Meadgate Church

Registered charity 1169955 · since 2016meadgatechurch.org.uk·International·Updated 29 October 2026

At a glance

£9,072
Annual giving, year to 31 December 2025
From filed accounts
£1,000
Typical grant (median)
4 published grants

Key takeaways

  • Meadgate Church's stated focus is Christian projects, both overseas and in its own parish and the Meadgate district, so a Christian project is the clearest fit.
  • Its annual report shows £9,072 paid out, which points to a modest request, though no grant range is stated and the register does not confirm that scale.
  • No application process is published, so the sensible first step is to use the contact on its website to ask whether it is accepting requests before you write a proposal.
  • Its grant record does not say what each gift was for, so you cannot judge how competitive or relationship-led its giving is.
  • No exclusions are stated, so no group should be ruled out, but an organisation whose work is not Christian should check the fit with the church first.

Overview

Meadgate Church is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1169955).

Meadgate Church is a charity registered in England and Wales. It was established as a daughter church to St Mary the Virgin, Great Baddow, to serve the needs of the Meadgate district. It exists to promote the whole mission of the Church in its parish, including pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical work, and it also supports Christian projects around the world. Its annual report shows £9,072 paid out in grants and gifts.

What they fund

Priority Areas

The church supports Christian projects around the world. Its broader mission is to promote the whole mission of the Church in its parish, including pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical work, and to care for its community. It describes community care as reaching isolated and lonely people and providing a safe place for young people to learn life skills. Its grant record shows gifts to organisations but does not state the purpose of each gift. This combines international Christian project support with parish-based religious and community activity.

Themes

  • Christian projects

Geographic Focus

Around the world.

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

  • International

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Grants

4 published grants analysed · median £1,000

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

  • Bible Society
    £1,000year to 31 December 2025
  • Denisa Care Centre (was Hope For Kids)
    £1,000year to 31 December 2025
  • Samaritans Purse
    £1,000year to 31 December 2025
  • CADEF SYM
    £360year to 31 December 2025

Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts. Not included above: 1 with no amount stated.

Five years of accounts

Financial yearIncomeExpenditureGrants paidAccounts document
year to 31 December 2021£223,091£248,241—Accounts for year to 31 December 2021
year to 31 December 2022£294,854£278,427—Accounts for year to 31 December 2022
year to 31 December 2023£313,341£303,957—Accounts for year to 31 December 2023
year to 31 December 2024£334,949£286,116—Accounts for year to 31 December 2024
year to 31 December 2025£333,105£297,321£9,072Accounts 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.

Sources

  • 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 25 October 2026.

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