Community of St Mary the Virgin

Registered charity 1181510 · since 2019csmv.co.uk·Botswana, India, South Africa, United Kingdom·Updated 30 October 2026

At a glance

£25,750

Annual giving, year to 30 September 2025

From filed accounts

Key takeaways

Its stated aims are the Christian religion, education through projects with an Anglican character or an Anglican partner, and projects caring for people who are ill or need rehabilitation, with a particular focus on vulnerable women and girls, so a request should show a clear match with those aims.
Its annual report, read from a scanned page, gives annual giving of £25,750, which the register does not confirm, and no grant range is stated, so keep any request modest and confirm the likely amount with the charity first.
The charity lists South Africa, Botswana, India and the UK as priorities, so say plainly where your work sits in relation to them.
No application process is published, so use the contact shown on its website to make an approach, and expect trustees to look at your work before deciding and to ask for written reports on how any funds are used.
No deadlines are given, and the emphasis on trustees familiarising themselves with recipients suggests that relationships matter, so allow time for an early conversation.

Overview

Community of St Mary the Virgin is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1181510).

Community of St Mary the Virgin is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales, with purposes to advance the Christian religion, advance education through projects with an Anglican character or an Anglican partner, and assist projects caring for people who are ill or need rehabilitation. It supports its own religious community and ministry, and it donates to other organisations whose objectives are consistent with its own. Supporting high quality education of children of all ages, and particularly girls, has been a guiding principle since its origins in the nineteenth century. Its annual report gives annual giving of £25,750, and reported support spans education, care for children, people with intellectual disabilities, vulnerable women and work responding to modern slavery.

What they fund

Priority Areas

Community of St Mary the Virgin supports its religious community and ministry, with living and growing in faith at its centre. It supports education founded on Anglican Christian principles, particularly high-quality education for children and girls, through institutions and projects with an Anglican character or an Anglican partner. It also supports projects caring for and treating people who are ill or need rehabilitation, especially vulnerable women and girls. Its grants go to other organisations whose objectives are consistent with its own, and reported support spans education, care for children, people with intellectual disabilities and vulnerable women, and work responding to modern slavery. Its relationships and giving extend across the UK and overseas. Trustees familiarise themselves with potential recipients’ work and seek proof of receipt and written reports on how funds are used.

Themes

Christian religious life
Anglican education
Care for vulnerable women and girls

Geographic Focus

Priority: South Africa; Botswana; India; the UK.

How to apply

No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry or its website. The contact shown is for getting in touch.

Application success factors

What the charity says:

Trustees familiarise themselves with the work of potential recipients before awarding funds.
Recipients are expected to provide written reports on how the funds have been used.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

Botswana
India
South Africa
United Kingdom

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to Community of St Mary the Virgin.

St Mary'sNo public process St Simon ZelotesNo public processGave £35,100 St. Mary's BletchleyNo public process St Marys MaidenheadNo public processGave £93,182 The Fellowship of St John Trust AssociationRollingGave £288k St.Gregorios Indian Orthodox CathedralNo public process Community of St AndrewNo public processGave £118k Hesed TrustInvitation onlyGave £104k Christ Church Virginia WaterNo public processGave £28,517 Victory Gospel ChurchNo public processGave £42,073

Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 30 September 2021	£286,762	£1,751,932	—	Accounts for year to 30 September 2021
year to 30 September 2022	£376,093	£1,798,878	—	Accounts for year to 30 September 2022
year to 30 September 2023	£338,286	£1,806,650	—	Accounts for year to 30 September 2023
year to 30 September 2024	£364,964	£1,756,751	—	Accounts for year to 30 September 2024
year to 30 September 2025	£379,901	£1,830,178	£25,750	Accounts for year to 30 September 2025

Grants paid, year to 30 September 2025: the accounts do not say whether this is grants awarded or paid.

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.