Chelsfield: St Martin of Tours

Registered charity 1131573 · since 2009stmartinchelsfield.org.uk·Bromley, Kent·Updated 29 October 2026

At a glance

£6,213

Annual giving, year to 31 December 2025

From filed accounts

Key takeaways

This is a parish church council with modest giving: its annual report shows £6,213 paid to charities, so a small, specific request fits better than a large one.
The giving categories it reports are overseas relief and development agencies and secular charities, so an organisation working in those areas has the clearest basis for approaching it.
Most giving comes from restricted funds and special collections, and its Charities Committee selects charities during the year, with others identified as circumstances arise, so it appears to be relationship-led rather than open to unsolicited applications.
Its annual report, register entry and website publish no application route, so a short, courteous enquiry to the PCC is the sensible first step, and the grant range is not stated.

Overview

Chelsfield: St Martin of Tours is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1131573).

Chelsfield: St Martin of Tours is the parochial church council (PCC) for its parish, and its purpose is promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church. Its wider work is to enable worship and parish community life, and to maintain its church buildings and churchyard. In its latest annual report it donated £6.2k to charities, of which £1.4k was funded from the PCC's general funds. Its reported giving categories are overseas relief and development and secular charities.

What they fund

Profile based on the charity's Charity Commission register entry and annual report (year to 31 December 2025) only. Every statement is checked against them. Sources read on 25 October 2026.

Priority Areas

The PCC supports a number of charities. Most charitable giving is made from restricted funds, with special collections at services and on other occasions. Its Charities Committee discusses and recommends a selection of charities for support during the year, while other charities may be identified as circumstances arise. The report's giving categories include overseas relief and development agencies and secular charities. The PCC's wider work is to enable worship and parish community life and to promote the Church's pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical mission, while maintaining its church buildings and churchyard.

Themes

Overseas relief and development
Secular charities

How to apply

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

Where they fund

Registered area of operation (Charity Commission)

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to Chelsfield: St Martin of Tours.

Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of WadhurstNo public processGave £14,500 St Philips Church, W8RollingGave £1,432 The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Chigwell and Chigwell RowNo public processGave £2,782 Christ Church ChislehurstNo public processGave £21,253 Parish of Herne HillNo public processGave £22,150 St Peter's PrestburyNo public processGave £7,240 Saint Cuthbert's Church, Earl's CourtNo public process GK ChurchNo public processGave £19,810 St John's CoulsdonNo public process Christ Church SpitalfieldsNo public processGave £88

Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 December 2021	£77,899	£105,328	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2021
year to 31 December 2022	£138,300	£89,866	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2022
year to 31 December 2023	£230,639	£110,378	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2023
year to 31 December 2024	£157,478	£148,831	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2024
year to 31 December 2025	£260,914	£308,100	£6,213	Accounts for year to 31 December 2025

Grants paid, year to 31 December 2025: grants paid out in the year.

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.