Great St Barts

Registered charity 1163024 · since 2015greatstbarts.com·Updated 30 October 2026

At a glance

£7,861

Annual giving, year to 31 December 2025

From the Charity Commission register

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

Great St Barts' stated purpose is centred on the parish and the Church, so an approach fits best where the work concerns religious activities, relief of poverty, the arts or heritage conservation.
The Charity Commission register records annual giving of £7,861 in grants to institutions, a modest total, so a small, specific request is more realistic than a large one, and the register gives no grant range.
The charity states that it takes applications by invitation only and does not accept unsolicited requests, so do not send a cold application; any approach needs to come through an invitation or an existing connection with the parish.

Overview

Great St Barts is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1163024).

Great St Barts is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1163024). Its purpose is to promote the whole mission of the Church within the parish, including religious activities, the relief of poverty, the promotion of the arts and the conservation of heritage. Alongside these activities, it chooses a local charity to support each year. The Charity Commission register records annual giving of £7,861 in grants to institutions.

What they fund

Priority Areas

Its charitable purpose is to promote the whole mission of the Church within the parish. This encompasses religious activities, the relief of poverty, the promotion of the arts and the conservation of heritage. The parish provides education in the Christian faith, Christian worship with a high standard of religious music, and facilities for visitors to better understand the building, its history and purposes. It also devotes resources to the care and security of the church, staff employment and training, and conserving the building, goods and ornaments. Alongside these activities, it chooses a local charity to support each year, raises funds for that charity and encourages volunteering among the congregation. Its charitable activity is rooted in the life and mission of the parish, with annual outreach to a local cause.

Themes

Religious activities
Poverty relief
Arts
Heritage conservation

How to apply

The charity states that it takes applications by invitation only.

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to Great St Barts.

Yarm Parish ChurchGave £7,878 Huntington Parish ChurchNo public processGave £18,180 The Parish of Abingdon-on-ThamesNo public process St Peter's ChurchNo public processGave £358 Parish of HaslemereNo public process Stoke Poges ChurchNo public processGave £3,134 Pip and JimsNo public process The Parish of Grays North and StiffordNo public process Cowley St JohnNo public processGave £2,185 St Mary's Church StebbingNo public processGave £5,665

Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 December 2021	£813,159	£767,026	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2021
year to 31 December 2022	£836,013	£675,784	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2022
year to 31 December 2023	£983,783	£930,845	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2023
year to 31 December 2024	£971,480	£1,124,420	£4,000	Accounts for year to 31 December 2024
year to 31 December 2025	£1,637,552	£1,022,818	£7,861	Accounts for year to 31 December 2025

Income vs grants paid

IncomeGrants paid

Total value each financial year

YE 2024

£4,000 grants

YE 2025

£7,861 grants

Grants paid stayed within income across the 2 years shown.

Grants paid, year to 31 December 2024; year to 31 December 2025: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).

— 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.