Cowley St John

Registered charity 1130349 · since 2009cowleystjohn.co.uk·United Kingdom·Updated 29 October 2026

At a glance

£2,185

Annual giving, year to 31 December 2025

From filed accounts

Key takeaways

Cowley St John is a parish charity whose stated purpose is promoting the whole mission of the Church, so a request fits best where the work connects to that purpose, though it also supports other charities in the UK and overseas.
Its total annual giving is £2,185, which covers all its activities and may include grants to individuals, so a modest request is the realistic size; no grant range is stated.
It publishes no application process, so start by getting in touch through the contact shown in its details and ask how it considers requests before sending a full proposal.
Nothing published about it says anything about timing or how competitive its giving is, so ask about its decision cycle when you make contact.

Overview

Cowley St John is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1130349).

Cowley St John is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Its stated purpose is promoting the whole mission of the Church in its ecclesiastical parish. It holds regular public worship open to all, provides sacred space for personal prayer and contemplation, carries out pastoral work, teaches Christianity and runs religious assemblies in schools. It also supports other charities in the UK and overseas, and its annual giving was £2,185 in its most recent annual report.

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 24 October 2026.

Priority Areas

The parish's stated purpose is to promote the whole mission of the Church. Its activities include public worship, sacred space for personal prayer and contemplation, pastoral work, Christian teaching and religious assemblies in schools; it also supports other charities in the UK and overseas. It describes itself as rooted in tradition yet open to the movement of the Holy Spirit, and says its vision extends beyond its walls, thinking globally and acting locally. Its work is carried out through service, hospitality and a commitment to Word and Sacrament.

Geographic Focus

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.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

United Kingdom

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to Cowley St John.

The Parish of Abingdon-on-ThamesNo public process St George's Church, PoyntonNo public process The Parish of Grays North and StiffordNo public process St Peter's ChurchNo public processGave £358 The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of West KirbyNo public processGave £10,500 Swaythling ParishNo public process Dunstable ParishNo public processGave £813 Lavenham, St Peter and St PaulNo public processGave £250 Yarm Parish ChurchGave £7,878 St Mary at FinchleyNo public processGave £19,184

Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 December 2021	£152,853	£238,237	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2021
year to 31 December 2022	£177,105	£203,588	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2022
year to 31 December 2023	£196,640	£177,141	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2023
year to 31 December 2024	£226,216	£200,755	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2024
year to 31 December 2025	£321,643	£394,350	£2,185	Accounts for year to 31 December 2025

Grants paid, year to 31 December 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.