City Rise St Mark's Battersea
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Only Christians from City Rise, St Mark's Battersea may apply for mission-partner support, so other organisations should not approach this funder.
- Those who qualify can talk to someone or email hello@smbr.church, as there is no publicly published application process.
- Its named grants to organisations have been modest, with typical grants between £100 and £2,000 and a median of £1,200, so a small request fits its pattern.
- Its giving centres on missionary giving to mission partnerships in the UK and abroad, and the annual report gives no detail on timing or how competitive its grants are.
Overview
City Rise St Mark's Battersea is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1135080).
City Rise St Mark's Battersea is a registered charity whose parochial church council promotes the whole mission of the Church of England in its parish, including pastoral, evangelistic, ecumenical and social work. Its Mission Committee allocates its grants and donations under a policy of giving away up to 10% of its unrestricted voluntary income for missionary and charitable giving. Its annual giving was £38,028 in the most recent annual report.
What they fund
Priority Areas
The Church allocates grants and donations through its Mission Committee for missionary and charitable giving, with a policy of giving away up to 10% of unrestricted voluntary income. It describes supporting mission partnerships based in the UK and abroad and seeks to encourage, empower and equip Christians from City Rise, St Mark’s Battersea to engage in short- and long-term mission opportunities locally, nationally and internationally. Its recorded organisational recipients include church bodies, Christian media and a homelessness charity. Its giving combines mission partnerships with charitable donations and support for church and community organisations.
Themes
- Missionary giving
Geographic Focus
The UK.
What they don't fund
- Mission Partners only: Applicants for support must be Christians from City Rise, St Mark's Battersea
How to apply
For mission-opportunity support, Christians from City Rise, St Mark’s Battersea may talk to someone or apply by emailing hello@smbr.church.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- United Kingdom
Similar funders
Funders supporting work similar to City Rise St Mark's Battersea.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 5 grants in year to 31 December 2025 by size
Median £1,200 (year to 31 December 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- Church Revitalisation Trust£2,000year to 31 December 2025
- PCC St Pauls Brixton£2,000year to 31 December 2025
- Middle East Media£1,200year to 31 December 2025
- Power the fight£1,000year to 31 December 2025
- Glass Door Homeless Charity£100year to 31 December 2025
Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts. Not included above: 1 grant to individuals; 2 with no named recipient; 1 line covering other, unnamed recipients (£1,266).
Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 December 2021 | £864,798 | £841,681 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2021 |
| year to 31 December 2022 | £882,214 | £894,460 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2022 |
| year to 31 December 2023 | £869,472 | £974,104 | £37,318 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2023 |
| year to 31 December 2024 | £853,207 | £1,003,452 | £53,081 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2024 |
| year to 31 December 2025 | £924,012 | £735,691 | £38,028 | 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 3 years shown.
- Grants paid, 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.
— No grants figure for those years.
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
- smbr.church
- smbr.church/global-mission · read on 30 October 2026
- smbr.church/contact · read on 30 October 2026
- smbr.church/give · read on 30 October 2026
- smbr.church/city-transformation · read on 30 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 30 October 2026.
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At a glance

Applying to City Rise St Mark's Battersea?
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Contact
- (020) 7223 6188source
- (020) 7326 9425source
- hello@smbr.churchsource
- finance@smbr.churchsource
- elle@wandsworth.foodbank.org.uksource
- hello@spearclaphamjunction.orgsource
- marie.veitch@smbr.churchsource
- sarah@smbr.churchsource
- jolita@mem.orgsource
- St Mark’s Church, Battersea Rise, London SW11 1EJsource
- smbr.church

Applying to City Rise St Mark's Battersea?
Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- (020) 7223 6188source
- (020) 7326 9425source
- hello@smbr.churchsource
- finance@smbr.churchsource
- elle@wandsworth.foodbank.org.uksource
- hello@spearclaphamjunction.orgsource
- marie.veitch@smbr.churchsource
- sarah@smbr.churchsource
- jolita@mem.orgsource
- St Mark’s Church, Battersea Rise, London SW11 1EJsource
- smbr.church