Parish of Ludlow - St Laurence

Registered charity 1132703 · since 2009stlaurences.org.uk·Herefordshire, Shropshire·Updated 29 October 2026

Key takeaways

This parish church funder mainly backs local family support and Christian mission, so the work most likely to fit is local, faith-based, or both.
No grant range, annual total or application process is published, so ask the contact shown in the annual report before setting a figure or submitting anything.
Its registered area of operation is listed as Shropshire and Herefordshire, but no geographic focus is stated, so do not assume your area is excluded or included.
Nothing published says how competitive its giving is or when it considers requests, so plan for an initial conversation rather than a timed application.

Overview

Parish of Ludlow - St Laurence is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1132703).

Parish of Ludlow - St Laurence exists to promote the whole mission of the Church in the ecclesiastical parish, and to work with other faith communities on issues of social concern. Worship has taken place there daily for more than 800 years. Each year it makes donations to one international, one national and one local charity, and supports local needy families and Christian mission in the town.

What they fund

Priority Areas

The parish’s giving sits alongside its worship and community mission. It makes donations to one international, one national and one local charity, and supports local needy families and Christian mission in the town. Its wider work with local churches includes support for projects addressing social needs in the community, and it supports interfaith meetings in Herefordshire and South Shropshire. The register describes the parish as supporting other charities in the UK and overseas. Together, these statements show charitable donations, help for local families and Christian mission, alongside community work at local and broader scales.

Themes

Local family support
Christian mission

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

Registered area of operation (Charity Commission)

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to Parish of Ludlow - St Laurence.

Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 December 2021	£292,276	£213,894	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2021
year to 31 December 2022	£492,164	£318,634	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2022
year to 31 December 2023	£419,308	£422,996	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2023
year to 31 December 2024	£347,907	£506,392	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2024
year to 31 December 2025	£428,714	£355,034	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2025

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.