Crofton Parish

Registered charity 1128473 · since 2009croftonparish.org.uk·International, United Kingdom·Updated 31 October 2026

At a glance

£20,000

Annual giving, year to 31 December 2025

From filed accounts

£500 to £2,000

Grant range

From the annual report's grant list

£1,000

Typical grant (median)

14 published grants

Invitation only

Unsolicited applications are not accepted

This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. Don't spend time on an approach; the similar funders below support the same kind of work.

Key takeaways

Crofton Parish suits a Christian or Christian-focused charity that works locally, nationally or internationally, since it does not fund charities that are not Christian or Christian focused, or that do not work locally, nationally or internationally.
Requests are not accepted unsolicited, so you will need a congregation member or advocate to apply for your charity on the attached form, returned to the Parish Office or sent by email.
Typical grants fall between £500 and £2,000, with a median of £1,000, and the Mission Giving fund is stated at up to £1,000, so a request of about that size fits the figures the annual report gives.
Mission Giving applications are invited each year with a closing date of Sunday 22 February, and calls go out through the weekly Parish Update early in the year, so watch for it.
Its four long-term mission partners are already committed, so a cold approach is unlikely to get through.

Overview

Crofton Parish is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1128473).

Crofton Parish is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales, whose purpose is promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church. It sets aside 8% of its income for Christian and Christian-focused charities, mainly through its Mission Giving fund, which supports Christian ethos charities working locally, nationally and internationally. It has committed to four 'long term' mission partners, and each year it invites applications from congregation advocates or members for grants of up to £1,000 per charity. The annual report shows £20,000 paid out.

What they fund

Priority Areas

Crofton Parish sets aside 8% of its income for Christian and Christian-focused charities. Its Mission Giving fund supports Christian ethos charities working locally, nationally and internationally, with the stated purpose of extending the Mission of God by reaching unreached people, transforming poverty and injustice, supporting persecuted Christians and training (young) leaders. It combines long-term mission partnerships with an annual application route through congregation members or advocates applying for a charity. The Mission Giving Support Group reviews applications from congregational advocates and presents them to the PCC for scrutiny and approval. Its giving is directed to Christian or Christian-ethos charitable organisations, with the fund's stated purpose and the parish's review process shaping its approach.

Themes

Christian ethos charities
Reaching unreached people
Poverty and injustice
Persecuted Christians
Training young leaders

Geographic Focus

Nationally; internationally.

What they don't fund

The foundation does not fund grants to charities that are not Christian or Christian focused
Mission Giving Fund only: The foundation does not fund charities that do not work locally, nationally or internationally

How to apply

Applicants complete the attached form and return it to the Parish Office or send it by email.

Deadlines: Applications are called through the weekly Parish Update early in the year.

Application windows:

Mission Giving: Applications are invited each year; the closing date is Sunday 22 February.

What to send:

Mission Giving: The attached form.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

United Kingdom
International

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to Crofton Parish.

The Parochial Church Council of the St J’s Group (Peasedown and Foxcote with Shoscombe)Rolling St Nicolas Church PCCNo public processGave £10,000 All Saints' Milford + St Mary's EvertonNo public process The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Luke, Wimbledon ParkGave £31,415 Parish of Finchampstead & CaliforniaNo public processGave £20,512 St Mary's TwickenhamNo public processGave £290 St John the Baptist ChurchNo public processGave £20,000 Heswall ParishInvitation onlyGave £19,524 Christ Church SidcupNo public processGave £11,825 Christ Church CockfostersNo public processGave £46,703

Grants

14 published grants analysed · median £1,000

How much do they typically give?

Share of 14 grants in year to 31 December 2025 by size

Under £1k29%

£1k–£2.5k71%

Median £1,000 (year to 31 December 2025)

The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:

Gosport & Fareham School Pastors
£2,000year to 31 December 2025
Open Doors
£2,000year to 31 December 2025
Tearfund
£2,000year to 31 December 2025
CedarOak
£1,000year to 31 December 2025
Church Mission Society
£1,000year to 31 December 2025
Europe 2 Europe
£1,000year to 31 December 2025
Hope Now
£1,000year to 31 December 2025
Mustard Seeds
£1,000year to 31 December 2025

Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts.

Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 December 2021	£298,491	£300,243	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2021
year to 31 December 2022	£360,429	£345,601	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2022
year to 31 December 2023	£310,654	£346,284	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2023
year to 31 December 2024	£363,094	£371,704	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2024
year to 31 December 2025	£372,799	£401,283	£20,000	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.