St George the Martyr Charity

Registered charity 208732 · since 1962stgeorgethemartyrcharity.com·Southwark·Updated 31 October 2026

At a glance

£1,500
Annual giving, year to 31 December 2025
From filed accounts

Key takeaways

  • This funder gives to individuals rather than organisations, so your organisation cannot apply for its own work, and the realistic route is to help eligible people contact the charity directly.
  • Its stated focus is The Borough, Bankside, Walworth, Newington, Bermondsey and Rotherhithe, and it serves people aged 55 and over in financial need, people under 55 referred by recognised public or voluntary-sector agencies, and people with medical needs.
  • Direct applications are not accepted from under-55s or for the Surrey Dispensary scheme, and for over-55s it does not give cash or pay rent or council tax, so anyone under 55 will need an agency referral and most requests will be for items or services.
  • The available information gives no typical grant size and no published process beyond an initial check and a home visit by a Visitor, so ask the charity directly what it can offer before framing any request.
  • Its decisions are described as based on evidence of current and future need in its area, so a well-documented case for a specific person is the most useful thing to bring.

Overview

St George the Martyr Charity is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 208732).

What they fund

Priority Areas

St George the Martyr Charity offers support through three schemes for individuals. They serve people aged 55 and over in financial need, people under 55 referred by recognised public and voluntary-sector agencies, and people with medical needs who are sick, convalescent, disabled or infirm. Assistance for older people can include household items, bedding, winter clothing, decorating or gardening; approved grants are generally arranged and paid for by the charity rather than given as cash. The Surrey Dispensary scheme helps with items, services or facilities intended to alleviate suffering or assist recovery where they are not readily available from other sources. Alongside grants, the charity supports older people through social opportunities, homecare services, pastoral care and limited financial assistance.

Themes

  • Financial hardship
  • Medical need
  • Older people

Geographic Focus

The Borough; Bankside; Walworth; Newington; Bermondsey; Rotherhithe.

What they don't fund

  • SGMC:
    • 55-and-over only: grants of cash
    • grants to pay for rent or council tax
    • things that are the responsibility of a landlord or statutory body
  • SGMC: Under 55 only: direct applications for grants to individuals who are under 55 years old
  • Surrey Dispensary only: direct applications

How to apply

Eligible individuals may contact the charity directly. An initial assessment checks whether the basic criteria are met; if they are, a Visitor visits to assess the situation and prepares a report for the trustees.

Application success factors

What the charity says:

  • It makes decisions openly and objectively, based as far as possible on evidence of current and future need and provision in its area of benefit.

Where they fund

Registered area of operation (Charity Commission)

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Five years of accounts

Financial yearIncomeExpenditureGrants paidAccounts document
year to 31 December 2021£271,592£360,965—Accounts for year to 31 December 2021
year to 31 December 2022£108,032£343,569—Accounts for year to 31 December 2022
year to 31 December 2023£89,300£325,686—Accounts for year to 31 December 2023
year to 31 December 2024£65,583£395,024—Accounts for year to 31 December 2024
year to 31 December 2025£70,720£380,420£1,500Accounts for year to 31 December 2025
  • Grants paid, year to 31 December 2025: grants awarded in the year, as reported in the accounts.

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

Other 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 31 October 2026.

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