St Mark's Church, Bedford

Registered charity 1164416 · since 2015stmarkschurch.com·United Kingdom·Updated 29 October 2026

At a glance

£4,934

Annual giving, year to 31 August 2025

From filed accounts

Key takeaways

The church's public material describes broad community work and support for other charities, but it sets out no grant themes or eligibility criteria, so you will need to judge fit by comparing your own work with its stated purposes.
Its annual report gives a single total of £4,934, which may include grants to individuals, and no typical or largest grant is stated, so a modest request is more realistic than a large one.
No application process is published, so start with the contact it shows for getting in touch and ask whether it accepts approaches and how it considers them.
Nothing published says when it decides on requests or how many it receives, so ask about timing when you make contact.

Overview

St Mark's Church, Bedford is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1164416).

St Mark's Church, Bedford is a registered charity (charity number 1164416) whose stated purpose is promoting the whole mission of the church in its ecclesiastical parish. It runs St Mark's Church Community Centre, which it describes as a foundation and resource for the positive development and growth of individuals and the community. Its stated programmes include supporting other charities in the UK and overseas, and its annual report mentions £4,000 raised for Bedford Food Bank. Its annual giving is given as £4,934.

What they fund

Priority Areas

St Mark says that it supports other charities in the UK and overseas. Its stated charitable purposes place this alongside the celebration of worship, Christian teaching and mission, pastoral work, and facilities and activities for the local community, including older people, young people and groups with disabilities or special needs. The report describes financial assistance and resources for a Bedford food bank as one instance of support. The website describes the church community centre as working alongside all groups in the community and providing facilities for community use. Its public material therefore describes a church with broad community-facing activity as well as support for other charities; it does not set out particular grant themes or eligibility criteria.

Geographic Focus

Priority: The UK.

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

United Kingdom

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to St Mark's Church, Bedford.

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mark, Regent's ParkGave £1,060 St Mark's SheffieldNo public processGave £17,200 St Mark'sNo public process St Mark's Church, HolbrookNo public processGave £11,883 Lavenham, St Peter and St PaulNo public processGave £250 Creech St Michael Baptist ChurchInvitation onlyGave £74,739 Emmanuel Church EastbourneNo public processGave £13,993 St Peter's ChurchNo public processGave £358 Teddington ParishNo public process Rhiwbina Baptist Church (RBC)No public process

Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 August 2021	£339,471	£299,499	—	Accounts for year to 31 August 2021
year to 31 August 2022	£316,015	£319,084	—	Accounts for year to 31 August 2022
year to 31 August 2023	£432,909	£410,534	—	Accounts for year to 31 August 2023
year to 31 August 2024	£446,774	£431,524	—	Accounts for year to 31 August 2024
year to 31 August 2025	£446,213	£456,954	£4,934	Accounts for year to 31 August 2025

Grants paid, year to 31 August 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.