of Impact, sustainability has been a key priority for The Belfrey so it was important that we could repurpose the wood well.”
“When I received the news, it is fair to say that I was astounded by the generosity of this gift and the phenomenal provision of God,” explains Matthew Porter, Vicar of The Belfrey.
Come and join us at our consultation evening on Thursday 24 October in the Church. We start with pizza and drinks at 5.30pm with the opportunity to chat to LDN Architects and the Impact project team.
On Sunday 13 October, we will give an update at each service about the Impact project, showing the changes made in the development of the Concept design since the first ideas seen at the Public Exhibition.
St Michael le Belfrey and St Lawrence are delighted to confirm that work starts on dismantling the pipe organ on Monday 5 August.
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and St Michael le Belfrey are pleased to announce that LDN Architects have been selected as the winner of the Contemporary Reordering of St Michael le Belfrey Competition.
On 29 May we met the 5 Architects teams - Dow Jones, LDN Architects, Purcell, Simpson & Brown and Steyn Studio with Anthony Grimshaw Associates.
Please visit St Michael le Belfrey during our Public Exhibition to see the initial design concepts that our shortlisted Architects' have submitted as part of their proposals.
The initial designs from the 5 shortlisted Architects can be viewed in our public exhibition from Saturday 11th to Friday 17th May in St Michael le Belfrey or here, on our website.
