South Gillingham Parish

Registered charity 1130544 · since 2009achurchnearyou.com/benefice/31-181BW·Medway·Updated 29 October 2026

At a glance

£29,404

Annual giving, year to 31 December 2025

From filed accounts

Key takeaways

South Gillingham Parish chooses its charities through its own church meeting, with nominated charities agreed at an ADCM meeting, and no published way to apply was found, so a cold approach is uncertain and contacting the parish first makes sense.
Its reported causes are poverty relief, food-bank provision, domestic-abuse support and health-related causes, so a request clearly within those areas is the best fit.
Its annual away giving of £6000 is shared among 6 organisations, so a modest request suits better than a large one.
No grant range or timing is stated, so ask the parish about its process and timing before writing a full application.
No exclusions are stated, so a charity outside those areas should not assume it is ruled out, but it should expect a weaker fit.

Overview

South Gillingham Parish is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1130544).

South Gillingham Parish is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales, set up to promote in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church, including pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical work. Its annual report gives total annual giving of £29,404, which may include grants to individuals. It gives to charities through member giving and offerings, with its annual away giving of £6000 to be tailored to 6 organisations, and it also collects donations for a local food bank and keeps a food larder for anyone in immediate need.

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 25 October 2026.

Priority Areas

The parish frames its work as promoting the whole mission of the church, including pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical work, alongside building community, nurturing faith and growing disciples. It gives to charities through member giving and offerings, with nominated charities agreed at an ADCM meeting; its annual away giving is shared among selected organisations. Reported beneficiaries include charities concerned with poverty relief, food-bank provision, domestic-abuse support and health-related causes. Locally, it also collects donations for a food bank and keeps a food larder for anyone in immediate need. Its approach combines church-led selection of charitable beneficiaries with practical parish support for people in need.

Themes

Food banks

How to apply

No way to apply was found in the charity's annual report, its register entry or its website.

Where they fund

Registered area of operation (Charity Commission)

Medway

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to South Gillingham Parish.

All Saints, Frindsbury with Upnor and ChattendenNo public processGave £2,993 St. Peter's Church, Henfield with St. Giles' Shermanbury and St. Peter's WoodmancoteNo public processGave £1,419 Tring Team ParishNo public processGave £7,489 The PCC of the Parish of St Martin of Tours with St Stephen-on-the‑DownsRolling St Peter's and St Francis'No public processGave £2,835 St Laurence CatfordNo public processGave £200 Huntington Parish ChurchNo public processGave £18,180 Parish of HaslemereNo public process The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of the Mardyke Team MinistryNo public process Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of WadhurstNo public processGave £14,500

Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 December 2021	£269,786	£289,118	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2021
year to 31 December 2022	£264,028	£277,368	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2022
year to 31 December 2023	£265,687	£239,935	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2023
year to 31 December 2024	£291,573	£335,632	—	Accounts for year to 31 December 2024
year to 31 December 2025	£397,349	£283,754	£29,404	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.